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Spring 2023 Outstanding Graduating Senior
Congratulations to听鈥攖he College of Music鈥檚 Outstanding Graduating Senior this spring鈥攚ho will graduate with a BM in classical guitar performance, a BA in journalism, a business minor with a听Music Entrepreneurship Certificate听and a听Music Theory Certificate, exemplifying the College of Music鈥檚听universal musician听mission. Each semester, outstanding students are selected based on academic merit, a strong record of musicianship, and a record of service and leadership.
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• Meet Ashraf Sewailam: 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient.
• Alumna Winona Martin, mezzo-soprano, won first prize in the . Congratulations!听
• (麻豆影院 Weekly)鈥擥et inspired by alumna Rachel Sliker鈥檚 musical journey鈥攆rom the camaraderie she feels with a local community of 鈥渟ide players,鈥� like Jeb Bows of Isakov鈥檚 band, Stelth Ulvang of the Lumineers and the musicians in Nathaniel Rateliff鈥檚 horn section, to her aspirations of leading her own band, with her own songs, on vocals and guitar.听
• : We鈥檙e thrilled to follow the many successes of Obe Ariss, who earned a doctorate from our College of Music, and his wife, Whitney, who studied vocal performance at our college. Obe is a pianist who worked as a development director at the Colorado Symphony before he and Whitney combined their passions for music and food to open a performance space and restaurant that they owned and operated for seven years. Today, their nonprofit Preservery Foundation provides hunger relief.听
• Congratulations to the College of Music鈥檚 CU Philharmonia Orchestra for being selected as a ! This tremendous honor is based on the CU Philharmonia鈥檚 performances of Carlos Simon鈥檚 鈥淔ate Now Conquers鈥澨齛nd Adolphus Hailstork鈥檚 鈥淪onata da Chiesa鈥澨齣n September 2022.
• Learning the art of silent film scoring: Learn more about this new DMA seminar using the Grauman鈥檚 Theatres Scores collection, part of the American Music Research Center鈥檚 archive.
• Guest master class with violinist James Ehnes, April 21, 2:30-4 p.m., Grusin Music Hall: Free and open to the public. Ehnes this weekend.听
• Provost Moore will be convening his spring town hall with the College of Music on Friday, April 21, 9-9:50 a.m. Be sure to tune in (Meeting ID: 978 8319 8508) and bring your questions!
• Wednesdays in April: Join us for our tea + equity chats鈥�weekly DEI discussions over tea. Students, faculty, staff and other campus constituents are welcome to join us at 4 p.m. in Grusin Lobby.
• We love (PBS NewsHour) which makes us even more excited to host the Sphinx Performance Academy (SPA) on campus this summer! Spearheaded by our Assistant Professor of Violin Alex Gonzalez, who鈥檚 also a longtime member of the Sphinx Virtuosi, we鈥檙e proud to join the SPA鈥檚 long-term partners鈥攖he Cleveland Institute of Music and The Juilliard School鈥攊n hosting this nationally acclaimed program for string musicians ages 11-17. More to come!

• Stay current with the College of Music in our online newsroom.
• CU Gigs, the College of Music鈥檚 musician referral service, fields requests from our community: If you have students whom you believe would be good representatives of the College of Music in the community, please make sure they鈥檙e aware of CU Gigs.
• Open Enrollment for all staff begins April 17 and runs through May 5, 2023.
• Campus support resources: There are many in-person and virtual support and advocacy resources available to you.