Johnaye Kendrick, Composer-in-Residence

Key to Change’s newest Composer-in-Residence featured in The Seattle Medium

Johnaye Kendrick is featured as our Composer-in-Residence for 2026-27 Key to Change Composer-in-Residence, Johnaye Kendrick, was featured on December 3, 2025 by The Seattle Medium. The Seattle Medium is an African-American founded paper that has been serving Seattle, Washington since 1970. In the piece, Dr. Quinton Morris and Johnaye both expressed their excitement for her appointment beginning next month at the start of our winter term. She will be working ...
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Johnaye Kendrick, Composer-in-Residence

Key to Change’s newest Composer-in-Residence featured in The Seattle Medium

Johnaye Kendrick is featured as our Composer-in-Residence for 2026-27 Key to Change Composer-in-Residence, Johnaye Kendrick, was featured on December 3, 2025 by The Seattle Medium. ...
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Key to Change receives transformative gift from anonymous donor

We are thrilled to share that an anonymous donor has pledged to donate $300,000 to Key to Change over a three-year period, $100,000 per year. ...
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Nine students on how they’ve improved and why they value Key to Change

As we gear up for our Spring Salon on May 4, we talked with a bunch of students about their experiences in our group classes, ...
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Music of Remembrance Partners with Key to Change

Key to Change is thrilled to announce that Music of Remembrance (MOR) is partnering with us to sponsor a young musician.
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Delta Airlines partners with Key to Change to Help Students Fly to College

Key to Change is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Delta Air Lines that will help students "Keep Climbing” through an innovative new program ...
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Student Violinist Wins Competition and Concert Debut

Laila West (age 16) was selected to perform as a soloist with the University of Washington Philharmonia Campus Orchestra on May 31 at Meany Hall ...
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Students perform national anthem for 17,000 at Climate Pledge Arena

On January 25, 2025, three talented Key to Change students —Sid Siravara, Eden Pawlos, and Mason Nguyen—took center ice at Climate Pledge Arena to perform ...
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