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PLU Wind Ensemble: Musica Ignota Posted by: vcraker / November 18, 2021 November 18, 2021 The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Ingrid Stolzel’s “Musica Ignota” on October 9, 2021. Stolzel traveled to PLU to attend the premiere and work with the PLU wind ensemble and Professor of Music Edwin Powell in advance. A composition almost 1,000 years in the making, “Musica Ignota” is based on the 11th-century Medieval composer/mystic Hildegard von Bingen. It is profound for many reasons

Richard D. Moe Organ Recital Series Posted by: Kate Williams / October 16, 2017 October 16, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerThe Richard D. Moe Organ Series has an exciting line up of performances planned for the 2017-18 academic year. The upcoming October 22 performance will feature duo organists, Dana Robinson and Paul Tegels. Dana Robinson is Associate Professor of Music and Organist at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Paul Tegels is Associate Professor of Music and

selections with the University Jazz Ensemble under the direction of David Deacon-Joyner.  The event will be hosted by KPLU’s Nick Morrison and broadcast live. Entering their 18th year of performing, Pearl Django continues to be one of America’s most respected and busiest Hot Club style groups. Though still strongly influenced by the music of Django Reinhardt, Pearl Django’s repertoire now includes many original compositions. Their music reaches out across the divides of taste to a wide variety of

PLU Jazz Day in Seattle May 3 Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 27, 2015 April 27, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsJazz music is a dish best served live and in person. A fusion of African-American, European-American and international musical traditions, jazz is known for its energy, creativity and ingenuity. Its iconic founding fathers and mothers are revered as some of the greatest improvisational artists in modern history. No performance stage is too grand or too modest

Italian Renaissance in his 1572 setting of O magnum mysterium. The work is an exemplar of the fluid counterpoint and polyphonic style of the time. The Chorale continues with Abbie Betinis’ haunting, and often surprising, setting of In the Bleak Midwinter, and Fred Prentice’s short, animated romp through Sing We Now of Christmas. The Choir of the West The Choir of the West sings a beautiful setting of the poem What Sweeter Music by the 17th-Century English Poet, Robert Herrick. The harp accompaniment

Fleet Forces Band and his session will be about his experiences playing around the world. Additionally, US-born, Tokyo-based Christopher Hardy, an expert in hand drums, will discuss his music and his career in Tokyo. Trumpet students will have a fantastic opportunity to work with Manu Mellaerts, professor of trumpet at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium. Our PLU Professor of Trumpet and Music History, Dr. Zachary Lyman, said, “I am extremely excited to welcome Manu Mellaerts to PLU and to

play the flute because her sister randomly suggested it. Good call, Jodie Rottle’s sister. Rottle, who lives in Brisbane, Australia, no longer just plays the flute; she has perfected it—and she’s also seriously expanded her musical repertoire: Rottle is a soloist, a chamber musician, a music teacher and a contemporary-music specialist who has premiered works by jazz and classical composers from around the world. She has performed at venues as varied as the Brisbane Festival of Toy Music, Town Hall

Music Ron Gerhardstein to participate in the New Year Concert. Gerhardstein embarked on his travel as both teacher and student. When Gerhardstein traveled to Japan this J-term, his goals were to observe, ask questions, listen and learn. The purpose: to study the cultural and musical exchange between Graham Kapowsin and the Tamana Band and the impact of it. The Tamana band holds a gold medal in marching and concert band performance in a culture where band performance is a big deal. Music education in

be better team members,” said Paul Scott ’04, choir director for Enumclaw Public Schools grades 6-12. “In most classrooms, it does not matter if someone else fails. In the music environment, everyone succeeds or everyone fails.” At that time, there were two choirs; today there are five. Also, what started as an exploratory music middle school class today benefits 70 students who work together and hold choir performances throughout the year. He also works as the music director for the high school

Vocal Master Classes in Spring 2021 Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 17, 2021 February 17, 2021 Dr. James L. Brown, Professor of Music and Chair of Vocal Studies has announced the list of vocal and musical talents who will be working with voice students during Spring Semester. The presenters will be: Audrey Luna, star soprano who set a world record for highest note ever performed at the Met! Luna won a Grammy Award in 2014 for Best Opera Recording of Thomas Adès’s opera The Tempest. She sings