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Responsibilities Applied Saxophone Lessons, Coaches Chamber Ensembles Biography Praised by the Tacoma News Tribune for his “effortless lyricism” as well as his “smooth tone and fluid virtuosity,” saxophonist Erik Steighner has performed with ensembles including the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Federal Way Symphony, the Northwest Sinfonietta, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the San Antonio Symphony, and Symphony Tacoma. Steighner teaches at Pacific Lutheran University and Tacoma Community College

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pandemic. She serves as Principal Cello of the Northwest Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra and Bellevue Philharmonic. Mara has performed with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Cornish Chamber Series, the Silsbee Piano Trio, the Seattle International Music Festival, the Governor’s Chamber Music Series, the Bacchus Trio, the Fear No Music Twentieth Century Ensemble, and the Paley Music Festival in France. She has appeared regularly with the Music of Remembrance series since

prevention. I have lived and worked in the Pacific Northwest my entire career. I have been married to my husband Mike for 27 years and have two grown daughters that all are the light of my life! I love the beach, hiking, and fresh cut flowers.

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Orchestra, Tacoma Symphony, Spokane Symphony, Northwest Sinfonietta, and Eugene Symphony with whom she performed the Mater Gloriosa in the Oregon premiere of Mahler’s 8th Symphony. Other favorite roles in the symphonic repertoire include Verdi’s Requiem, Poulenc’s Gloria, Brahms’ Requiem, and Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. Her recent opera roles have been Madame Lidoine in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Lia in Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue, Elisabetta in Don Carlo, Countess Almaviva

, Massenet’s Werther, Poulenc’s Les Dialogues des Carmélites, Puccini’s Tosca, and Previn’s A Streetcar named Desire. James has also directed regularly for Pacific Northwest Opera in productions such as Carmen, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, La Boheme, and Mefistofele. Brown also directed for Seattle Opera’s Education and Outreach productions of Il Barbiere di Siviglia and The Magic Flute. Other productions in Washington State include Don Carlo and La Boheme for Bellevue Opera and a critically acclaimed production

Memberships/Organizations National Association of Teachers of Singing Early Music America Biography Soprano Holly Boaz enjoys a varied career in opera, oratorio, chamber music, and small ensembles. Career highlights include appearances with Seattle Symphony, Symphony Tacoma, Hartford Symphony, Seattle Opera, Pacific MusicWorks, Music of Remembrance, the Russian Chamber Music Foundation, Vancouver Early Music Festival, Connecticut Opera, The Aspen Music Festival, the Emerald Ensemble, Early Music Tacoma

Michael Plagerman Lecturer - Organ Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: plagermr@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Bachelor of Music, Pacific Lutheran University (summa cum laude) Master of Sacred Music, Organ, University of Notre Dame Master of Fine Arts, Cornell Biography Michael Plagerman is an active recitalist and church music director, having performed and held positions across the Northwest, Midwest, and East Coast. He holds a B.M. from Pacific Lutheran University (summa cum laude), a

Elizabeth Landis Lecturer - Harp Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: elizabeth.landis@plu.edu Biography Biography Elizabeth Landis is a much sought-after harpist in the greater Seattle and Tacoma area. As a concert harpist she serves as principal harpist of Symphony Tacoma and Northwest Sinfonietta, among others. She’s performed professionally with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Opera, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, Harrisburg Symphony