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. He auditioned for a role in “Camelot” at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater, and got a part in the ensemble in only his junior year. After graduation, he worked in various productions in Seattle, Olympia and Issaquah, in plays such as “West Side Story,” “Miss Saigon,” “Evita” and “Cabaret.” In 2003, a young artistic associate at the Village Theater asked him to read through a script he was working on called “Feeling Electric.” The music was amazing, Hobson thought, but the script needed work. The

international tours to China (by the Choir of the West and University Orchestra) and to Norway (by the Wind Ensemble and University Chorale), thereby affirming both our place on the Pacific Rim and our Scandinavian history. The times of change returned in the early 1990s as enrollment downturns of the previous decade finally hit PLU and the university entered uncertain economic times. PLU’s current president, Loren J. Anderson arrived and led the university through those turbulent times. The university

at PLU and have stayed in contact with the faculty throughout my career. I knew I wanted to become a paleontologist by the time I arrived on campus. I’ve always been interested in a lot of different things, and I was able to pursue them at PLU, knowing that I would eventually have to set them aside to focus on paleontology. I took a lot of classes to do with art, writing and literature coursework. I also played tuba in the wind ensemble and the crazy pep band PLU had back then, known as “commando

believe that a person who has experienced and truly felt the magic of a Picasso painting or the emotional depth of a Beethoven symphony will become a more compassionate person with an expanded appreciation for what it means to be fully human.” Read Previous New work celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Reformation Read Next Three-time Grammy Award winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin joins the PLU Jazz Ensemble on stage LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the

. “His rehearsal style is a perfect balance of cutting edge pedagogy and inventive setup, sequencing, and scheduling,” Galante says. “His compositions are tailor-made for the Jazz Ensemble and he, seemingly effortlessly, showcases the strengths of the group.” And while Vianna enjoys the accolades his work has earned him, and the challenges it presents, his true passion is to help others. His mother, who learned to play the organ to fill a need for a musician at her church, told him music can do just

venues across the country. Wendy is also an in-demand church musician and choral singer, and sings with the finest professional ensembles in the city, including the Concert Chorale of New York, Voices of Ascension, Sacred Music in a Sacred Space, Vox Vocal Ensemble, and the New York Choral Artists. The Choral Artists perform regularly with the New York Philharmonic, and with them, Wendy has performed many of the major classical masterworks under the direction of such luminaries as Alan Gilbert

the summer and early fall, PLU Music faculty connected with peers and respected artists to arrange these unique connections. Our students had a whopping 63 opportunities this semester to listen to and collaborate with world class musicians and teachers. In this post we summarize just a few of the experiences for students involved in Wind and Brass, Trumpet Studio, Voice/Opera, Jazz Ensemble, and Music Education. As it looks like online learning will continue into Spring 2021, faculty are

been exposed to, and all the students I’ve met and exchanged ideas with have opened up my mind to a whole different way of thinking.” At PLU, Hughes immersed herself in campus life. She participated in theater and Dance Ensemble, held leadership roles in the Diversity Center and ASPLU, and spearheaded the first campus Caribbean Carnival in February 2006. The now-annual event showcases the dance, music and history of Trinidad and Tobago, provides an outlet for the program’s participants to

science you might end up writing code for software simulations of proteins, creating the next big video game, or developing a social application that connects people in new ways. The possibilities are limitless. Read Previous PLU Wind Ensemble: Musica Ignota Read Next Hope, a Pacific Lutheran University Christmas Concert COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three

involved in at PLU, I don’t think I would have been able to do that anywhere else. From my first year involvement in theatre and Dance Ensemble, to later International Senator of ASPLU and Diversity Advocate in the Diversity Center. I was allowed and encouraged to share my culture as I received tremendous support while spearheading PLU’s annual campus carnival. The Diversity Center has been my second home, as being a student leader has given me the great experience working with others, team building