Huskie Spotlight

Meet some of our great students and faculty.

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...

Dzana Bogaljevic, Music Education, ’25

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Dzana Bogaljevic, Music Education, '25What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? I always wanted to be a music teacher. What is your major (and/or minor)...

Nickolas Basich, Music Education, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Nickolas Basich, Music Education, '23What did you want to be when you were growing up? Since fifth grade band, I knew that I wanted to do something in music. As I grew up, being a band director seemed like the best job for me...

Elizabeth Vieyra, Music Education, ’23

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Elizabeth Vieyra, Music Education, '23What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up I wanted to be an author, a detective and even a paleontologist. Finally around sixth grade, after starting band, I realized I...

Brian Thompson, Music Education, ’22

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Brian Thompson, Music Education, '22What did you want to be when you were growing up? I wanted to be in the medical field in some capacity, but not sure what. Once I earned my associate's degree in occupational therapy, I...

Daniël Smith, Music Performance, ’25

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Daniël Smith, Music Performance, '25What did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was growing up, I wanted to be an Information Systems Specialist. I'm not pursuing that as a major now, and have chosen another path....

Khadija Nagi, Jazz Performance, ’25

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Khadija Nagi, Jazz Performance, '25What did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was growing up I think I knew I wanted to do something with music before I even knew that was possible. I remember when I turned seven...

Abria Shaw, Music Education and Vocal Performance, ’24

Music Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Abria Shaw, Music Education and Vocal Performance, '24What did you want to be when you were growing up? Throughout my life I have bounced between different careers, but I always went back to wanting to be a music educator. I am...