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Soon Cho Associate Professor of Music - Voice Phone: 253-535-7855 Email: chosy@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 338 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Voice, cognate fields in vocal pedagogy and opera directing, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 2011 A.D., Opera, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 2005 M.M., Voice, Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, 2002 B.M

Sarah Nelson Community Director for Campus Life Operations she/her Phone: 253-535-8449 Email: nelsonsl@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 163 Professional Biography Education Bachelors of Arts, Music, Pacific Lutheran University Responsibilities Campus Life Responsibilities Primary reception for the RLIF inbox, phone calls and walk-ins for Campus Life Office Oversee incoming Living Plans and Learning Community Applications for all students Track and oversee room moves

David Deacon-Joyner Professor Emeritus Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 2000-2018 Education Ph.D., Ethnomusicology, University of Memphis, 1986 M.M., Composition, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1980 B.M., Composition, University of Memphis, 1978 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Combos Jazz Theory Jazz History Jazz Piano Jazz Voice Jazz Arranging Responsibilities Jazz Studies, University Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos, Jazz Piano and Vocal

Orchestra, Tallahassee Symphony, Oakland Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Modesto Symphony and more. She is an educator at Pacific Lutheran University and the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Marrowstone Music Festival. She has performed with the prestigious Aspen Summer Music Festival’s various orchestras, and was showcased in concert with The Lancaster Festival as a Wilkes Fellow. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, painting, and training her cats to use “talking” buttons.

Sarah Nelson Community Director for Campus Life Operations she/her Phone: 253-535-8449 Email: nelsonsl@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Bachelors, Music, Pacific Lutheran University, 2022 Responsibilities Primary reception for the RLIF inbox, phone calls and walk-ins for Campus Life Office Oversee incoming Living Plans and Learning Community Applications for all students Track and oversee room moves, housing cancellations, housing requests, etc. Help coordinate the Room Selection

large, musical family with five siblings, Dr. Anna Jensen was primed to excel at the double bass—while also developing a remarkable capacity for intuiting the needs of diverse learners. She embodies that rare combination of extraordinary musician and dynamic teacher. Her passion for music translates to her deep involvement in education. In addition to instructing at the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University, she is the Executive Director of the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association

Biography A specialist in standard classical guitar as well as various early guitars and lutes, Elizabeth C. D. Brown is a very active performer in the United States. Highlights from recent seasons include performing at the Music by Women Festival, performing concertos by Vivaldi and Sierra and premiering a new work for guitar and orchestra with the Seattle Symphony. She has performed in operas by Purcell, Blow, Paisiello, Rossini and Verdi, as well as all of Monteverdi’s surviving operatic works

Lauren Kott Lecturer - Film Scoring Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: lkott@plu.edu Biography Biography Lauren Kott is a composer, sound designer, and implementor for video games, film, and television. Lauren moved from her home in Seattle and began her audio studies at Berklee College of Music in 2018, where she received her B.A. in film scoring and a minor in video game audio. Lauren finished her M.M. in screen scoring at the University of Southern California in 2023 and moved back to Seattle to