GIVING HIGHLIGHTS Meet the Student: Trevor Ainge Class of 2019 graduate Trevor Ainge had an extra-productive senior year at the University of Washington. On top of his voice studies with Dr. Kari Ragan, Ainge was instrumental to the the success of the Vocal Theatre Works’ April production of Hydrogen Jukebox, for which he was a cast member, publicity director, and grant writer—his efforts secured a $6,000 grant from the Campus Sustainability Fund that provided critical financial support for the production. Ainge also traveled to China over spring break this past year with the UW Wind Ensemble, performing vocal solos with the ensemble at tour stops in Chengdu, Xi’an, and Beijing. Name: Trevor Ainge Degree Programs: Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance; Bachelor of Science, Communication Disorders Graduation Year: 2019 Hometown: Irvine, California What is your favorite UW musical memory? My favorite musical memory is our 2015 production of Cavalli’s La Calisto, in which I sang the role of Linfea, a prudish nymph. Playing such a comic role was out of my wheelhouse, and I learned a great deal. Why UW? I was very impressed by the interdisciplinary collaboration between the arts and sciences at the University of Washington. W hat is a f un fac t about you, or somet hing not everyone knows about you? I run a small business creating organic textiles. Basically, I run a vertically integrated textile mill out of my apartment. I process raw fleece, spin the clean wool into yarn, dye the spun yarn with organic dyestuffs, and weave the finished yarns into textiles. I do my best to source all wool and dyestuffs from the Pacific Northwest, and pride myself on sustainable practices. Private support from UW Music friends has helped Trevor Ainge to finance his UW education. He was a recipient of the Hans Wolf Fellows Award, granted to fourth-year seniors at the School of Music.
YOUR SUPPORT NURTURES GREATNESS Annual gifts to the School of Music provide important resources benefitting students, faculty, and programs. • The Friends of Music Fund provides the School of Music Director flexible funds for music student, faculty, and program support. • The Catch a Rising Star Endowed Scholarship Fund provides long-term scholarship support for undergraduate music students. A contribution envelope is included at the center of this issue for your convenience. To make a gift online or by phone, visit uwfoundation.org, or call 1-877-UW-GIFTS. Thank you!
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UW MUSIC BY THE NUMBERS Private gifts to the School of Music create important opportunities for our students, faculty and programs. Numbers (rounded to the nearest whole) from Fiscal Year 2018-19 reveal the depth of your impact. Thank you!
426,484: Dollars in total support UW Music received from private donations in Fiscal Year 2018-19 248: Total number of gifts to UW Music
22: Number of student support endowments that received new or additional funding 135: Number of students who received scholarship/fellowship support 95: Percentage of gifts under $10,000 To make a gift in support of UW students, email Emma Vice, emvice@uw.edu, call 206.685.6997, or make a gift online at www.giving.uw.edu.
SAVE THE DATE: SUN. FEB. 9, 2020 Join us at the School of Music on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 when UW Music students receiving private scholarship and fellowship support-including the Brechemin Scholars--present a concert of thanks with performances from across the school’s programs and divisions. The concert, at 2 pm in Brechemin Auditorium, is free and open to the public, but especially curated in gratitude to the hundreds of generous individuals who support the School of Music through their contributions to scholarships and fellowships for music students. A reception in the School of Music Fishbowl follows the performance. Program information will be updated at music.washington.edu/calendar as details are finalized.
