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Jessica Robins Milanese Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: milanejc@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education B.M., University of Colorado Responsibilities Applied Voice Lessons Biography Award-winning soprano Jessica Robins Milanese recent performances include the world premier of the song cycle, Turns of a Girl; a work composed for Ms. Milanese by Northwest composer, Huntley Beyer. This piece debuted in Seattle with Orchestra Seattle under

Miho Takekawa Lecturer - Percussion Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: takekama@plu.edu Office Location:Mary Baker Russell Music Center - Room 323 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Percussion Performance, University of Washington M.M., University of Washington M.Ed., Kunitachi School of Music, Tokyo B.M., Kunitachi School of Music, Tokyo Responsibilities Applied Percussion Lessons, Directs Steel Pan Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble Biography Dr

Anna Jensen Lecturer - Double Bass Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: jensenak@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.doublebassbridge.com/ Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Double Bass Performance, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2007 M.M., Double Bass Performance, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004 B.M., Double Bass Performance, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, 2000 Responsibilities Applied Double Bass Lessons Biography Growing up in a

Korine Fujiwara Visiting Instructor of Music, Strings, and Composition she/her Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: korine.fujiwara@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: //www.korinefujiwara.com Professional Biography Education M.M., The Juilliard School B.M., Northwestern University School of Music Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Violin Viola Composition Responsibilities Applied Violin, Viola, and Composition Lessons Biography Montana native Korine Fujiwara is a founding

Greg Youtz Professor Emeritus Blog: https://gregoryyoutz.wordpress.com Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 1984-2023 Education D.M.A., Composition, University of Michigan, 1987 M.M., Composition, University of Michigan, 1982 B.A./B.M., Music/Composition, University of Washington, 1980 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Music Composition Responsibilities Applied Composition Lessons; Director of Composers’ Forum; teaches Music and Culture, Analyzing Music, Making

of Vocal Studies, Teaches Applied Voice Lessons, Vocal Pedagogy, Solo Vocal Literature, Diction, Directs Opera Production/Workshop Accolades Production Grant from the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music in New York, NY Regency Scholarship Grant, Pacific Lutheran University Biography James Brown enjoys an eclectic career of singing, teaching, stage direction and conducting. James is the Chair of Vocal Studies at Pacific Lutheran University where he directs the opera and oversees a large voice program

., Horn Performance, Pacific Lutheran University, 2004 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise French Horn Horn Choir Ear Training Classes Music Appreciation Classes Responsibilities Applied French Horn Lessons, directs Horn Choir, teaches Ear Training and Music Appreciation courses, member of the Lyric Brass Quintet and Camas Wind Quintet Accolades Three Unaccompanied Pieces for Solo Horn (2005). Three pieces for unaccompanied horn that feature several extended techniques: I. Transcension, II. Song, III

, 1989 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Strings Violin Responsibilities Chair, Stringed Instruments; Applied Violin Lessons; Director String Kaleidoscope, Member Regency String Quartet Accolades Mellon Grant (2019) for course development in New Media (shared with multiple faculty) Wang Center Award for development of International Education (2018) Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award Recipient 2015-2016, Pacific Lutheran University Regency Advancement Award Recipient 2006-2007, Pacific

Books Environmental Ethics and Uncertainty: Wrestling with Wicked Problems, with Dr. Whitney A. Bauman (Routledge 2019) : View Book The Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists (Georgetown University Press 2017) : View Book An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism: Ecology, Virtue, and Ethics co-authored with Kathryn D. Blanchard (Baylor University Press 2014) : View Book Inherited Land: The Changing Grounds of Religion and Ecology co-edited with Dr. Whitney A

. Selected Presentations Leahy, J., Lopez, Y., & Martin, N., An Examination of the HeartMath Educational Program in Improving Socioemotional Health, NW ACSM, Portland, OR. (2023) Martin, N., Building up Youth in Sport, Association for Applied Sport Psychology NW Regional Conference, Seattle, WA. (2022) Schmick, A., & Martin, N., Assessing Student Knowledge and Incorporation of Smart Technology into Daily Physical Activity, Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Convention, Pheonix, AZ. (2016