Melia Watras – UW News

Faculty/staff honors: Holocaust commemoration, new compositions, a top local album of 2020

UW News staff — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:27:50 +0000

Recent honors and achievements by UW faculty include a keynote address at a national Holocaust commemoration event, an album of new compositions and a best-of-2020 musical nod from the Seattle Times.

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Mindful travel, Silicon Valley’s evolution, Schumann on viola, Seattle history — UW-authored books, music for the Husky on your list

Peter Kelley — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:19:38 +0000

A teacher discusses respectful world travel, a historian explores Silicon Valley’s evolution, a professor and violist plays the music of Robert Schumann and a late English faculty member’s meditation on Seattle returns … Here’s a quick look at some gift-worthy books and music created by UW faculty in the last year — and a reminder of some recent favorites. O’Mara’s ‘Code’: History professor Margaret O’Mara provides a sweeping history of California’s computer industry titans in her book “The Code:...

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UW-authored books and more for the Dawg on your holiday shopping list

Peter Kelley — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 20:27:00 +0000

Here’s a quick look at some gift-worthy books and music created by UW talents in the last year or so — and a reminder of some perennial favorites.

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Arts Roundup: Musical Theater, Violist Melia Watras – and Steffani Jemison

Jill Becker — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 22:25:43 +0000

UW’s Musical Theater program takes center stage with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” School of Music’s Melia Watras performs a solo viola recital and the Dance Program showcases choreography by its talented faculty. Catch a free play reading through the School of Drama series Seattle Theatres Lost and Founded, and swing by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery to see its newest exhibit, “Steffani Jemison: Sol.” Dance Faculty Concert January 20-24 | Meany Studio Theater This popular annual concert...

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