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Simon Carrington to guest-conduct PLU’s Choir of the West https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2015/11/02/simon-carrington-to-guest-conduct-plus-choir-of-the-west/

Previous Choir of the West receives high honors in global ranking Read Next PLU Opera ushers you into the dark underworld 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 Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media

PLU to present US premiere of St. Matthew Passion as part of larger “Passion Week” event https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2016/01/14/plu-to-present-the-us-premiere-of-new-st-matthew-passion-as-part-of-larger-passion-week-event/

Lagerquist Concert Hall and Eastvold Auditorium are streamed on our website. (Some exceptions apply.)Tune in March 23 Read Previous A Christmas Invitation – Photo Recap Read Next PLU Wind Ensemble tours eastern Washington and Portland, Oregon 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 Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024

Preparation, organization, punctuality and respect is how Barry Johnson leads his singing, teaching https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2017/12/06/preparation-organization-punctuality-and-respect-is-how-barry-johnson-leads-his-singing-teaching-and-directing-in-the-plu-music-department/

dedication and desire to succeed. I also love the growth that I see in students throughout their PLU careers. Any fun facts about you? I love to go crabbing with my family. Read Previous University Choral Union presents Gioachino Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle” Read Next Concert web streaming of PLU’s annual Christmas Concert, Gloria 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

Lark Powers https://www.plu.edu/music/staff/lark-powers/

the University of Colorado Boulder and holds three Master’s degrees—in piano, harpsichord and theory pedagogy—and a graduate performance diploma in piano, all from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Her undergraduate studies took place at the University of the Pacific, where she was the recipient of a prestigious Presser Award and earned her degree summa cum laude. Following her studies at UOP, Lark lived in France for three years where she attended the Conservatoire

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Professor coaching at Olympics again https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/07/14/professor-coaching-at-olympics-again/

July 14, 2008 Professor coaching at Olympics again For Colleen Hacker, being on the coaching staff of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Field Hockey Team brings her professional and athletic careers full circle. It also marks the fourth time the PLU professor of movement studies and wellness has been on the coaching staff of a U.S. Olympic Team.“It really is quite exciting,” Hacker said. “One Olympic experience is rare, but this upcoming games is historic on many levels.” Field hockey is really where

Diplomat explores Jewish-German relations https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2009/02/02/diplomat-explores-jewish-german-relations/

General of Germany (based in San Francisco) Rolf Schuette talk about Jewish-German relations at PLU. In addition to years of education and experience as a diplomat, before taking the San Francisco post in 2005, Schuette spent a sabbatical year as a Visiting Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C., the American Jewish Committee in New York and the Institute of European Studies in Berkeley. Some of his experience also includes work in Israel. “The Holocaust is still the

Alum challenges ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2010/11/01/alum-challenges-a%C2%80%C2%98dona%C2%80%C2%99t-ask-dona%C2%80%C2%99t-tella%C2%80%C2%99/

my old professors [in the Nursing and Women’s And Gender Studies],” she said. “At the trial, PLU was very well represented.” Read Previous Oil Literacy panel Read Next Crime of My Very Existence 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 PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in

Student Composition Wins Statewide Competition https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/10/15/student-composition-wins-statewide-competition/

opening of the concert, and I wanted it to be exciting.” At PLU, Whatley is principal bass in the University Symphony Orchestra and spends the bulk of his time practicing, writing and performing classical pieces. As a student of composition, he has participated in composers forums, represented the department in the National Association of Schools of Music concerts and has had works published in the student arts publication Saxifrage. After graduation, Whatley plans to pursue graduate studies in

Psychology Department’s Colloquium Series Brings Prominent Scholars to PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/11/09/psychology-departments-colloquium-series-brings-prominent-scholars-to-plu/

the few experts in the field of adult development and aging. Schaie spoke at PLU in 2012, when he presented on the Seattle Longitudinal Study, one of the most extensive psychological studies of how people develop through adulthood. Previous Psychology Colloquium speakers during the 2014-15 academic year have included Philip Watkins of Eastern Washington University and Kalim Gonzales of Guangdong University in Guangzhou, China. Read Previous The Choir of the West: PLU’s Premier Choral Ensemble

PLU Event Shows Solidarity For 43 Missing Student Teachers https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/11/12/plu-event-shows-solidarity-for-43-missing-student-teachers/

. 14. Where: Regency Room, Anderson University Center, Pacific Lutheran University. Admission: Free and open to the public. Mexico is one of PLU’s “Gateway” countries, and the university has had a program in Oaxaca for approximately 10 years, said PLU Professor of Hispanic Studies Dr. Tamara R. Williams, Executive Director of PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education. “Over 100 Lutes have graduated from the program, many of whom now serve the Latino community in the U.S. or have secured jobs overseas