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  • School of Music, Theatre & Dance faculty and staff.

    Asieh Mahyar Visiting Instructor of Music; Interim Director of Orchestral Studies Full Profile 253-5

  • Music faculty and staff.

    Asieh Mahyar Visiting Instructor of Music; Interim Director of Orchestral Studies Full Profile 253-5

  • Prestigious Venue: Perform in Lagerquist Hall, one of Washington’s most prestigous concert venues, providing an exceptional performance experience.

    PLU Honor Orchestra for Strings January 18-19, 2025Mary Baker Russell Music CenterThe annual PLU Honor Orchestra for Strings brings together outstanding high school string players from across the country, offering them the opportunity to perform exceptional string orchestra literature under the direction of a nationally recognized guest conductor. Nominated by their high school orchestra directors, these young musicians gain valuable experience through two days of intensive rehearsals and

  • Each year youth orchestras and orchestras from high schools, junior highs and middle schools from throughout the region visit our campus in order to receive a clinic session from our faculty members.

    Orchestra Clinics at PLUEach year youth orchestras and orchestras from high schools, junior highs and middle schools from throughout the region visit our campus in order to receive a clinic session from our faculty members. A clinic session can be a useful opportunity in a number of ways. Your students have a chance to receive feedback similar to what they might expect at a festival. Your students receive solid teaching like you provide, but with a fresh voice and perspective. Your ensemble can

  • The Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra will close its concert season at PLU in May 2023 with a special event marking the end of an era, and a celebration of the orchestra’s long

    PLU Symphony Orchestra ReunionThe Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra will close its concert season at PLU in May 2023 with a special event marking the end of an era, and a celebration of the orchestra’s long tradition. Professor Jeffrey Bell-Hanson will close his tenure with the orchestra as he prepares for retirement, conducting part of a gala concert featuring the members of the current PLUSO joined by alumni of the orchestra. Dr. Jerry Kracht, Conductor Emeritus, will also join

  • Registering for Guitar Orchestra & Ensemble (Music 318) Registration for new students is best done in person at the Music Office.

    PLU Guitar Orchestra and EnsembleRegistering for Guitar Orchestra & Ensemble (Music 318) Registration for new students is best done in person at the Music Office. Repeat students can register online through Banner, though registering in person at the Music Office is also an option. You can register for this class for 1 or 0 credits. There are no auditions for this ensemble, but it is understood that students will have some guitar playing and music reading skills. Please contact Professor Brown

  • High school directors or youth symphony directors, please submit your Application form for the Festival For High School Orchestras.

    Thank you for attending this year’s Orchestra Festival! Check back soon for more details on the 2025 Orchestra Festival! 27th Annual PLU Invitational High School Orchestra Festival October 2025Mary Baker Russell Music Center | Asieh Mahyar, DirectorFor over twenty years, the PLU Orchestras have hosted up to a dozen of the finest high school orchestras and chamber orchestras from around the region for a day of music making and sharing. The Annual PLU Orchestra Festival offers your ensemble an

  • USO features student soloists in March concert This month’s University Symphony Orchestra concert on March 22 will feature four student soloists – three sopranos and a composer – that will showcase talent ranging from operatic to the singing of French chants from the 14th century.…

    March 1, 2011 USO features student soloists in March concert This month’s University Symphony Orchestra concert on March 22 will feature four student soloists – three sopranos and a composer – that will showcase talent ranging from operatic to the singing of French chants from the 14th century. “It’s rare to have all the soloists be singers,” said Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, the USO’s conductor and PLU’s director of orchestral activities. “It just so happened that’s the way it worked out this year

  • University Symphony Orchestra news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Two Anniversaries, One World Premiere Music Professor Emeritus Jerry Kracht (conductor, University Symphony Orchestra, 1967-2001) was ready and waiting to celebrate two significant anniversaries in the Department of Music at PLU: ready since 2013 when he composed Fanfare, Fantasia and Finale (On a locally familiar tune) , and waiting until… October 5, 2022 CompositionUniversity Symphony Orchestra

  • The University Symphony Orchestra will embark on a tour to Eastern Washington on April 18 and 19, 2019. Tuesday, April 9 Tour Preview Concert – Lagerquist Concert Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma at 8pm (Tickets are available at the door or via the following link:…

    University Symphony Orchestra Spring Tour 2019 Posted by: marshrl / April 9, 2019 April 9, 2019 The University Symphony Orchestra will embark on a tour to Eastern Washington on April 18 and 19, 2019. Tuesday, April 9 Tour Preview Concert – Lagerquist Concert Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma at 8pm (Tickets are available at the door or via the following link: USO Tour Preview Thursday, April 18 Morgan Middle School exchange, Ellensburg Whitman College Concert – Chism Recital Hall