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Welcome to the largest and most diverse musical program in the Pacific Northwest. When you come here, you can take full advantage of our world-class concert hall and practice facilities,…
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The 2005 CWU Jazz Band reunited to perform at the 2015 Jazz in the Valley festival in Ellensburg. The '05 group, directed by Chris Bruya, was the first Central band to travel to Europe and play…
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CWU's Jazz Band won the 2015 NEXT Generation Jazz Festival, qualifying it to perform at the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival — a first for a CWU band.
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The 2005 CWU Jazz Band reunited to perform at the 2015 Jazz in the Valley festival in Ellensburg. The '05 group, directed by Chris Bruya, was the first Central band to travel to Europe and play…
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Grammy award-winning musician Michael Wansley, aka TeeWanz or The Wanz, says his experience at CWU in the 1980s prepared him for everything that has happened since. In January Wanz came back to his…
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Kenneth (Ken) Martin attended Central Washington State College (later Central Washington University), 1968-1971, and served on the university's Board of Trustees, 1999-2007.
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Cindy Emmans taught in the education department at Central Washington University, 1994-2001.
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Chester (Chet) Taylor (b. 1914 at Bristol Flats, Washington) talks about his family's work in cattle driving, homesteading, and logging. He talks about his grandfather, John Taylor, who married…
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John Ferro (b. 1919, son of Peter Ferro and Mary Grecco) discusses his family's origins in Switzerland and his father's work in the Roslyn coal mines beginning in the 1920s. He talks about…
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Marion Maras discusses his Croatian and Slovak ancestry and growing up in Ronald, Washington. He discusses his father?s work in the Northwestern Improvement Company No. 3 Mine and Patrick?s Mine and…
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Robert Bell, Sr. (b. 1887 in Hudson Bay, New York), arrived in Cle Elum, Washington, in 1888. Bob Bell describes gardening, fishing, and trapping, noting in particular Native American activities in…
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Adolph Elsner (b. 1896) describes how his father immigrated from Germany to Roslyn, Washington, in 1886. He describes his father's work at the Roslyn coal mines and involvement in the Washington…
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Slava Gregorich discusses his family's immigration to Ronald, Washington. He talks about businesses in Ronald, as well as working conditions in the coal mines. He touches on the cost of coal,…
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>Ernest (Ernie) Breznikar describes his childhood, which he spent living near the No. 5 Mine in Cle Elum, Washington. Breznikar speaks about Slovenian family traditions, local recreation (bocce…
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John Rigek talks about his family, the Rigeks and Klauses, and his work in the Northwestern Improvement Company coal mines at Cle Elum, Washington. He talks about shooting coal, working conditions in…
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Mitch Starkovich discusses his Croatian roots, mentioning his father (Frank Starkovich) and mother (Palona) and their marriage in 1911. He describes how his parents immigrated to Cle Elum,…
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