photo by: Nick Krug
Tom Eversole, is responsible for tuning, restoring and maintaining about 120 different pianos around Murphy Hall and elsewhere on the Kansas University campus. Eversole says he appreciates his ability to watch student musicians mature through their achievements.
photo by: Richard Gwin
The "Umbrella Incident" was a watershed moment for KT Walsh, who up to that point had never been political. With support from friends and family, she decided to fight.
photo by: Nick Krug
Colin Mahoney, recording engineer for the Kansas University School of Music adjusts a microphone as KU assistant professor of percussion, Ji Hye Jung plays a marimba on Monday, March 12, 2012 in the pavilion at the Lied Center.
photo by: Mike Yoder
Lois Orth-Lopes, music teacher at Cordley Elementary, rehearses a dance to the song "Cumberland Gap" for an upcoming school performance. Orth-Lopes creates student productions around various themes and involves participants in singing solos, dancing and playing multiple instruments for the productions.
photo by: Mike Yoder
John Towner, center left, directs the New Horizons Band during a performance at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community this past winter. The band rehearses weekly at the Douglas County Senior Center and usually performs concerts once a month at an area retirement center.