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David L. Deacon-Joyner https://www.plu.edu/music/staff/david-deacon-joyner/

Shew, Marvin Stamm, Marc Johnson, Ed Soph, and others. Deacon-Joyner is a professional vocalist in both studio and live settings, and is a composer and arranger. He arranged big band charts for Jeff Coffin, saxophonist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and the Jeff Coffin Mu’tet, published by UNC Press. He has also composed works for choir, orchestra, and wind ensemble. Jazz at PLU PLU Faculty: Jazz Sound Trio

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream first opera set in the Karen Hille Phillips Center https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2014/01/02/a-midsummer-nights-dream-first-opera-set-in-the-karen-hille-phillips-center/

Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU 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

The PLU Wind Ensemble tours Tennessee this month https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2015/01/12/the-plu-wind-ensemble-tours-tennessee-this-month/

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 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

PLU opera opens Handel’s ‘Alcina’ this January https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2015/01/13/plu-opera-opens-handels-alcina-this-january/

Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

PLU University Jazz Ensemble’s upcoming concert https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2018/04/10/university-jazz-ensemble/

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

Dr. Edwin Powell Selected to Join WMEA’s Hall of Fame https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2019/11/05/edwin-powell-wmea-hall-of-fame/

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 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

PLU Represented at Jazz Education Network Conference https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2022/01/18/jazz-education-network-conference/

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 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

Opening a window, when the door goes shut https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/03/07/opening-a-window-when-the-door-goes-shut/

everyone in this room understands, our economy.” Read Previous PLU named a 2011 Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation Read Next 2012 Northwest Horn Symposium COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter

Professor of Music Gina Gillie receives K.T. Tang Faculty Excellence Award in Research https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2024/01/25/2023-faculty-awards-research-gillie/

of the universe and natural world with pre-recorded and digitally produced sounds along with a live solo horn performance. She also received acclaim for her composition “Mountain Ascent,” awarded first place at the International Women’s Brass Conference Competition in 2022. With an international reputation and a string of commissions from prestigious ensembles and musicians, Gillie’s substantial, relevant, and influential work has elevated her status as a composer and contributed significantly to

PLU to Host Holiday Events Throughout December https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/11/30/christmas-events/

ensemble and choir provide the music, also all in German. The event is co-sponsored by the Dept. of Languages and Literatures and Campus Ministry. Celebration of Light Dec. 4 | 5:15 p.m. | Centennial Red Square The event kicks off with a Jingle Run (sign ups on IMLeagues). Check in for the Jingle Run starts at 4:00pm and the run starts at 4:15pm. After the run, enjoy some hot chocolate and activities. To end this celebration, the tree lighting will be at 5:15pm with festive carols. Sounds of Christmas