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University Jazz Ensemble while teaching classes in jazz composition, arranging and functional jazz piano. Jazz students at PLU will take her masterclass with a focus on band, composition and arranging for jazz. www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/faculty/patty_darling Read Previous Faculty Feature: Dr. Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Activities Read Next Introducing New Music Faculty Kate Olson LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from

 Dec. 4 | 8 p.m. | Lagerquist | Tickets The University Singers and Men’s Chorus present an intimate musical journey through the season, framed in the format of the traditional Lessons and Carols. Come hear biblical readings, songs both familiar and new, and even participate in singing a few of the carols with the choirs! Richard Nance conducts the Men’s Chorus; Brian Galante conducts the University Singers. The performance also features Paul Tegels, organist. A Christmas Invitation  Dec. 5, 6, 11

,” Mathews writes. “And, importantly, these expressions help us to understand how it is possible for the survivor to persevere, perhaps even to flourish, in spite of the trauma that shadows their early lives.” Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time” was premiered during World War II in Stalag VIII-A, a prisoner-of-war camp in Görlitz, Germany, outdoors and in the rain, on January 15, 1941. Written and performed during their internment, Messiaen performed on piano with musicians he met on the journey to

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

currently performing in Seattle Opera’s production of Verdi’s Il Trovatore; as well as PLU Voice Faculty member Marlette Buchanan, soprano. PLU Faculty member Sheila Bristow, piano, was the competition accompanist.Three winners were announced. Marissa Moultrie, soprano, was awarded first place, receiving $1,000, a trip to the east coast to watch Angela in performance, and a voice coaching/lesson from Ms. Meade. Marissa Moultrie is a senior at PLU, completing her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance

: I have two majors, in environmental studies and theatre, and a minor in Hispanic studies. I’m also taking a PLUS Year. How do your majors interact with each other? Ruggeri: PLU’s liberal arts program really encourages us to connect our studies. You see great examples of political theater with “Hamilton,” for example. My political science and environmental studies inform how I create active political and social change with theatre. The storytelling lessons learned from theater help me share why

storytelling lessons learned from theatre help me share why we need policy that leads to change. In campaigning, we tell people stories about how policies can affect everyday life, a skill I developed in theatre. “Normalcy” [our climate-themed musical] used all three of my majors. Knapp: When I tell people those are my majors, they get confused if they’re not involved in the fields. “Why those two?” I wasn’t planning on integrating environmental studies into my college experience until the summer after

: I have two majors, in environmental studies and theatre, and a minor in Hispanic studies. I’m also taking a PLUS Year. How do your majors interact with each other? Ruggeri: PLU’s liberal arts program really encourages us to connect our studies. You see great examples of political theatre with “Hamilton,” for example. My political science and environmental studies inform how I create active political and social change with theatre. The storytelling lessons learned from theatre help me share why

PLU Psychology student/faculty collaboration Posted by: Marcom Web Team / January 31, 2020 January 31, 2020 By Jon GraheProfessor, Dept. of PsychologyAmber Matteson, PLU Senior Psychology, Physics Double Major and Psi Chi Vice President recently taught herself the R statistics program while serving as a Teaching Apprentice to help PLU Psychology learn R better. This January, she was the sole instructor for a three-part workshop that led four faculty (shown here) through a series of lessons she

Karen Marquez ’22 aspires to help her community through her studies Posted by: vcraker / June 22, 2022 Image: Karen Marquez ’22, a social work major who will graduate soon sits by the library ( PLU Photo/John Froschauer) June 22, 2022 Karen Marquez ‘22 is a senior social work major with minors in Hispanic studies and criminal justice. Marquez is a heritage speaker of Spanish, and has a deep love for languages, culture, and diversity. She hopes to use her degree and the skills she is learning at