University
of
Washington
Winds
Prof.
Tim
Salzman,
director
Alumni
and
Students
to Faculty and People
Kirsten
G.M. Cummings graduated with her Master of Musical Arts in
Instrumental Conducting degree in June of 2010. During her time at the
UW she served as a Graduate Assistant Director for the Concert
Bands. Kirsten holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Pacific
Lutheran University. She came to the UW after two years as the
Director of Bands at Ashland High School in Ashland, Oregon. She also
co-taught 7th/8th grade bands at Ashland Middle School, played clarinet
in the Rogue Valley Symphonic Band, was a woodwind sectional coach for
the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon and directed/toured with Ashland
high band, orchestra and choir students to China in June 2007, a major
highlight being a performance on the Great Wall! Kirsten studied piano
with Lois Hinds and Dr. Erin Chung, clarinet with Deborah Colyn and
Craig Rine and conducting with Jeffrey Bell-Hanson and Scott Taube.
Kirsten is a member
of the Music Educator’s National Conference, a Ladies of the Podium
Scholarship recipient for Women Band Directors International and a
two-time Rachel Royston Scholarship recipient for The Delta Kappa Gamma
Society International.