Huskie Spotlight

Meet some of our great students and faculty.

Jack Holston, ’25, B.A. in Music, minor in Southeast Asian Studies

Music Huskie Spotlight Huskie Spotlight: Jack Holston, B.A. in Music with minor in Southeast Asian Studies, '25What did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was a kid, I didn't really know what I wanted to do as an "adult." I would toy around with many...

Evan Jacobson, ’23, Master of Music

Music Huskie Spotlight Huskie Spotlight: Evan Jacobson, '23, Master of MusicWhat did you want to be when you were growing up? I come from a musical family and my parents encouraged me to be active in school music programs from a young age. Music was always just the...

Chanel Antoshin, ’25, Music Education

Music Huskie Spotlight Huskie Spotlight: Chanel Antoshin, Music Education, '25What did you want to be when you were growing up? I dreamed about be an elementary school teacher. I always played "teacher" with family and friends which shows as I am now a music educator...

Jennifer Estrada, Music Education, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Jennifer Estrada, Music Education, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up I wanted to become a famous singer or actress. In elementary school, I was in choir all five years then joined band in fifth...

Dayoung Park, Cello Performance, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Dayoung Park, Cello Performance, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was growing up, I’ve always wanted to become a musician because I liked how music can express one’s feelings. As I first started...

Meredith Vandre, Music Education, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Meredith Vandre, Music Education, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was growing up I changed what I wanted to be fairly frequently. I wanted to be all of the things kids usually say: teacher, actress,...

Calvin Chao, Music Education, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Calvin Chao, Music Education, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was really young, I wanted to work in computer science. While I've chosen to attend college for a different reason, I still am interested...

Chris Groth, Music Education, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Chris Groth, Music Education, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up, music was always one of my passions. When I started trumpet in seventh grade, I immediately fell in love with it. While I did not...

Heewon Cha, Master of Music ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Heewon Cha, Master of Music, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? My childhood dream was to be a pianist, especially a Collaborative Pianist for an instrumental ensemble or choir rather than a Concert Pianist. I...

Nicholas Haddock, Music Education and Saxophone Performance, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Nicholas Haddock, Music Education and Saxophone Performance, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up, I knew I wanted to teach music. I used to watch my middle school director conduct the band everyday,...

Laiji Li, Master of Music and Performer’s Certificate, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Laiji Li, Master of Music and Performer's Certificate, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? Since I was a child, my dream has always been to become a pianist and teach at a university. Today, I'm still chasing...

Kirby Fellis, Jazz Studies, ’23

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Kirby Fellis, Jazz Studies, '23What did you want to be when you were growing up? As long as I could remember I've always wanted to be a musician. As a young man I thought all the girls liked drummers, so I wanted to play the...