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bearing, with vocal endowments to match,” lyric mezzo-soprano Soon Cho is an Associate Professor of Voice at Pacific Lutheran University. Dr. Cho is a sought-after clinician, conducting master classes at institutions such as San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Ithaca College, Florida State University, and various Schmidt Vocal Competitions annually. Dr. Cho is a member of the summer teaching faculty at the Brancaleoni International Music Festival in Italy, and Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival in

Janeanne Houston Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: houstojc@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.northwestartists.org/jh.html Professional Biography Education B.A., Vocal Performance, Ottawa University Biography A versatile artist, Janeanne Houston has sung the major oratorios from Bach to Verdi, and many symphonic, contemporary works, world premieres, and operas. She has been a soloist with Seattle Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Northwest Chamber

songs have been performed across the U.S. and in Germany and France. Her chamber and symphonic music has been performed by the Almeda Trio, the Amici Quartet, the Delgani Quartet, Concert Black, the Fairbanks Arts Festival Symphony, the University of Minnesota Symphony, and the Hiram String Symphony. She received a Foreign Language Area Studies grant to study advanced Norwegian in Oslo; an American Scandinavian Foundation creative artist grant; and a Swedish intercultural exchange grant as a

articles published by peer-reviewed journals in Mexico, Colombia and the U.S. Ricardo is Curator of Art and Music at Lakewold Gardens, sits on the board of Early Music Seattle, and curates Orquesta Northwest’s Latino Chamber Music Festival in Seattle every Fall.

articles published by peer-reviewed journals in Mexico, Colombia and the U.S. Ricardo is Curator of Art and Music at Lakewold Gardens, sits on the board of Early Music Seattle, and curates Orquesta Northwest’s Latino Chamber Music Festival in Seattle every Fall.

he studied with Dr. Janet Galván. He taught at Clear Lake High School for four years in his hometown of Houston, TX after graduating from Oklahoma City University with his Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance with Dr. Randi von Ellefson and Judith Willoughby. His ensembles have sung with the Houston Symphony, Houston Chamber Choir, at Carnegie Hall, on the balcony of the Colorado State Capitol for the inauguration of Governor Jared Polis, and alongside RuPaul’s Drag

soloist with the Tacoma Symphony, Northwest Sinfonietta, Bremerton Symphony, Orchestra Seattle, the Yakima Symphony, the Olympia Chamber Orchestra and the Kirkland Chorale Society.  Her latest concert repertoire includes Mozart’s Exsultate, Jubilate motet, Orff’s Carmina Burana, praised as “ meltingly lovely” by The Kitsap Sun, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s The Creation, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, B Minor Mass and Coffee Cantata, Respighi’s Laud to the Nativity and as well as the world premier of

undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics and statistics.  In his not-so-copious spare time, Professor Stuart sings chamber music, cooks Mediterranean food, hikes, and herds cats. Interests Sings chamber music Cooks Mediterranean food Hikes Herding cats

Philharmonic, Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, and with the Lyric Brass at PLU.  He studied tuba performance with Ron Munson in Seattle, Steve Call at Brigham Young University, and Gary Ofenloch at the University of Utah.  Before coming home to the Pacific Northwest, Paul was Principal Tuba of the Boise Philharmonic and played frequently with the Utah Symphony.  He performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician and has been soloist with the Boise Philharmonic, Tacoma Symphony, and Lyric Brass.

Brian Galante Associate Dean, School of Music, Theatre & Dance; Director of Choral Studies; Professor of Music he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7603 Email: galante@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 206 (Music Office) Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: https://galantemusic.com/ Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Director of Choral Studies Conductor, Choir of the West Education D.M.A., Choral Conducting, University of North Texas, 2008