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Religious Studies from Duke University in 2006. Professor Graber works on religion and violence and inter-religious encounters in American prisons and on the American frontier. Her first book, The Furnace of Affliction: Prisons and Religion in Antebellum America, explores the intersection of church and state during the founding of the nation’s first prisons. Her latest book, The Gods of Indian Country: Religion and the Struggle for the American West, considers religious transformations among Kiowa
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Rejoice & Sing Choir of the West, University Chorale, University Singers – Richard Sparks and Richard Nance, Conductors Steeped in rich tradition, the PLU Christmas Festival Celebrations are held each year before enthusiastic crowds in Seattle, Portland and on the campus of PLU. We are proud of this new recording made to capture the seasonal beauty of PLU’s choral excellence. Featured is the premiere recording of the wonderful composition Hodie Christus natus est, composed by our own Dr
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Rachmaninoff's Vespers Choir of the West – Richard Sparks, Director Vespers is a masterpiece that combines Sergei Rachmaninoff’s own deep faith, his talents as a composer and centuries-old traditions from the Russian Orthodox church. Experience this wonderful master work, not just for its purely musical virtues, but for its expression of the spiritual life of one of the world’s great traditions. It was recorded in the richly reverberant acoustics of Lagerquist Concert Hall in the Mary Baker
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slightly and resting on hips. There are also two bumps on the stomach of the figure, which represent the piercings that men fill with wood in order to create these distinct bumps. Additionally, the ankles of the figure have bands of metal adorning them (11 on the right, 10 on the left). (Evans-Pritchard, 9) Woodcarving among the Bongo is a dying tradition. When Fr. S Santandrea went to Africa to study the Bongo society in the mid-1900s he noted that he only found two grave posts and that they were of
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stories of those who have been forgotten. Work for the course includes individual essays, creative group projects, and community engagement through a visit to a food bank. French 204/404: Quoi de neuf? New Trends in Francophone Popular Culture – GE, IT This course explores the emerging trends and contemporary manifestations of popular culture in Francophone Africa and the diasporas. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students will critically examine various forms of popular culture, including
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Business Schools. The Review also ranked PLU’s business school as one of the Best in the West. “We recommend Pacific Lutheran University as one of the best institutions a student could attend to earn a business school degree,” said Robert Frank, Princeton Review senior vice president of publications. “We chose the schools we profile in this book based on our high regard for their academic programs and our reviews of institutional data we collect from the schools.” The Princeton Review’s survey asks
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) Best of the West, 2013, first place (explanatory reporting) C.B. Blethen Award, 2011, second place (investigative reporting) Biography Award-winning investigative journalist and editor for The Tacoma News Tribune Interests Chess Shakespeare
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In Praise of the Nativity Choir of the West, University Chorale, Singers, & Men’s Chorus, Trinity Handbell Ensemble – Richard Sparks, Richard Nance, James Holloway, Conductors This, our first Christmas CD, was recorded over the 1995 and 1996 Christmas seasons. Enjoy the beauty and pageantry of these concerts in this digital recording captured in the wonderful acoustics of Lagerquist Concert Hall in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center at Pacific Lutheran University. This music has been carefully
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Multi-talented senior and composer TJ Wheeler ’22 views music as his vocation Posted by: vcraker / June 22, 2022 June 22, 2022 TJ Wheeler ’22 is a music composition major at Pacific Lutheran University. This semester, he was a valuable member of six music ensembles, including Choir of the West, Opera, Steel Band, Percussion Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and the PLU Ringers handbell choir. We talked with Wheeler about his experiences at and before PLU, and how he became such a talented musician.How
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Multi-talented senior and composer TJ Wheeler ’22 views music as his vocation Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 11, 2022 May 11, 2022 By Isabella DaltosoMarketing & CommunicationsTJ Wheeler '22 is a music composition major at Pacific Lutheran University. This semester, he was a valuable member of six music ensembles, including Choir of the West, Opera, Steel Band, Percussion Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and the PLU Ringers handbell choir. We talked with Wheeler about his experiences at and before PLU
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