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they’re going. Like the frequent customer at his or her favorite restaurant, instructors can intuitively cruise to where they have been so many times before. But for students maneuvering to new destinations, the location and the directions need to be unambiguous. The beginning of the semester is right around the corner, but now is still a good time to review learning goals and objectives listed on your syllabi. If written properly, goals and objectives should underlie every instructional decision and

of choirs in these competitions each year, and clearly, we were considered among the best in 2015.” The Interkultur rankings are compiled yearly after the results of their many festivals are known. This comes after the Choir of the West won a first place and a gold certificate in the Mixed Choirs and Sacred Music categories in the Anton Bruckner Competition. “The ranking is certainly an attraction for prospective students to be able to sing in an ensemble of this caliber and participate in these

Vocal Master Classes in Spring 2021 Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 17, 2021 February 17, 2021 Dr. James L. Brown, Professor of Music and Chair of Vocal Studies has announced the list of vocal and musical talents who will be working with voice students during Spring Semester. The presenters will be: Audrey Luna, star soprano who set a world record for highest note ever performed at the Met! Luna won a Grammy Award in 2014 for Best Opera Recording of Thomas Adès’s opera The Tempest. She sings

June 13, 2011 Student musicians wow European audiences By Steve Hansen For the past two weeks, PLU’s Choir of the West and KammerMusikere Orchestra have been touring Germany and France, with great success. The two groups – sometimes playing together, other times apart – performed numerous concerts at beautiful locations like Chartes Cathedral and Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. Choir of the West and KammerMusikere Orchestra toured France and Germany this summer. In addition, the Choir of the West

Terry and Dave B. This year’s artists boast an impressive performance history, including sets at Bumbershoot, Capitol Hill Block Party, and Sasquatch Music Festival. LollaPLUza is both free and open to the public, offering a variety of activities for attendees of all ages, such as inflatables, food trucks, and sponsored booths in addition to live music. “We want LollaPLUza to be a day where Lutes and the local community come together to celebrate music, art, each other, and above all have fun

worth telling.Designed to provoke conversations and build connections over social issues in a world that’s growing more and more divided, Noltner’s traveling multimedia art exhibit “A Peace of My Mind” is a response to this question: “What does peace mean to you?” Through the portraits and personal accounts of everyday people, he has been searching for an answer since 2009. Humanity’s common experience and communal instincts are displayed and celebrated through the exhibit’s striking posters, which

see all their favorite mediums: ceramics, sculpture and painting, to photography and graphic design. “One of the great things about the work students have done is they’re really trying to push their mediums, think outside the box, and convey their artistic vision in really beautiful and unique ways,” Kate Miller ’12, BA student says. The entire process for this University Gallery show is like no other show this season. The exhibition is student driven from the advertising and catering to

range from ceramics and sculpture to print work and photography.  Due to the wide variety of work, finding a theme or title to rally around was difficult for students. The title ART IS THIS was their common ground. “It made sense to come up with something that would allow us to encapsulate everyone’s belief, therefore leaving it a little more open-ended allowing each senior to fill in their ART IS ____ word,” Hannah Kreutz ‘14, submitting artist, said. “It is also a great way to communicate to the

Justin Huertas’ “Semi-Autobiographical” Musical Premieres at the Seattle Repertory Theatre Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 27, 2015 Image: Justin Huertas and William A. Williams in Lizard Boy. Photo: Alabastro Photography. April 27, 2015 By By Matthew Salzano ’18 PLU Marketing & CommunicationsOrdinarily, it takes many years for a Theatre Major to earn the opportunity to write, compose or star in a high-profile musical production. However, one Lute is dramatically defying that expectation

awarded the first four categories, and the audience selected the People’s Choice award. In the film, a man is dancing around and throwing his hands in the air in the middle of a park. A number of characters view him from a distance, and each attributes his antics to different causes, such as warming up for a run, being in love or practicing Tai Chi. The end of the film reveals the truth: the man is being attacked by bees. “It’s about how you put yourself on other people – how you project yourself on