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Category: Fine & Performing Arts

Senior Highlight: Emma Bowden

June 21, 2023

photo of the Catalyst Building in Spokane, WA.

In celebration of our college graduates, we reached out to our seniors for a little highlight and feedback from their time at Eastern. Congratulations on getting your degree! And welcome to the Eagle Alumni Family! Go Eags!    What is your major and minor/certificate and what made you choose that major/minor?  My name is Emma.

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Senior Highlight: Hope Johnson

Students walk past Patterson Hall

In celebration of our college graduates, we reached out to our seniors for a little highlight and feedback from their time at Eastern. Congratulations on getting your degree! And welcome to the Eagle Alumni Family! Go Eags!    What is your major and minor/certificate and what made you choose that major/minor? I am a major

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Senior Highlight: Louisa Volkov

Entrance to the EWU Spokane Center

In celebration of our college graduates, we reached out to our seniors for a little highlight and feedback from their time at Eastern. Congratulations on getting your degree! And welcome to the Eagle Alumni Family! Go Eags!   What is your major and minor/certificate and what made you choose that major/minor? I’m majoring in Studio

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The Clarinet – Edited by Jane Ellsworth

February 15, 2022

Interior of the music building recital hall

2021 saw the publishing of the book The Clarinet that was edited by the EWU Fine & Performing Arts Music Department professor Jane Ellsworth. Along with overseeing editing the collection of essays written by leading performer-scholars, Professor Ellsworth also wrote two of the chapters. The Clarinet “offers unique perspectives on the clarinet’s historical role in

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Malcolm Pelles – Serving as Equity Chair at Washington Filmworks

Students walk beneath autumn trees across campus

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts is pleased to announce that Malcolm Pelles, Lecturer in Film and Screenwriting, has been elected to serve as Equity Chair at Washington Filmworks. Pelles and fellow Equity Chair Myron Partman will collaborate with the Washington Filmworks board, staff, and partners at Epiphanies of Equity to develop social and racial equity goals

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EWU String Orchestra, Spring Concert ’21

EWU Music students perform in campus mall area.

Enjoy a moment of peace as our EWU String Orchestra performs Antonio Vivaldi’s “Spring” from “The Four Seasons.” Featuring Amanda Howard-Phillips on violin and directed by Dr. John Marshall.

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Sheila Woodward Reelected Executive Vice President of the IMC

Sheila Woodward Reelected Executive Vice President of the IMC

Congratulations to Sheila Woodward in being elected Executive Vice President of the International Music Council Executive Board.

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Join Us for Our Virtual Convocation

May 27, 2020

Students playing instruments

Join us for our virtual convocation at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 27. Program The Star Spangled Banner – Lyrics: F. S. Key/J.S. Smith: music The EWU Symphonic Choir Kristina Ploeger-Hekmatpanah, Conductor When You Wish Upon a Star – Ned Washington/Leigh Harline Adam Shiner, voice Don Goodwin, piano Etude No. 8 – N. Kapustin Stephanie Zickau, piano Gaztelu – S. Jenkins

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Music Alumni String Quartet Performs Salome

Alumni musicians perform at home

Recorded by the “Quarantine Quartet,” this string performance was submitted by an EWU alum. Violin I: Lucia Lostumbo Violin II: Kate Slyusarev Viola: James Marshall Cello: Mikaela Elms

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Visit to the Getty Museum

Eastern Students at the Getty Museum

Eleven EWU students enrolled in Catherine Girard’s art history seminar travelled to Los Angeles, California, where they visited the special exhibition Manet and Modern Beauty at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

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