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PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition Cassio Vianna, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies, has been awarded a grant to write a 4-movement suite entitled Invisible Garden, that blends jazz, chamber music and Brazilian music. Posted by: Liza Conboy / April 18, 2024 Image: Jazz Under the Stars featuring Vianna/Bergeron Brazilian Quintet with Cassio Vianna on piano at PLU, Thursday

eligible to receive a limited number of student scholarships for the CFA Program each year. “Students in these programs study the Candidate Body of Knowledge, which include knowledge, skills, and abilities that investment experts worldwide have identified as essential best practice,” said Stephen Horan, Ph.D., CFA, CIPM, Head, University Relations & Private Wealth. “By mastering the fundamentals of the CFA Program as well as the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, these future investment

at the Garfield Book Company. There’s a customer loyalty program in place. For every $5 a customer spends, they get a stamp on a card. Once they’ve spent $100 they receive a $15 gift card that can be spent on anything in the store, including textbooks. It’s a way to reward students for purchasing their textbooks at the bookstore, Dopp said. It comes down to a few fundamentals things about the Garfield Book Company, Dopp said. “The whole reason we’re here is to serve the community,” she said. “PLU

Preparation, organization, punctuality and respect is how Barry Johnson leads his singing, teaching and directing in the PLU music department Posted by: Kate Williams / December 6, 2017 December 6, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerBarry Johnson has performed in over 25 roles in the Seattle and Tacoma Operas, while also teaching voice and opera lessons at PLU for over 20 years. Today, you can find him teaching full-time to music students at PLU. What is your background? I was born and

and re-explain the teacher’s directions,” he recalls. He learned to play the organ himself, as well as the piano, then earned bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in music. He is now an assistant professor of music and the director of jazz studies at PLU, and his role as an educator stretches far beyond the correcting and re-explaining of his early days. Vianna aims to teach his students about balance, especially when it comes to innovation in jazz music. “Improvisation, creativity, and

Remembering Gordon Gilbertson Posted by: Kate Williams / November 14, 2017 November 14, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerGordon Gilbertson will forever remain a legacy in the PLU music department. David Robbins, Senior Advancement Officer and former chair of the department recounts Gordon’s impact at PLU. “Gordon was hired at PLU in 1954 to serve as band director and teach music education courses. Over the course of a 30 year career at PLU, he led all the major ensembles of the

Fall 2020 Masterclass Announcement Posted by: Reesa Nelson / September 4, 2020 September 4, 2020 The Department of Music is excited to announce some of our special lecturers and master class leaders who will work with music students in all areas including voice, instruments, and composition. This incredible group of professionals has been recruited by our dedicated faculty for the benefit of music students. While the COVID-19 pandemic has made some aspects of teaching and learning more

Wind Ensemble’s World Premiere of Echo Chambers Posted by: Kate Williams / March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 By Kate Williams '16The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Echo Chambers on March 10, 2019. Echo Chambers came about after a conversation during a national conference in 2017 between Ed Powell, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at PLU, and Peter Van Zandt Lane, Assistant Professor of Composition and Director of the Dance Center for New Music at the University of Georgia

larger work entitled “Art of the Fugue.” They gradually increase in complexity.  The forth Bach work is a transcription of “My Spirit be Joyful” from one of Bach’s Cantatas. We thought it would be fitting to include some music by Bach on the CD along with Dr. Jerry Kracht’s new piece since they effectively bookend the history of Lutheran music over the last 300 years!  Jerry’s piece was written to commemorate and celebrate the 500th year of the Reformation. It depicts the life of Martin Luther in

Going for a Grammy Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / September 28, 2014 Image: Micah Haven ’09 is in his fifth year as band director at Meeker Middle School in Tacoma. (Photo: Tacoma School District) September 28, 2014 When you think Grammys, you might think Béyoncé and Macklemore—but you might not think Lute. It might be time to rethink the Grammys. Micah Haven, a 2009 Music Education graduate of Pacific Lutheran University and now the director of bands at Meeker Middle School in Tacoma, is a