<p>University Chorale and Chamber Singers offer a concert in celebration of creativity, play, and bold ideas, while honoring the courageous forces that energize artistry, work and life.</p><hr><h2> </h2>

<p>The UW's graduate-student-led choral ensembles—the University Singers, UW Glee, and Treble Choir—present an eclectic end-of-quarter concert. </p><hr><h2> </h2>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Students, educators, and community members interested in participatory music-making gather at the University of Washington November 21-24 for a Seattle Participatory Arts Network conference. This four-day gathering will focus on participatory practices, especially music and dance, that encourage people of diverse skills and abilities to engage creatively. </p>

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<p><span>Get an insider's look at the UW Symphony Orchestra, from auditions to rehearsals to first performance, in this video feature from UW Marketing and Communications.</span></p>

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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Stephen Price joins the University of Washington School of Music faculty in September 2023 as the inaugural Paul B. Fritts Faculty Fellow and artist-in-residence in organ performance. A native of Buffalo, New York, he comes to the UW from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he has taught organ, church music, and music theory since 2018.</p>

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<p>University of Washington Law faculty Peter Nicolas has gone back to school--this time studying music at the UW in addition to his work at the School of Law. A new interdisciplinary class he has developed is helping UW students navigate the complex world of music copyright and other legal issues in the music industry, including intellectual property law as it relates to music and musicians.</p>

<p><em>Perspectives</em><span> editor Nancy Joseph spoke with </span><a href="/">UW School of Music</a><span> faculty and staff about preparing students for music careers, including </span><strong>Ted Poor</strong><span>, associate director of the School of Music, professor of drums and Donald E. Petersen Fellow for Excellence; </span><strong>Christina Sunardi</strong><span>, associate professor of ethnomusicology, Adelaide D.

<blockquote><p><span>Ethnomusicologist <strong>Gabriel Solis,</strong> Divisional Dean of the Arts at the University of Washington, opens the School of Music's 2022 THEME lecture series with his October 7 presentation "Revisiting the Heterogeneous Sound Ideal: Timbre and Narratives of Global Music History.”  </span></p>
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<p>University of Washington Professor Joël-François Durand has been named interim director of the School of Music in the wake of the unexpected death on Feb. 1 of former director JoAnn Taricani. College of Arts and Sciences Dean Dianne Harris announced the appointment on February 2 in an internal email to School of Music faculty and staff.</p>