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![Annika Schmidt poses with her cello outside of the Music-Drama Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/AnnikaCello_2.jpg?h=63c8d61d&itok=t5LlxB72)
Lawrence University junior Annika Schmidt excels in her academic pursuits: cello and linguistics. She was recently named the co-winner of the annual Concerto Competition for the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra.
![Tim Albright poses with his trombone on the sidewalk of Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/Tim_Albright_2.jpg?h=18d37b8a&itok=u2SLwYd3)
Meet Tim Albright, trombone professor at Lawrence University. He directs the Trombone Ensemble, coaches chamber music and jazz small group ensembles, and continues to perform at a high level. And he knitted that awesome scarf.
![Owen Brady, holding his saxophone, is reflected in the window of Shattuck Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-01/OwenBrady.jpg?h=2ee6b4d2&itok=6z8n77vK)
Lawrence University senior Owen Brady, pursuing a Bachelor of Musical Arts (BMA) degree, studied music in Amsterdam during Fall Term at the same time one of his jazz compositions was being debuted on campus.
![Catherine Kautsky stands on the sidewalk on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-11/Kautsky%20Catherine.jpg?h=ccfa8eaf&itok=hBeIEi_5)
Catherine Kautsky, the George and Marjorie Olsen Chandler Professor of Music and chair of the Keyboard Department in the Lawrence Conservatory of Music, has lived a musical life, performing in great halls all over the world.
![Portrait of Brooke Joyce as he sits on steps made of stone.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-08/Brooke%20Joyce%20crop.jpg?h=d9466003&itok=v9jYoqyX)
Composer and teacher Brooke Joyce '95 recently received two awards from the American Guild of Organists, the latest honors in an impressive career built on lessons learned in Lawrence's Conservatory of Music.
![Tomi Oladunjoye poses for a photo in Sol Studios.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-06/Tomi.jpg?h=3a57619c&itok=ZgFrn5xv)
Lawrence University senior Tomi Oladunjoye crafted a self-directed music major focused on electronic music and entrepreneurship. He’s in the early stages of launching a music-focused wellness enterprise that creates, among other things, sound bath symphonies.
![Rebecca (Becky) Perry poses for a portrait in front of Main Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/Rebecca%20PerryMHG.jpg?h=17dda496&itok=M3z4LZtJ)
Rebecca (Becky) Perry, a member of the Lawrence faculty since 2017, plays a lead role in the study of music theory in the Conservatory of Music. She explores a range of musical styles and genres along the way.
![Jasper Kashou:](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-04/JasperPortrait1.jpg?h=42d0da94&itok=mI_ADDTp)
Jasper Kashou, a fourth-year student from Cedarburg, Wisconsin, has found success in both his composition and performance work at Lawrence. Both recently took center stage.
![Emily Dorr poses for a portrait in the entryway of the Music-Drama Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-04/EmilyDorr_37.jpg?h=99ad396b&itok=GwHGlZ0t)
Emily Dorr ’23, a music education major, has been committed to building community among others at Lawrence who are aspiring to teach music. She is leading the planning for an annual symposium.
![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.
![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.