Huskie Spotlight

Meet some of our great students and faculty.

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...

Chanel Antoshin, Music Education, ’25

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Chanel Antoshin, Music Education, '25What did you want to be when you were growing up? An elementary school teacher. I am now a music educator major because which is perfect for me because it combined my childhood passion and my...

Zachary Green, Viola Performance, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Zachary Green, Viola Performance, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. Whatever my dreams were growing up, where I am now is more true to who I want to...

Morgan Dudlicek, Minor in Music, ’24

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Morgan Dudlicek, Minor in Music, '24What did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was growing up, I wanted to be a veterinarian for the longest time. That interest diminished a bit next to music in high school but, I...

Dani’ca Richardson, Master of Music, ’23

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Dani'ca Richardson, Master of Music, '23What did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was little I wanted to be a band teacher. In my life so far, I studied instrumental music education and received my bachelor's...

Jessalynn Cisna, Master of Music, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightJessalynn Cisna, Master of Music, '22What is your major (and/or minor) and why did you decide on this course of study? I am working on a master's in music, specializing in piano performance. What is your favorite thing about studying and/or...

Abigail Stoner, Performer’s Certificate, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Abigail Stoner, Performer's Certificate, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? I wanted to be a zookeeper, the President of the United States, a ballerina, and a musician. Clearly, I could not do all of those...

Gianna Capobianco, Master of Music ’23

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Gianna Capobianco, Master of Music, '23What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up, I wanted to be a professional dancer and dance teacher. During my senior year of high school, I auditioned successfully into...

Maria Magdaly Perez, Master of Music, ’21

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Maria Magdaly Perez, Master of Music, '21What did you want to be when you were growing up? I wanted to be a teacher, but I didn’t know it was a music teacher. What is your major (and/or minor) and why did you decide on this...