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Choir of the West receives high honors in global ranking Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 8, 2015 October 8, 2015 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach Manager The Choir of the West placed 6th in a global ranking of Mixed Collegiate Choirs and overall 25th in Choirs, according to the international organization, Interkultur. “This is a recognition where Choir of the West represents the university and our country well on the world stage,” says Richard Nance, Choir of the West director. “There are hundreds
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Simon Carrington to guest-conduct PLU’s Choir of the West Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 2, 2015 November 2, 2015 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerPacific Lutheran University’s Choir of the West will perform under the direction of Simon Carrington, one of the world’s foremost choral conductors, as the featured ensemble for the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) Conference, to be held in Portland, November 12-14. The choir will give Tacoma fans an opportunity to hear the
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Choir of the West 2019 Tour – United Kingdom and Germany Posted by: Kate Williams / April 30, 2019 April 30, 2019 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerVisits to some of United Kingdom’s most beautiful cities, concert exchanges with important chamber choirs around the world, and participation in a renowned choral competition are all features of the Choir of the West 2019 tour. The itinerary will include stops in Edinburgh, York, Cambridge, London, and Oxford. Choir of the West will share concert
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 17, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University was ranked one of the “Best 295 Business Schools” by the Princeton Review and named one of the best value colleges in Washington state by BestValueSchools.com. The Best 295 Business Schools rankings were created using a survey of…
of engagement with the larger world,” and its co-curricular media program, MediaLab, for its prolific, award-winning filmmaking over the last 9 years. PLU was also recently ranked in the Top 4 Percent of America’s Best Master’s Universities, was named a “Best Bang for the Buck” university by Washington Monthly and included in the “Best in the West” list compiled by The Princeton Review. PLU Named a ‘Best in the West’ University by The Princeton ReviewPLU named the leading distributor of
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 9, 2016)- Mosquitoes are pests to some, but for Rebekah Blakney ’12 they carry a wealth of information that can unlock solutions to global health issues. Now with the outbreak of the Zika virus, that’s as important as ever. Blakney isn’t at…
contributing to work that aims to educate and inform people about infectious diseases. The third-generation Pacific Lutheran University graduate conducts backyard surveillance of mosquitoes in Atlanta, where she works as a field manager at Emory University. Her team collects and identifies the insects, working in and outside the lab studying the spread of West Nile virus. Blakney said it was PLU’s commitment to global citizenship, social justice and environmental conservation that helped her discover her
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The Choir of the West: PLU’s Premier Choral Ensemble Keeps Particularly Busy Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 7, 2014 Image: Dr. Richard Nance, left, conducts a Choir of the West rehearsal on Nov. 3, 2014. (Photo: Shunying Wang ’15) November 7, 2014 By Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker It’s an especially busy—and newsy—year for PLU’s renowned Choir of the West, including the return of Dr. Richard Nance, Director of Choral Activities and conductor of the choir
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The Choir of the West: PLU’s Premier Choral Ensemble Keeps Particularly Busy Posted by: Marcom Web Team / November 6, 2014 Image: Members of PLU’s Choir of the West pose in Red Square in October 2014. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 6, 2014 Conductor Dr. Richard Nance Returns From Sabbatical to a Full Schedule of Performances and ToursBy Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 7, 2014)—It’s an especially busy—and newsy—year for PLU’s renowned
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PLU Named a ‘Best in the West’ University by The Princeton Review Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 7, 2015 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 7, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 7, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University is one of the best colleges in the West, according to The Princeton Review. Only 125 colleges in 15 Western states made the education-services company’s 2016 list of recommended institutions. In its profile of PLU, The Princeton
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PLU Rises to 11th in the West in 2023 U.S. News Rankings Posted by: Zach Powers / September 14, 2022 Image: PLU students Isabella Daltoso ’23 (left) and Jenny Kamimura ’24 (right). September 14, 2022 By Zach Powers ‘10Marketing and CommunicationsPLU climbed three spots, from 14th to 11th, in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best regional universities in the West. PLU was one of only three Pacific Northwest universities ranked in the top 12 of the highly competitive category
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Choir of the West, University Chorale, and University Wind Ensemble Spring Conference Appearances Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 15, 2022 Image: Spokane skyline, where Choir of the West and University Chorale will be performing February 15, 2022 Three PLU music ensembles will take their performances to venues near and far next month. Two vocal groups, Choir of the West and University Chorale, are traveling to Spokane to perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2022
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