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other hundreds of hit songs that have made Beyoncé a worldwide music icon. But it was just one of the questions students tackled in the Women’s and Gender Studies course titled Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory. “The general premise of the course is to think about Beyoncé as a social, political and cultural figure through the lens of black feminist theory,” said Jennifer Smith, PLU’s first dean for inclusive excellence. Smith co-taught the class with PLU’s Center for Gender Equity Outreach and

opportunities for the participants to share social interaction, and the choirs will be paired to perform evening concerts in venues around the Allgäu region (Bavaria). The Choir of the West is the premier choral ensemble at PLU. The choir’s 31 members represent various academic disciplines and are selected through a rigorous audition. The ensemble has gained recognition as one of the most outstanding collegiate choruses in the United States, and regularly appears at important professional choral music

building and enhancing our community through the study, practice and understanding of artistic expression. Housing the departments of Art & Design, Communication & Theatre, and Music — and presenting more than 250 events each season — SOAC combines the best practices of liberal arts education and exploration with the values and benefits of applied and professional study. SOAC offers several artistic achievement awards to talented students in Art & Design, Dance, Forensics (Speech & Debate), Music and

Advice for first-year students: Build a support system We are counting down the days until students are back on campus. Posted by: mhines / August 11, 2023 August 11, 2023 Check out this great advice for first-year students from Megan Barnhouse ’23. Read Previous PLU music major Jack Burrows ’25 awarded first place at national singing competition Read Next Major Minute: Dual-Degree Engineering LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024

who is pictured in the middle, took the stage this summer for Seattle Opera’s production of ‘Porgy and Bess.’ (Photo courtesy of the Seattle Opera) Amy Van Mechelen ’08 had just finished up her master’s degree in music at Colorado State University and had moved back to the Tacoma area. She auditioned for the chorus of Porgy and Bess,and didn’t think she’d get a part. But she did. And she was surprised by how much work the chorus had on stage.“The chorus is on the stage almost all the time and is

Elliott Cobbs, contacted PLU’s Choir of the West Conductor Richard Nance in Spring 2012 about doing a collaborative performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. “Paul had heard about the quality of our choral program, and approached me about putting together the choir. I have long been interested in our choirs performing a work with the youth symphony–sort of a ‘music as a life-long vocation’ project,” Nance said. After the dates were set with the Tacoma Youth Symphony and Everett Philharmonic Orchestra

will be broadcast on Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day in the Greater Seattle and in Oregon television markets. For almost 90 years PLU’s Christmas concerts have served as a touring showcase of PLU’s prestigious music department, featuring performances by the Choir of the West, University Chorale and the University Symphony Orchestra. This year will be the first time the production will be broadcast, thanks to a partnership between PLU and Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Public Broadcasting

Holocaust Studies, said. “To be Jewish in Poland, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, meant experiencing both the highs of cultural life and the absolute low of persecution and discrimination, culminating in the world’s most notorious genocide, the Holocaust.” The conference will attempt to cover what Jewish life was like throughout pre-WWII, during the war, and the postwar developments. Attendees will enjoy Klezmer music by the band Kesselgarden. Kesselgarden is a traditional band playing Eastern

, they are better prepared to actually walk through that door. It’s a conscious thought to do this. Our name is Seed Internships —  but it’s much more than just getting the internship. Read more stories from the Fall 2022 issue of ResoLute Magazine. Read Previous Camp Songs: PLU music majors produce free music camp for Parkland students Read Next Saving the World with a Starship COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

, Alaska in a close Filipino family. He grew up playing music and initially thought he would pursue it as a career. It was his love of music that brought him to Pacific Lutheran University. “I saw that PLU had an awesome music program, so I was like ‘Yeah, I think I’m going to PLU,’ ” he said. “But then I decided to change my major to computer science because I just realized that I like making games and websites. For some reason, sitting down at the computer and typing stuff out and seeing it rendered