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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Student performs with Northwest Symphony Orchestra

Eden returns as a soloist with the NW Symphony Orchestra. Renton, WA – Eden Pawlos, a current violin student at Key to Change will return ...
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Key to Change presents 5th annual Solo String Festival

Renton, WA. Key to Change presents its 5th annual Solo String Festival for middle and high school violin and viola students who live and attend ...
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Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange to receive Key to Change’s Community Achievement Award

Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange Key to Change announces that Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange, Chancellor of the University of Washington Tacoma, will receive its prestigious Community ...
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Key to Change Wins Grant to Expand Teaching Staff

Key to Change is the recipient of a capacity-building grant, which will be used to fund a national search and hire a music instructor Last ...
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Key to Change featured on Eric’s Heroes on KOMO 4 TV!

Key to Change’s students and executive director and founder, Dr. Quinton Morris, was interviewed for Eric’s Heroes. The show profiles people who are making a ...
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Students dazzle and shine with the Seattle Symphony

Last Tuesday, our students took center stage and delivered outstanding solo performances with the Seattle Symphony—an achievement akin to a student-athlete stepping on the field ...
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