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PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 28, 2023 February 28, 2023 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing and CommunicationsThe Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music and the Dick and Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies will host the PLU Weathermon Jazz Festival on Tuesday, March 21. The public is invited to the festival’s evening concert showcase featuring Aubrey Logan, the PLU Jazz Ensemble and PLU Jazz

is forgotten. Then along comes Mozart, a musical genius. Some would say a savant.” TicketsOctober 13 (Student Preview), October 14, 15, 21, 22 at 7:30pm and October 23 at 2pmBuySalieri is a devout Catholic and has prayed to God to become a famous composer. While he becomes well-known, when he hears the music of Mozart he understands that God is working through Mozart and not himself. To add insult to injury, he is the only person alive who understands Mozart’s music is far beyond what any

. Festive concessions will be available. Parking for the event is limited as classes are in session.Anton SchwartzTenor SaxophonistParking Download a printable campus parking pass.Parking Pass Read Previous ‘A Christmas Invitation’ broadcast Read Next PLU Chorale tours the southeast, uses music to make the world a better place 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

of choirs in these competitions each year, and clearly, we were considered among the best in 2015.” The Interkultur rankings are compiled yearly after the results of their many festivals are known. This comes after the Choir of the West won a first place and a gold certificate in the Mixed Choirs and Sacred Music categories in the Anton Bruckner Competition. “The ranking is certainly an attraction for prospective students to be able to sing in an ensemble of this caliber and participate in these

perform works from Clifton Williams, Franz Biebl, Leonard Bernstein, Frank Ticheli, and Percy Grainger. “The program was picked for a variety of audiences,” explains Ron Gerhardstein who is Associate Director of Bands at PLU.  “Most important are the high school students at our different stops along the route. I chose music that would appeal to them, including selections they might have played before (Clifton Williams – Caccia and Chorale, Frank Ticheli’s Amazing Grace, and Percy Grainger’s Shepherd’s

highlighted the talents of the students, faculty and alumni in the communication, art, music and theater departments. “We hope all of the events and all of the speakers attract a wide range of students,” said Sabrina Coady, co-chair of the planning committee. In the past, the event targeted only students and featured several speakers focused on communication and theater topics. This year, event organizers opted to reach out to both PLU and the surrounding community and encouraged alumni to attend. “PLU is

February 28, 2010 Raising awareness through song   By Chris Albert PLU students Emily Branch and Marina Pitassi found a way to creatively bring to light the realities of body image in the world today – write a song and make a music video. Then posted it on YouTube.com of course. PLU students bring awareness to body image issues through a song on YouTube. It may have started as just another assignment in Professor Colleen Hacker’s Physical Education 315 class, but soon it became an effort to

the MediaLab drone. Co-Director of Photography Hanna McCauley filming a cactus in the Arizona desert. Read Previous PLU’s Kinesiology Team takes third at national sports medicine knowledge bowl Read Next Recent Music and Theatre graduates share their experience at PLU LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic

chance to have a conversation. If you don’t know your roommate, that’s ok; ask questions about hobbies, music, sleeping and eating styles. If you end up with a roommate you requested, then you should be asking questions relevant to the new experience of living together. Living with an acquaintance or a friend requires just as much effort to create a positive living situation for both of you as it does with someone new! Guest Blogger: Dhaval Patel, Associate Director for Campus Life Operations Read

meadows, braving ice fields, and finally experiencing a climactic summit.” The piece was commissioned by Dr. Jeremy Marks at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was funded by consortium members of the Carolina Trombone Ensemble Project. The IWBC was founded in 1992 as an organization dedicated to provide opportunities and recognition for women brass musicians. IWBC supports musicians through competitions, commissioning new music for brass, hosting conferences, and publishing a newsletter