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(Photo Courtesy Tacoma Opera). " /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-formatted-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/12/11/fall-2024-student-and-alumni-notes">Fall 2024 Student and Alumni Notes</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created posted"> <span class="field-content">December 11, 2024</span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"><em></em> <em>School of Music students and alumni report recent awards, appointments, honors, and other academic and career achievements. </em> Alumna <strong>Kristin Vogel Lindemuth</strong> (DMA, Voice) took a starring role as Mimi in Tacoma Opera’s recent production of Puccini’s La Bohème at Pantages Theater. UW Voice professor <strong>Thomas Harper</strong> directed. School of Music students and alumni performing included <strong>Sarah Santos, Meliza Redulla, Mallory McCollum, Sydney Belden...</strong> <a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/12/11/fall-2024-student-and-alumni-notes" class="views-more-link">Read more</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-main-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/news/2024/11/20/school-music-co-hosts-seattle-participatory-arts-network-conference-nov-21-24-2024"><img src="https://music.washington.edu/sites/music/files/styles/rectangle_small/public/images/miguel_ballumbrosio_web.jpg?itok=HBEda1C7" width="200" height="140" alt="Miguel Ballumbrosio" title="Autumn 2024 Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Miguel Ballambrosio." /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-formatted-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/11/20/school-music-co-hosts-seattle-participatory-arts-network-conference-nov-21-24-2024">School of Music co-hosts Seattle Participatory Arts Network conference Nov. 21-24, 2024</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created posted"> <span class="field-content">November 20, 2024</span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content">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. Events are at the UW Waterfront Activities Center (3710 Montlake Blvd NE, Seattle, WA 98195) and the Seattle Amistad School (1501 10th Ave E... <a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/11/20/school-music-co-hosts-seattle-participatory-arts-network-conference-nov-21-24-2024" class="views-more-link">Read more</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-main-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/news/2024/09/14/passages-jerald-h-jerry-jensen"><img src="https://music.washington.edu/sites/music/files/styles/rectangle_small/public/images/jerryj.jpg?itok=eSgCKIwe&c=20c8e6dc699ceea0a15dd6efecacd68d" width="200" height="140" alt="Alumnus Jerry Jensen" title="Alumnus Jerry Jensen" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-formatted-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/09/14/passages-jerald-h-jerry-jensen">Passages: Jerald H. "Jerry" Jensen</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created posted"> <span class="field-content">September 14, 2024</span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> Tech expert and musician Jerry Jensen passed away 2024 July 31 in California, where he had lived since 1975, from complications due to kidney failure. He was 74. Jerry was the middle son of Norman and Laura Jensen, and grew up in the Ravenna Park neighborhood of Seattle. He played French horn in the Seattle Youth Symphony and kept playing throughout his life. His father was a band director at Ballard High School and later a producer/director at a new KCTS television station. His mother was a... <a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/09/14/passages-jerald-h-jerry-jensen" class="views-more-link">Read more</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-main-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/news/2024/06/18/summer-2024-student-and-alumni-notes"><img src="https://music.washington.edu/sites/music/files/styles/rectangle_small/public/images/89fa78fb-217c-434b-9218-faa362d9778d.jpeg?itok=A3HYM0JB&c=4d0a26a2773ffcef45da87ec9ccf154a" width="200" height="140" alt="Doctoral student Daren Weissfisch (DMA, Orchestral Conducting). Photo: UW Photography." title="Doctoral student Daren Weissfisch (DMA, Orchestral Conducting). Photo: UW Photography." /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-formatted-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/06/18/summer-2024-student-and-alumni-notes">Summer 2024 Student and Alumni Notes</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created posted"> <span class="field-content">June 18, 2024</span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> <em>School of Music students and alumni report recent academic and artistic appointments, awards and distinctions and new career directions in the beginning weeks of Summer 2024.</em> School of Music doctoral student <strong>Daren Weissfisch</strong> (DMA, Orchestral Conducting) was recently announced as the new music director of Seattle’s Lake Union Civic Orchestra. The selection followed a year-long search and a season of auditions. “The orchestra and the audience loved his infectious energy... <a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/06/18/summer-2024-student-and-alumni-notes" class="views-more-link">Read more</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-main-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/news/2024/06/14/alumni-friends-return-campus-second-annual-uw-music-homecoming"><img src="https://music.washington.edu/sites/music/files/styles/rectangle_small/public/images/homecoming-jen_and_leann.jpeg?itok=UbFwQ2rY" width="200" height="140" alt="School of Music choral conducting alumni Jen Rodgers and Leann Conley Holcom (Photo: Joanne DePue). " title="School of Music choral conducting alumni Jen Rodgers and Leann Conley Holcom at the second annual School of Music Homecoming (Photo: Joanne DePue). " /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-formatted-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/06/14/alumni-friends-return-campus-second-annual-uw-music-homecoming">Alumni, friends return to campus for second annual UW Music Homecoming</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created posted"> <span class="field-content">June 14, 2024</span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content">School of Music friends and alumni returned to campus on May 31, 2024 for the second annual UW Music Homecoming. Co-hosted by the School of Music and the UW Alumni Association, the event followed a performance by the UW Symphony Orchestra and Combined UW Choirs at Meany Hall, the final School of Music performance at Meany for the 2023-24 concert season. Held at the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, the reception included live jazz by a UW student trio featuring Toby Miller, drums;... <a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/06/14/alumni-friends-return-campus-second-annual-uw-music-homecoming" class="views-more-link">Read more</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-main-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/news/2024/06/14/school-music-graduate-olivia-wang-awarded-college-arts-and-sciences-deans-medal"><img src="https://music.washington.edu/sites/music/files/styles/rectangle_small/public/images/oliviawang.jpeg?itok=ckziOsxi&c=06a4ed288e89f4e59d29ae6e57417693" width="200" height="140" alt="School of Music graduate Olivia Wang has been awarded the 2024 Arts and Sciences Dean's Medal (Photo: Joanne DePue)." title="School of Music graduate Olivia Wang has been awarded the 2024 Arts and Sciences Dean's Medal (Photo: Joanne DePue)." /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-formatted-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/06/14/school-music-graduate-olivia-wang-awarded-college-arts-and-sciences-deans-medal">School of Music graduate Olivia Wang awarded College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Medal</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created posted"> <span class="field-content">June 14, 2024</span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> School of Music graduate Olivia Wang has been named a 2023-24 recipient of the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Medal, a distinction awarded to the top graduating senior of each division of the College. “This is one of the most distinguished honors we bestow, and I’m very pleased to commend you on your amazing record of academic achievement,” wrote Arts and Sciences Dean Dianne Harris in her commendation letter to Wang. Along with making exceptional progress in... <a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/06/14/school-music-graduate-olivia-wang-awarded-college-arts-and-sciences-deans-medal" class="views-more-link">Read more</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-main-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/news/2024/05/23/spring-2024-student-and-alumni-notes"><img src="https://music.washington.edu/sites/music/files/styles/rectangle_small/public/images/sheppard_studio_maya_kim.jpg?itok=RJm_HnnO&c=d7155f33d30f8ffa16add15e234320c5" width="200" height="140" alt="Students of piano professor Craig Sheppard" title="Students of piano professor Craig Sheppard recently performed the complete Schubert Impromptus (Photo: Mia HyeYeon Kim)" /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-formatted-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/05/23/spring-2024-student-and-alumni-notes">Spring 2024 Student and Alumni Notes</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created posted"> <span class="field-content">May 23, 2024</span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> <em>School of Music students and alumni report recent honors, performances, career milestones, and other notable achievements.</em> Alumna <strong>Jiannan Cheng</strong> (’16 MM, Wind Conducting), former student of Timothy Salzman, recently returned from Romania, where she competed in an international competition with 200 conductors from countries throughout the world. She finished second in the finals, competing against accomplished conductors from orchestras and opera houses in Italy,... <a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/05/23/spring-2024-student-and-alumni-notes" class="views-more-link">Read more</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-main-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/05/09/seattle-performing-musicians-balance-creativity-and-portfolio-careers"><div class="default-image-rectangle-small"><img src="/sites/all/themes/uwflorin_foundation/images/default-rectangle-small.jpg" alt="Read more"/></div></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-formatted-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/05/09/seattle-performing-musicians-balance-creativity-and-portfolio-careers">Seattle performing musicians balance creativity and 'portfolio careers'</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created posted"> <span class="field-content">May 9, 2024</span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="https://www.knkx.org/jazz/2024-05-10/seattle-performing-musicians-balance-creativity-and-portfolio-careers?mkt_tok=MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGTXrCa-zPnVKz7uLhTPQEsR5AlgIzsLxf5komU5zZVyxMJiSxfqXqYyFwNPTj2YFntPfqnDRnB8yBiplSQrsqD7_zDYfqP6gN6I5agXn3gw10UE_c" class="read-more">Featured on KNKX NPR </a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-main-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/news/2024/03/06/winter-2024-student-and-alumni-notes"><img src="https://music.washington.edu/sites/music/files/styles/rectangle_small/public/photos/headshot_hannah_chou.jpg?itok=RqNLIloh" width="200" height="140" alt="Hannah Chou headshot" title="Hannah Chou " /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-formatted-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/03/06/winter-2024-student-and-alumni-notes">Winter 2024 Student and Alumni Notes</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created posted"> <span class="field-content">March 6, 2024</span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"><em>School of Music students and alumni report recent academic appointments, performances, career milestones and other notable achievements.</em> <strong>Daren Weissfisch</strong> (’21 MM, DMA Orchestral Conducting), student of David Alexander Rahbee, is conducting all four productions this year at the Tacoma Opera. He is a finalist for the music director position at both the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra and the Lake Union Civic Orchestra. <strong>Ryan Farris</strong> (’18 MM, Cello, DMA,... <a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2024/03/06/winter-2024-student-and-alumni-notes" class="views-more-link">Read more</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-main-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/news/2023/11/14/why-i-give-john-c-hanford"><img src="https://music.washington.edu/sites/music/files/styles/rectangle_small/public/photos/johnhanford.jpg?itok=9_6qPae2" width="200" height="140" alt="John C. Hanford (Photo: Steve Korn)." title="John C. Hanford (Photo: Steve Korn)." /></a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-formatted-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2023/11/14/why-i-give-john-c-hanford">Why I Give: John C. Hanford</a></h3> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created posted"> <span class="field-content">November 14, 2023</span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> Scholar Mark Buford’s visit to the University of Washington on November 17 to deliver the School of Music’s 2023 Lecture in American Music is made possible by the generosity of a longtime School of Music friend whose ties extend back decades to his days as a UW student and his 20-plus years as a popular lecturer in the Music History program. John C. Hanford’s (’03 PhD Music History) studies in musicology at the School of Music culminated in a PhD and two graduate dissertations, “Realities... <a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2023/11/14/why-i-give-john-c-hanford" class="views-more-link">Read more</a></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/news/categories/alumni"> More alumni news </a> </div> </div> </section><section class="block block-addtoany block-addtoany-addtoany-button"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list" id="da2a_1"> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusic.washington.edu%2Fnews%2F2012%2F06%2F12%2Fmelissa-winstanley-awarded-2012-presidents-medal&title=Melissa%20Winstanley%20awarded%202012%20President%27s%20Medal"> Share</a> </span> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script> </section> </div>  <aside role="complementary" aria-label="Sidebar 1" class="medium-3 medium-pull-9 sidebar-first columns sidebar"> 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