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concerts also served as the exclusive world premiere of prolific Hollywood film composer J.A.C. Redford’s A Christmas Invitation as well as PLU Professor of Music Gregory Youtz’s latest composition, “December: A Meditation on Advent.” Staying true to PLU tradition, the concert also included traditional Christmas favorites and festive carols sung by the audience.A Christmas InvitationAccess the official concert program, read about featured musicians and more at plu.edu/Christmas. OPB Broadcasts Thursday

and is a frequent soloist with symphonies throughout the United States. Moby featured Gardner prominently on his 2009 release, Wait For Me. July 31 The Rob Hutchinson Group Hutchinson teaches music theory, orchestration, analysis, counterpoint, improvisation and composition at the University of Puget Sound. He is also a jazz bassist and organizes and appears at the Jazz in the Rotunda series at the UPS. His band, the Rob Hutchinson Group, includes Kareem Kandi on saxophone, David Deacon-Joyner on

who is pictured in the middle, took the stage this summer for Seattle Opera’s production of ‘Porgy and Bess.’ (Photo courtesy of the Seattle Opera) Amy Van Mechelen ’08 had just finished up her master’s degree in music at Colorado State University and had moved back to the Tacoma area. She auditioned for the chorus of Porgy and Bess,and didn’t think she’d get a part. But she did. And she was surprised by how much work the chorus had on stage.“The chorus is on the stage almost all the time and is

particularly proud that the repertoire we are performing is closely connected to Pacific Lutheran University. The Music Department has consistently championed new repertoire of all musical genres and the Wind Ensemble has given 37 premieres since 2005.” Recital repertoire features: Philharmonic Fanfare by Dr. Gina Gillie, PLU Faculty Where Words Cannot Go by Nicole Piunno; conducted by Dr. Ron Gerhardstein, PLU Faculty; Additionally, PLU participated in the consortium to commission this composition Musica

subculture of gaming — humor about nerds who are the heroes, not the butt of the jokes. “This is the antithesis of ‘The Big Bang Theory,’” he said. “Showing people who feel real and grounded who you can identify with.” Dobyns said “The Gamers” isn’t the first film about gaming culture, but it treats nerds as people as opposed to stereotypes. “We really work hard to create projects that you don’t have to feel guilty about laughing at,” he said of his production company, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment

Radiochemistry and Isotopes Intern Posted by: nicolacs / April 21, 2017 April 21, 2017 Intellectual Ventures and TerraPower Innovation are seeking a Radiochemistry and Isotopes Intern. This paid internship position will participate in activities related to the chemistry of radioelements and their resulting compounds. The TerraPower laboratory has a range of characterization tools including; thermal gravimetric analysis/differential scanning calorimetry, powder X-ray diffraction, inductively

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

develop with their students and how music binds us together. This crosses culture and helps us realize that people around the world really are all the same.” Read Previous Famous flutist visits PLU this January Read Next A Symphony of Light 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

combination of creativity and diligence in the craft of composition, restless curiosity and firmly-rooted mastery of form, Sandström alternates, to all appearances unconcerned, between a sophisticated orchestral texture and musical melodies, film music and music for the church.Learn More Stefan Parkman, ConductorThe Swedish conductor (and tenor), Stefan Parkman, began his musical career by singing in the Uppsala Cathedral Boys’ Choir and playing the violin. As a student at the Royal University College of

, innovations in technology and statistical analysis help research psychologists run their calculations using programs like SPSS Statistics. These computing innovations have increased researchers’ capabilities and given them opportunities for more advanced analysis through a much simpler process. Innovation is not just technology, of course, and in Psychology many areas of the discipline are undergoing rapid change. In fact, Psychology is relatively new in comparison to other sciences such as biology, and