School of Music

The region’s universities, including the University of Washington, put on opera performances ranging from inexpensive to free.

This week in the arts, attend an original, gender-expansive adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; see the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX, and more . . .

The Seattle Symphony's 2018-19 composer in residence Derek Bermel collaborates with Marcin Paczkowsky, a research associate in DXARTS.

This week, attend opening night of “Romeo and Jules”, witness musicians perform with their brains, drop in at the library for a lunchtime concert . . . 

For Professor Timothy Salzman, “music is a universal language”. As director of the UW Wind Ensemble, he delights in helping students perfect their playing.

Check out this great video of Amarilys Ríos, an artist-in-residence with the UW School of Music, giving an introduction to "bomba." 

UW Professor Emeritus Ken Benshoof's Concerto in Three Movements will be performed for the fourth time by Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

The Dip, a band made up of College of Arts & Sciences alumni, releases their second album.

Michael Berry teaches music theory 'outside the box' at UW Tacoma and the UW School of Music.
 

Need to fulfill your VLPA credits? These courses are sure to transform and inspire you!

Under the direction of conductor Julia Tai (DMA, 2010), Philharmonia Northwest presents "Seattle Sounds," representing a wide sample of composing ambitions from UW alumni.

Randolph Henning Hokanson carried his high musical standards from the concert stage to the University of Washington classroom.

With guitarist Bill Frisell in tow, Cuong Vu creates a dramatic set of all original tunes that reflects a cross-continental sensability on Change in the Air.

Dudley teaches music of Latin America and the Caribbean, American popular music, Music and Community, Comparative Musicianship and Analysis, and graduate seminars in Ethnomusicology.

Seattle isn’t cheap, and that’s not changing anytime soon. But your budget shouldn’t stand in the way of seeing great art. Here’s how.