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Spring 2023 Outstanding Graduating Senior
Congratulations to —the College of Music’s Outstanding Graduating Senior this spring—who will graduate with a BM in classical guitar performance, a BA in journalism, a business minor with a Music Entrepreneurship Certificate and a Music Theory Certificate, exemplifying the College of Music’s universal musician mission. Each semester, outstanding students are selected based on academic merit, a strong record of musicianship, and a record of service and leadership.
Photo credit: Kimberly Nicole Coffin

• Meet Ashraf Sewailam: 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient.
• Alumna Winona Martin, mezzo-soprano, won first prize in the . Congratulations! 
• (Boulder Weekly)—Get inspired by alumna Rachel Sliker’s musical journey—from the camaraderie she feels with a local community of “side players,” like Jeb Bows of Isakov’s band, Stelth Ulvang of the Lumineers and the musicians in Nathaniel Rateliff’s horn section, to her aspirations of leading her own band, with her own songs, on vocals and guitar. 
• : We’re 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 ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ 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. 
• Congratulations to the College of Music’s ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ Philharmonia Orchestra for being selected as a ! This tremendous honor is based on the ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ Philharmonia’s performances of Carlos Simon’s “Fate Now Conquers” and Adolphus Hailstork’s “Sonata da Chiesa” in September 2022.
• Learning the art of silent film scoring: Learn more about this new DMA seminar using the Grauman’s Theatres Scores collection, part of the American Music Research Center’s 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. 
• 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—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’s also a longtime member of the Sphinx Virtuosi, we’re proud to join the SPA’s long-term partners—the Cleveland Institute of Music and The Juilliard School—in 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.
• ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ Gigs, the College of Music’s 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’re aware of ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ 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.