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Vocal Master Classes in Spring 2021 Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 17, 2021 February 17, 2021 Dr. James L. Brown, Professor of Music and Chair of Vocal Studies has announced the list of vocal and musical talents who will be working with voice students during Spring Semester. The presenters will be: Audrey Luna, star soprano who set a world record for highest note ever performed at the Met! Luna won a Grammy Award in 2014 for Best Opera Recording of Thomas Adès’s opera The Tempest. She sings

Three-time Grammy Award winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin joins the PLU Jazz Ensemble on stage Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 24, 2017 Image: Jazz Ensemble at PLU, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 24, 2017 Musician, Composer, Educator The public is invited to a concert featuring the Rogers High School Jazz Band, the Pacific Lutheran University Jazz Ensemble and Jeff Coffin on Wednesday, April 19 at 8 p.m. in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts on the PLU

Preparation, organization, punctuality and respect is how Barry Johnson leads his singing, teaching and directing in the PLU music department Posted by: Kate Williams / December 6, 2017 December 6, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerBarry Johnson has performed in over 25 roles in the Seattle and Tacoma Operas, while also teaching voice and opera lessons at PLU for over 20 years. Today, you can find him teaching full-time to music students at PLU. What is your background? I was born and

Metropolitan Opera singer offers masterclass to faculty-nominated students Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 21, 2016 April 21, 2016 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerWhen a Metropolitan Opera singer visits campus, you take note. Alfred Walker, who has performed in star roles all over the world, is offering a masterclass on May 10 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 306. PLU student singers, nominated by PLU voice faculty, include Christian Hinrichsen, Nathan Robe

the summer and early fall, PLU Music faculty connected with peers and respected artists to arrange these unique connections. Our students had a whopping 63 opportunities this semester to listen to and collaborate with world class musicians and teachers. In this post we summarize just a few of the experiences for students involved in Wind and Brass, Trumpet Studio, Voice/Opera, Jazz Ensemble, and Music Education. As it looks like online learning will continue into Spring 2021, faculty are

PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition Cassio Vianna, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies, has been awarded a grant to write a 4-movement suite entitled Invisible Garden, that blends jazz, chamber music and Brazilian music. Posted by: Liza Conboy / April 18, 2024 Image: Jazz Under the Stars featuring Vianna/Bergeron Brazilian Quintet with Cassio Vianna on piano at PLU, Thursday

. Black music makers not only had a means to make a reasonable living, but also had the means to be a public voice for personal and community cultural expression. By the beginning of the twentieth century, African-American music represented by ragtime, blues, jazz, and popular song was pulling the American cultural mainstream away from European influence. No one was more aware of this than Europeans themselves, who were captivated by the lively exoticism of this music that had risen from its societal

Quintet, and Regency Jazz Ensemble – along with members of the voice, keyboard, and instrumental faculty. Repertoire was selected with PLU’s history in mind. “This is a special occasion. It’s first and foremost a celebration of the Inauguration of President Krise, and also a rare gathering of PLU faculty artists with a program featuring music with wide appeal,” Jim Brown, chair of vocal studies, says. “It’s a great opportunity for us to showcase our wonderful music faculty.” Svend Rønning, chair of

, Flute, French Horn, Guitar (Classical or Jazz), Harp, Oboe, Organ, Piano, Percussion (Band/Orchestra), Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, Violin Voice Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Other Areas of Interest Composition, Jazz, Music Education I want to audition to be a Music major. Can my scholarship audition count for this? The Music Department requires an Entrance Audition to be admitted into the degree. This audition normally occurs at the end of the semester in which you declare your degree

September 1, 2011 Book project gives voice to the past The memories of 60 years of the School of Nursing are being brought together for a book, being released this fall. The book examines the history of the school, the people who make up its pulse and personal perspectives from alumni. In it, the journey of a growing institution is captured and the memories of the people who are called to lives of care and service are recalled. The School of Nursing has alumni that serve in all corners of the