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‘Dance 2015’ will be the last performance under Dance Director’s tenure https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/news/2015/04/01/dance-2015-will-be-the-last-performance-under-dance-directors-tenure/

minor to focus more on technique. Courses, such as Dance and Culture, will be added along with Ballet, Modern and Hip-Hop Technique, Dance Production, Intro to Dance, Dance Composition and Improvisation. Tickets for Dance 2015 are $8 General Admission, $5 Senior Citizens and Alumni, $3 PLU Community, Students and 18 and under. Tickets are available at the Concierge Desk in the Anderson University Center, 253-535-7411 [credit/debit/cash), and can be purchased at the door before the show [cash only

A Midsummer Night’s Dream first opera set in the Karen Hille Phillips Center https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2014/01/02/a-midsummer-nights-dream-first-opera-set-in-the-karen-hille-phillips-center/

Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

The PLU Wind Ensemble tours Tennessee this month https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2015/01/12/the-plu-wind-ensemble-tours-tennessee-this-month/

LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

PLU opera opens Handel’s ‘Alcina’ this January https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2015/01/13/plu-opera-opens-handels-alcina-this-january/

+) and PLU Alumni, and $5 for PLU community, students, and 18 and under. Read Previous The PLU Wind Ensemble tours Tennessee this month Read Next Pacific Northwest high school students visit PLU for Northwest High School Honor Bands LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s

Choir of the West wins on a global stage https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2015/06/15/choir-of-the-west-wins-on-a-global-stage/

wins Seattle competition LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

PLU Wind Ensemble tours eastern Washington and Portland, Oregon https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2016/03/01/plu-wind-ensemble-tours-eastern-washington-and-portland-oregon/

Concert Hall Read Previous PLU to present US premiere of St. Matthew Passion as part of larger “Passion Week” event Read Next Pacific Lutheran University Choirs and Orchestra close “Passion Week” with North American premiere LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s

PLU University Jazz Ensemble’s upcoming concert https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2018/04/10/university-jazz-ensemble/

Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite. $10 – General admission; $5 – 60+, military, PLU alumni and students; free – high school students and younger. Read Previous A Slice of Paradise Read Next PLU hosts Tamana Girls’ High School Band in friendship concert LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts

PLU’s Choral Union presents Mozart’s Requiem https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2019/11/01/choral-union-mozarts-requiem/

. Read Previous Shining a Light on Female-Identifying Jazz Composers Read Next Dr. Edwin Powell Selected to Join WMEA’s Hall of Fame LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed

Dr. Edwin Powell Selected to Join WMEA’s Hall of Fame https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2019/11/05/edwin-powell-wmea-hall-of-fame/

Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

Civil War love letter inspires wind ensemble https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/03/14/civil-war-love-letter-inspires-wind-ensemble/

the musicians to listen with a different ear and be submissive to the soloist, Powell said. Powell said the piece really came together when John Koch, the soloist, arrived a few days before the performance. The composition was written specifically for Koch, who has performed numerous operatic and oratorio roles around the world. Powell was also interested in the piece because of the power and drama of the subject matter. Before the ensemble began rehearsing it, Powell and his students spent time