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![Brock Daumler poses with some of his music compositions in the background.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-01/Daumler_Brock1.jpg?h=440c29a5&itok=fSd1__WW)
Lawrence University senior Brock Daumler won first prize in the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers (WAC) contest for his composition, Via Negativa.
![Portrait of Wynton Marsalis](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-08/marsalis_wynton_cvr%281%29.jpg?h=0bb8f01c&itok=aDsw861F)
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Naseer Shamma on oud will be in concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 3, part of Lawrence’s 2022-23 Performing Arts Series.
![John Holiday clasps his hands as he sings during Thursday's tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-01/JohnHolidayMLKteach_428.jpg?h=8093c6bf&itok=IrteNG6r)
Photo gallery: See images of John Holiday and students from his voice studio performing music inspired by the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
![Sprig of That performs during Mile of Music at The 513 in downtown Appleton.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-01/Sprig%20of%20That1.jpg?h=11b34633&itok=Kj_oqDxV)
Two Lawrence alumni at the heart of the music trio Sprig of That sing the praises of their Lawrence experience as they prepare to release their new album, bloom.
![Catherine Kautsky works with piano student Jasmine Maller during a teaching session..](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-12/Kautsky3%20%281%29.jpg?h=3fdfad79&itok=Doe_63TO)
Catherine Kautsky is featured in a new 24-part recording in The Great Courses video series titled, Great Piano Works Explained. She shares her talents and insights.
![Lucy Croasdale plays the saxophone in Cloak Theater during Jazz Weekend.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-11/LucyCroasdaleJazzClinics_182%20%281%29.jpg?h=90595dd0&itok=n0f0IZVF)
Senior Lucy Croasdale created a jazz composition under the direction of Patty Darling in advance of Fred Sturm Jazz Celebration Weekend. It was performed by visiting student bands.
![Nate Scott plays the bassoon while recording remotely for the Coming Together project.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-11/AmericanPrize2%20%281%29.jpg?h=8ad5a422&itok=KIhSrLTO)
The Lawrence University New Music Ensemble has won the 2022 American Prize in Virtual Performance for a recording created while working, studying, and living remotely during the pandemic.
![Wasonu Allen, a Lawrence alumnus who performs as Sonu., poses for a publicity photo behind a car.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-11/SonuBand%20%281%29.jpg?h=f7a541f1&itok=xol4zIMo)
The Nov. 16 performance of Lawrence University's Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will feature a hip-hop collaboration on Lincolnshire Posy, reframing a piece that is based on folk songs dealing with issues of justice, love, and loss.
![Dane Richeson works with percussion students in his studio.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-11/DaneRicheson_202211%20%281%29.jpg?h=ea6d4be1&itok=d4hd6Lfa)
Dane Richeson, leader of the Lawrence University Percussion Ensemble (LUPÉ) and professor of music, is the recipient of the Percussive Arts Society's 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award in Education.
![Jose Encarnacion plays the saxophone during a previous Jazz Weekend performance.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-10/JazzWeekend_110819_365%281%29.jpg?h=86b42d37&itok=jNMYiZsb)
The annual Fred Sturm Jazz Celebration Weekend returns Nov. 4-5, bringing more than 400 high school and middle school students to campus for immersive jazz instruction.
![Two alumni take photos with the new antelope mascot at a Friday night Homecoming gathering.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-10/Homecoming1_202210%281%29.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=4eYGw22G)
The Blue & White Homecoming Celebration, including a tailgate party, a Kaleidoscope concert, and a homecoming dance, among other activities, reignited a celebratory tradition at Lawrence.
![Mark Dupere leads the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra through a rehearsal in advance of Kaleidoscope.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-09/LSO_202209%20%281%29.jpg?h=fbb6df6a&itok=j7IfQxix)
Kaleidoscope returns to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on Oct. 8, featuring nearly 400 students from the Lawrence Conservatory of Music. It'll be part of the Blue & White Homecoming Weekend Celebration.
![Ann Ellsworth poses for a photo on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-09/EllsworthAnn%20%281%29.jpg?h=6f5acbb2&itok=vRWljdn4)
Ann Ellsworth, a horns professor in the Lawrence Conservatory, is a renowned soloist, recording artist, and chamber musician with a passion for social change.
![Portrait of Zachary Scot Johnson playing a guitar.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-09/ZacharyScotJohnson2.jpg?h=6dda32d1&itok=S46lHV7f)
Zachary Scot Johnson '06, a singer-songwriter in the Twin Cities, began posting a song a day on YouTube in September 2012. He's now done it for 10 years, with some well-known musicians joining him along the way.