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  • Chinese students pair up with Lutes in a “speed-dating” exercise at PLU on Jan. 30 designed to discover cultural intersections. (Photo: John Froschauer / PLU) International ‘Speed Dating’ Creates Cultural Connections By James Olson ’14 Students from six Beijing high schools congregated in the Anderson…

    inquisitive prompts from a card game called The Ungame: from, “How do you feel when someone calls you names? How do you react?” to, “Do your friends ever try to talk you into doing things that are wrong?” Then they moved on to another student, and another question. “I played Nirvana on my DVD player,” said event organizer and host Professor Mahlon Meyer. “When they heard the music, they stood up and moved. Then when I stopped the music, they quickly found a place to sit down. They all really had a good

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 1, 2016)- Performing with Pacific Lutheran University’s gospel choir hooked Josiah McDonald. The ninth-grader at Franklin Pierce High School pledged to apply to PLU come senior year, after participating in the spiritual and celebratory Gospel Experience. McDonald was one of more than…

    and executed by Melannie Cunningham, director of multicultural recruitment, the Gospel Experience is a two-hour concert that showcases various gospel music groups within Tacoma’s African-American community, as well as PLU’s own gospel choir. Cunningham said the inclusive event is one way to connect the university to a community in Pierce County that is traditionally underrepresented in PLU’s student body. It showcases the university to those beyond campus borders and introduces current students

  • Into the Woods, by James Lapine and Steven Sondheim, brings classic storybook characters together for a Tony Award-winning musical. This musical fairy tale mashup entwines stories of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and the baker and his wife into a…

    the music. “Almost every song is a character study. The lyrics are so important to the character and the understanding of the play,” Clapp says. “It is not just ‘park and bark’ and sound pretty. It is ‘sound pretty and make sure you hit every emotion in any particular song,’ which is really a study of discovery, emotion, plot, character, psychological motivations, subtext, etc…  and by the way you have two minutes ….GO.”``Having a show like this, done here at PLU will be different, because we have

  • A Slice of Paradise The Malick Folk Performing Company from Trinidad and Tobago will perform from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, April 22 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts. Malick is the premier folk performing company of Trinidad and Tobago. The award-winning group travels…

    Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

  • Unlocking the Secrets of Tutankhamun’s Gold Mask   Tutankhamun’s magnificent gold mask is surely the best-known Egyptian artwork in the world. Or is it? In fact, the piece preserves an astonishing secret: It had never been intended for Tutankhamun at all. Come listen to noted…

    curator at such institutions as the British Museum, the Freud Museum and with Egyptian collections housed at Eton College, Chiddingstone Castle and Highclere Castle. The event will take place in the Scandinavian Cultural Center, in the Anderson University Center on Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 7 pm to 9 pm. The event is free to the public. For more information, call the Division of Humanities at 253-535-7320. Read Previous Do you like cookies? Cocoa? Coffee? Music? Do you like Christmas and cool Christmas

  • Bless You—and Your Little Dog, Too! People and pets participate in the 2013 Blessing of the Animals service at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) PLU’s Blessing of the Animals Service Welcomes People and Pets By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University will…

    university pastor Rev. Nancy J. Connor. “And, as is usually the case, the pastors’ pets are the worst-behaved!” During the service, English Professor Charles Bergman and his cat Sonny will offer the day’s reflection. Music will be provided by a special “trio”: students Anna McCracken ’14 and Emily Bishop ’14—and Pesto the hedgehog. “There will be others participating in the service with their furry friends—all are welcome,” Connor said. “Species-specific” snacks will be available after the service. Read

  • Opera students spent a sunny but chilly March afternoon rehearsing under a tent in Red Square for an upcoming production of Die Fledermaus on May 21-22. Because of the ever-changing nature of the global pandemic, we won’t know for several weeks if it will be…

    recommendations. Dr. Barry Johnson leads a movement rehearsal under the tent in Red Square. Movement rehearsal. Dr. Brown conducts a section of students outside the frame of the photo. Read Previous Vocal Master Classes in Spring 2021 Read Next Springing Forward with Guest Artists 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

  • PLU performers hit the stage for the Titanic Centennial Members of PLU’s Choral Union and a few members of University Chorale and Choir of the West and some recent alumni will perform in the 5th Avenue Theatre’s Titanic Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15.…

    April 11, 2012 PLU performers hit the stage for the Titanic Centennial Members of PLU’s Choral Union and a few members of University Chorale and Choir of the West and some recent alumni will perform in the 5th Avenue Theatre’s Titanic Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15. In all, 76 PLU students and alumni will join the productions chorus, making this performance the theater’s largest yet. “There’s 140 performers on stage—that’s a first,” said 5th Avenue’s Music Director Ian Eisendrath. “I

  • Participants enjoy the 2013 Berry Festival outside the Anderson University Center. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) The Sweet Taste of Summertime at PLU By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications PLU’s annual Fruit Festival lunchtime concert series kicks off June 11 and continues one Wednesday a…

    June 2, 2014 Participants enjoy the 2013 Berry Festival outside the Anderson University Center. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) The Sweet Taste of Summertime at PLU By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications PLU’s annual Fruit Festival lunchtime concert series kicks off June 11 and continues one Wednesday a month through August. Each event focuses on one delicious summertime berry and features summery desserts and free live music and entertainment. The concerts are as casual as can be

  • Don’t stress, we’ve got your back! PLU’s Campus Life has a checklist of everything you might need to turn your PLU room into a cozy home away from home. So get ready to pack like a pro and make your transition to life at PLU…

    good to coordinate and make sure you’re on the same page. Comforter/bedspread Pillows Bed linens – twin extra long Clothes hangers Coffee mug, reusable water bottle Drinking cups, dishes and silverware Poster putty for hanging up decorations (command hooks are great for this!) Plastic containers with tight lids for storing snacks, detergent, etc. Headphones/earbuds (so your music doesn’t bother your roommate or neighbors) Digital music player Cell phone and charger Desk lamp or bed lamp Sewing kit