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WSU musicians help silent films find a new voice
When the lights dim at Moscow’s Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre on Sept. 2, 13 musicians from the Washington Idaho Symphony will have one chance to synchronize more than an hour of newly composed music with a century-old film that will not stop for mistakes.
WSU Choir Tour covered by Columbia Basin Herald
The WSU Choir Tour’s stop in Ephrata was covered by the Columbia Basin Herald; music professors Dean Luethi and Matthew Myers took WSU students on a choral tour from Pullman to Bellingham, stopping at several local high schools along the way.
WSU SURCA undergraduate researchers earn 65 awards
Seventy-three students at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) 2026 were the recipients of 65 awards totaling $14,000.
Meet this year’s Top Ten Seniors
They represent the highest standards of the college experience. In academics, athletics, and the arts. In campus involvement and community service.
Generosity that comes from a love of teaching music
Puyallup’s very own Gary ’67 (MME ’71) and Merilyn “Mimi” ’69 (MM ’76) Jacobson have devoted their lives to teaching music and creating a world of learning, a world their WSU professors created for them when they were students.
Jacqueline Wilson named 2026 Native Performing Arts Fellow
Jacqueline Wilson (Yakama), an assistant professor of music at Washington State University, has been named a 2026 Native Performing Arts Fellow by First Peoples Fund, joining a national cohort of 15 Native artists selected for a yearlong program supporting creative growth in music, dance, theater, and live performance.