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![Mindara Krueger-Olson leads a Ghanaian Drumming & Dancing session during the 2021 Mile of Music.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-08/MileOfMusicMET_202108%281%29.jpg?h=d344b2d3&itok=kEp_5_Ev)
With expanded performance spaces on campus, interactive Music Education sessions, and musical performances by Lawrentians, Lawrence will again play a big part in the annual Mile of Music festival.
![Musicians perform on the Memorial Chapel stage during the 2021 festival.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-07/DecodaMileOfMusic3_202208%281%29.jpg?h=4656bb00&itok=_6NCubpa)
The Decoda Chamber Music Festival will be held at Lawrence from July 24 to Aug. 5. It will include instruction for 30 students as well as a series of public performances by faculty and students.
![Wen-Lei Gu poses with her violin on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/WenLei%20Gu_202206%20%281%29.jpg?h=3b841809&itok=46hRkZsO)
Violinist Wen-Lei Gu brings brilliance to the classroom and the performance stage. The music professor has performed on some of the world's most iconic stages while maintaining a deep love of teaching.
![The Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet poses for a photo with their Wagner tubas.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-05/Tuben-Quintet%20%281%29.jpg?h=10384ff6&itok=IGpys5T0)
The Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet, an unconventional ensemble led by Lawrence Conservatory professor Ann Ellsworth, released its debut album, which features mostly music from LGBTQ composers.
![Students rehearse in advance of Friday's oratorio performance.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/MajorWorksRehearsal_202205%20%281%29.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=l-RXf2Yk)
When more than 200 students take the stage of Memorial Chapel on June 3 for the much-anticipated oratorio, the Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, it will be the first staging of a Major Works concert since the pandemic began.
![A student captures an image on a cell phone during an LUaroo performance.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-05/LUaroo4_202205%20%281%29.jpg?h=41212557&itok=9EbbsL3c)
LUaroo 2022 brought more than 20 bands to the stage on Main Hall Green on Saturday and Sunday. The annual music festival drew enthusiastic crowds both days.
![Brian Pertl takes a selfie with a van full of donated musical instruments.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-05/Music%20instruments1.jpg?h=d08f423e&itok=xe68f_Vk)
When a music store in Racine shuttered, dozens of musical instruments were donated. Brian Pertl, dean of the Lawrence Conservatory, stepped in to help place those instruments where they'd be put to good use.
![Xavier Yon sings into a microphone as he practices with VOODIS bandmates in SOL Studios.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-04/SolStudios1_202203%20%281%29.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=VDzSJAA_)
Participation in SOL Studios, a student-run recording space in Lawrence's Music-Drama Center, has boomed over the past two years. It's an opportunity for musical creativity for any interested students.
![Nora Briddell poses near water.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-04/BriddellNora%20crop%20%281%29.jpg?h=73ba11ab&itok=FQivz3tH)
Nora Briddell found a love of musicology through her combined interests in cello performance and history.
![Esteli Gomez performs on stage in San Diego.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/EsteliGomez%20Mesias_Conrad_202203%20%281%29.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=PyPW1cFE)
Lawrence University voice professor Estelí Gomez is featured as a soloist on an album nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award. She'll be at the Grammys in Las Vegas on April 3.
![Timothy X. Troy stands back stage in Stansbury Theater.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/TimTroy2_202203%20%281%29.jpg?h=2de4b702&itok=PCQVDM95)
Lawrence University theatre professor Timothy X. Troy is the recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award. He'll teach in Dublin in the coming academic year.
![Michael Zhang sings at the microphone with Ed Sheeran](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/Michael-and-Sheeran-cropb.jpg?h=bf6ae709&itok=FX9H63ST)
Michael Zhang, a Lawrence University economics major, found himself on stage at an Ed Sheeran concert in New York, singing along to Thinking Out Loud. His big moment quickly went viral.
![The Lawrence University Concert Choir poses for a photo on the steps near the Music-Drama Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/Concert%20Choir_202202%20%281%29.jpg?h=d08f423e&itok=g6q6heA6)
The Lawrence University Concert Choir and Cantala have been selected to perform at the American Choral Directors Association’s Midwest conference. Only 16 choirs from a 10-state region are accepted after a thorough auditioning process.
![Matthew Arau holds his book, Upbeat!, as he stands near the Music-Drama Center with Memorial Chapel reflected in the windows.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/ArauPortrait_202202%20%281%29.jpg?h=0bbc9f1c&itok=Tqsbq3EP)
With the release of his book, Upbeat! Mindset, Mindfulness, and Leadership in Music Education and Beyond, Matthew Arau has elevated his work with Upbeat Global, an LLC the Lawrence music professor formed three years ago.