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Salmagundi: Cornish Students Cross Disciplinary Boundaries

Save the date for Salmagundi, an event highlighting current work by Cornish students that is inter-, trans-, cross-, intradisciplinary or collaborative in nature. Part of the Interface series, this first annual event promises an eclectic array of artistic vision and voice.

Friday, April 17, 1:30pm
Cornish Main Campus
1000 Lenora Street, Seattle

Commencement 2009

Eric Liu
Cornish College of the Arts presents its annual Commencement Ceremony on Monday, May 11 at Benaroya Hall. The lively ceremony will feature guest speaker Eric Liu, professor and author of Guiding Lights: How to Mentor - and Find Life’s Purpose.

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Cornish Music Series Concludes with a Performance of Electro-Acoustic Works

Following the highly successful Drums Along the Pacific festival, the Cornish Music Series will conclude April 18 with a performance of electro-acoustic works by faculty member John Burrow. The performance will include the premiere of his light-hearted alternative ending to the Ramayana, You Wonʼt Have This Avatar of Vishnu to Kick Around Anymore, and a performance of the remounted 2004 commission, Tennessee Mermaid, for solo improvised clarinet and processing. Performers include faculty members Chuck Deardorf and Dawn Clement (Music ’00), in addition to alumni Beth Fleenor (Music ’04) and Brad Gibson (Music ‘08), and current Music student Greg Larson.

In Memoriam: Gwenn Barker

 
January 31, 1929 - March 22, 2009

A teacher of enormous influence, generations of dancers from the Seattle area were trained by Gwenn Barker, a soloist with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo [1955-60]. She directed her own ballet school for fourteen years and performing company, Bellevue Civic Ballet, for five years. She served as the head of the Preparatory Dance Division of Cornish College of the Arts for 18 years.

“A Tribute to Gwenn Barker,” celebrating her life and career will be held at the Daughters of the American Revolution mansion, Sunday May 3 from 1:30 to 4 p.m., 800 E Roy St, Seattle, WA 98102.

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Cornish Announces Partnership with TheFilmSchool

TheFilmSchool
Cornish College of the Arts is proud to announce a new partnership with TheFilmSchool, a Seattle-based institute focusing on the craft of screenwriting and its intense relationship to filmmaking. This partnership puts both schools in a unique position to expand their creative communities and provide students with a new set of skills and aspirations.

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