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  • PLU’s Choir of the West and KammerMusikere Orchestra toured Germany and France this past summer with great success. The two groups – sometimes playing together, other times apart – performed numerous concerts at beautiful locations such as the Cathedral at Chartres and the Luxembourg Gardens…

    Student Musicians Charm European Audiences Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / September 21, 2011 September 21, 2011 PLU’s Choir of the West and KammerMusikere Orchestra toured Germany and France this past summer with great success. The two groups – sometimes playing together, other times apart – performed numerous concerts at beautiful locations such as the Cathedral at Chartres and the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. In addition, the Choir of the West made a special stop at the Harmonie Festival in

  • Join us in one of the most beloved holiday traditions in the Northwest, as The Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra present our annual Christmas concert, Winter Rose . Works by Gerald Finzi, Herbert Howells, Michael Praetorius and others, mixed with…

    Concert web streaming of PLU’s annual Christmas Concert, Winter Rose Posted by: Kate Williams / December 14, 2018 December 14, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerJoin us in one of the most beloved holiday traditions in the Northwest, as The Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra present our annual Christmas concert, Winter Rose. Works by Gerald Finzi, Herbert Howells, Michael Praetorius and others, mixed with traditional carols and seasonal favorites to

  • Join us in one of the most beloved holiday traditions in the Northwest, as The Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra present our annual Christmas concert, Gloria . Works by Gustav Holst, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Randol Bass will be mixed with…

    Concert web streaming of PLU’s annual Christmas Concert, Gloria Posted by: Kate Williams / December 6, 2017 December 6, 2017 Join us in one of the most beloved holiday traditions in the Northwest, as The Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra present our annual Christmas concert, Gloria. Works by Gustav Holst, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Randol Bass will be mixed with traditional carols and seasonal favorites as we celebrate the glory, hope, and peace of the

  • Christmas at PLU this year was extra special. The 2015 concert program featured the world premiere of critically acclaimed composer J.A.C. Redford’s  A Christmas Invitation , composed for PLU’s Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra. Opera star Angela Meade ’01 joined…

    A Christmas Invitation – Photo Recap Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 13, 2016 January 13, 2016 Christmas at PLU this year was extra special. The 2015 concert program featured the world premiere of critically acclaimed composer J.A.C. Redford’s A Christmas Invitation, composed for PLU’s Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra. Opera star Angela Meade ’01 joined us for the 125th anniversary celebration performance and last but not least, A Christmas Invitation

  • Join us Saturday, November 9 at 8 PM as the Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union presents Mozart’s Requiem in Lagerquist Concert Hall. PLU’s Choral Union is one of the outstanding community choruses in the United States. The choir was established in 1984 to create a…

    PLU’s Choral Union presents Mozart’s Requiem Posted by: Reesa Nelson / November 1, 2019 November 1, 2019 By Reesa NelsonMarketing & Communications ManagerJoin us Saturday, November 9 at 8 PM as the Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union presents Mozart’s Requiem in Lagerquist Concert Hall. PLU’s Choral Union is one of the outstanding community choruses in the United States. The choir was established in 1984 to create a university ensemble that would bring together singers from the community

  • Don’t miss one of the most beloved holiday traditions in the Pacific Northwest, as the Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra present our annual Christmas concerts. This year’s theme, Winter Rose , features performances of works by Gerald Finzi, Herbert Howells,…

    A PLU Christmas, Winter Rose Posted by: Kate Williams / November 12, 2018 November 12, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerDon’t miss one of the most beloved holiday traditions in the Pacific Northwest, as the Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra present our annual Christmas concerts. This year’s theme, Winter Rose, features performances of works by Gerald Finzi, Herbert Howells, Michael Praetorius and others, mixed with traditional carols and seasonal

  • Listen to the June 17th program of “Pipedreams” from “American Public Media” called “All That Jazz.” One of the pieces included in the program is David Deacon-Joyner’s composition “Un poco Bud” that was recorded in November of 2008 at the 10th anniversary concert of the…

    at the 10th anniversary concert of the Lagerquist Organ. https://pipedreams.publicradio.org/listings/2019/1924/   Read Previous Choir of the West 2019 Tour – United Kingdom and Germany Read Next Shining a Light on Female-Identifying Jazz Composers 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

  • Pacific Lutheran University’s professor and choral conductor, Richard Nance, was named the winner of The American Prize for 2013. Richard Nance is the Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University where he has worked since 1992. At PLU, Nance conducts the Choir of the…

    Pacific Lutheran University where he has worked since 1992. At PLU, Nance conducts the Choir of the West, Choral Union, and teaches classes in choral conducting. Nance holds bachelors and masters degrees from West Texas State University and the Doctor of Musical Arts from Arizona State University. He has studied conducting with Hugh Sanders, Douglas McEwen and David Stocker, and composition with Joseph Nelson and Randall Shinn. Nance is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association

  • Save the date to see our Christmas concert broadcast To bring PLU’s 125th anniversary year to a spectacular close, PLU’s annual Christmas concert “A Christmas Invitation” will be broadcast into homes on Christmas and Christmas Eve in the Seattle, Tacoma and the greater Portland area…

    ‘A Christmas Invitation’ broadcast Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 8, 2015 Image: PLU Christmas featuring Angela Meade with the Choir of the West, the University Chorale and the University Orchestra at PLU on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) December 8, 2015 Save the date to see our Christmas concert broadcastTo bring PLU’s 125th anniversary year to a spectacular close, PLU’s annual Christmas concert “A Christmas Invitation” will be broadcast into homes on Christmas and

  • On Friday, March 6, PLU’s Regency Voices ensemble presents two musical realizations from Debussy and Sullivan of the iconic story of the Prodigal Son as part of the 2015 SOAC Focus series on perspective. The concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall, features Janeanne Houston, soprano,  James…

    Tegels, organ, and PLU’s Choir of the West directed by Richard Nance. The idea of perspective is explored through two compositional views of the Prodigal’s humility in his return: Debussy with piano, and Arthur Sullivan’s oratorio, performed with organ and Choir of the West. The two versions give the same perspective from different compositional voices. Jim Brown, director, explains the differences. “Sullivan (of Gilbert & Sullivan fame) is a real Victorian era compositional voice. There are moments