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restaurants, everything is easily accessible with plenty of opportunity to explore. Our first full day we went to Pearl Harbor, what a humbling experience and such an important and historical site to witness and understand, an extremely valuable experience. Day two brought our first opportunities to share and perform some music.  We started by heading north of Honolulu to Leilehua High School – a great exchange and we are so happy to have visited there. Later in the day we had a phenomenal exchange with

valiantly supported by a dedicated team of doctors at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. In her short time with us, Rae Linda made an indelible mark on PLU. She was a supreme champion for student access and she inspired many students with her remarkable journey from humble beginnings to Yale University, where she earned both her master’s degree in African American Studies and her Ph.D. in Musicology. Music filled Rae Linda’s life. Her grandparents, father, aunt

Communication and the Office of Development, open up many doorways. Family and friends from across the country can now watch students perform in our many renowned ensembles. In addition, any student interested in attending PLU, despite location, can watch our students and faculty perform. “We have such talented faculty and students in our music department, we’re excited for the world to see and hear them,” Dean Cameron Bennett says. “This also dramatically enhances the visibility of our exceptional music

media was compiled into a narrative with videos of the lights and recordings of nature sounds. From there, the music of a large, multi-media work for choir and orchestra was born. The music underlays the images, songs and stories told by the various people from the arctic regions. It is at times mystical, ethereal, dramatic and lyrical. “I remember the night we met for the first time in the snow-clad meadow of Northern Norway – the Aurora Polaris flared up, and, no matter how hard they tried, my

Wednesday, December 2, at 7:30pm and Seattle on Monday, December 7, at 7:30pm. This year’s concert theme, “A Christmas Invitation,” features the exclusive world premiere of prolific Hollywood film composer J.A.C. Redford’s A Christmas Invitation, a three-movement work composed specifically for the Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra. The choirs and orchestra also will premiere “December: A Meditation on Advent,” composed by PLU Professor of Music Greg Youtz.  The

Notes’ Coffee Company: A coffee house seeking community on Garfield Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / December 7, 2018 Image: John Gore, owner of Notes’ Coffee Company, chats with customers as he prepares their order. Gore is planning on turning Notes’ Coffee Company into a meeting place for the community, complete with live music, open mic night, board games and plenty of space for lively discussion and intermingling. December 7, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH

to Washington, and we’ve been here ever since. I attended Lakes High School and swam varsity. Once I became a junior, I did Running Start, so that knocked off two years of college, and I was able to transfer all of my credits over to PLU. I chose to attend PLU because I heard it has an outstanding nursing school and just excellent faculty for teaching science classes. When I was applying to colleges, I knew I wanted to be a biology major, so I looked for local schools with strong STEM programs

thinking of anti-trans movements, white nationalist movements, etc. So in my classes, I think it’s important to connect those kinds of dots and consider how violence is compounded across different identities. It’s all about thinking about intersections. That sounds like a great discernment approach for news and social media engagement as well. I think so. One thing that students —  and all of us —  can ask ourselves is what kind of information am I consuming? I find that when students are asked to

design and what that means for their work and their creative process.” “This season we have really upped our game. Chad and I are becoming more production savvy and that includes the addition of Michael R. Clark, another PLU alum from the music department who is composing the music for Season 4. It’s an honor to be working with another talented individual to share our work and love for the creative arts,” JP Avila remarks.   You can find more information about the podcast and the hosts below: Website

Metropolitan Opera singer offers masterclass to faculty-nominated students Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 21, 2016 April 21, 2016 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerWhen a Metropolitan Opera singer visits campus, you take note. Alfred Walker, who has performed in star roles all over the world, is offering a masterclass on May 10 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 306. PLU student singers, nominated by PLU voice faculty, include Christian Hinrichsen, Nathan Robe