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Student Spotlights<\/h1>\n\n\n
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Jordan George<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Jordan W. George is a spring 2024 graduate, earning the degree of master of arts in music with a GPA of 4.0. Jordan hails from Oak Harbor, Washington; he earned his bachelor of music, performance degree from Central Washington University in 2022, where he studied with David McLemore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While at WSU, Jordan studied tuba with Chris Dickey. With their teaching and guidance, Jordan earned the Washington state MTNA brass solo competition title, as well as runner-up in the northwest regional MTNA competition in 2022. He performed as principal tuba in the WIBC-U Collegiate Honor Band in 2022 and was runner-up in the Washington-Idaho Symphony concerto competition in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jordan\u2019s master’s project involved the transcription, editing, and recording of flute etudes for the tuba; he also provided pedagogical texts for approaching the etudes. Jordan is currently the principal tubist of the Eastern Washington Wind Symphony and the Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island, and he is a substitute tubist for the Spokane Symphony, Washington-Idaho Symphony, and Yakima Symphony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead, Jordan plans to continue auditioning for professional orchestras and military bands to earn a full-time principal tuba position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyatt Salus<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Wyatt Salus earned his master of arts in music at WSU in spring 2024. Wyatt is a guitarist, composer, educator, and engineer originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree from Western Carolina University, where he studied jazz and contemporary performance styles and audio production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his time at WSU, Wyatt performed with many ensembles, such as jazz combos, the Jazz Big Band, and the student-led Palouse Jazz Society, among others. He also served as a teaching assistant for Class Guitar and assisting with the Jazz Lab Band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyatt\u2019s master\u2019s project involved arranging a series of jazz standards that were recorded along with an original jazz-punk fusion piece to be released as an EP later this year. Along with the recordings, he also produced a document analyzing each piece and explaining the compositional processes involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduation, Wyatt returned to the mountains of North Carolina to pursue opportunities in that region.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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