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  • Faculty news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition Pacific Lutheran University’s own Cassio Vianna , Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies , has been awarded a grant from the City of Tacoma. This grant, part of the Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) , encourages artistic engagement in the city by… April 18, 2024 FacultyMusic

  • Lecturer - Saxophone | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | steighev@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Praised by the Tacoma News Tribune for his “effortless lyricism” as well as his “smooth tone and fluid virtuosity,” saxophonist Erik Steighner has performed with ensembles including the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Federal Way Symphony, the Northwest Sinfonietta, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the San Antonio Symphony, and Symphony Tacoma.

    Erik Steighner Lecturer - Saxophone Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: steighev@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.eriksteighner.com/ Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Saxophone Performance, University of Texas at Austin M.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Texas at Austin B.A., Music and English, University of Puget Sound Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Saxophone Lessons Chamber Music

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  • Lecturer - Saxophone | Music | steighev@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Praised by the Tacoma News Tribune for his “effortless lyricism” as well as his “smooth tone and fluid virtuosity,” saxophonist Erik Steighner has performed with ensembles including the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Federal Way Symphony, the Northwest Sinfonietta, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the San Antonio Symphony, and Symphony Tacoma.

    Erik Steighner Lecturer - Saxophone Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: steighev@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.eriksteighner.com/ Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Saxophone Performance, University of Texas at Austin M.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Texas at Austin B.A., Music and English, University of Puget Sound Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Saxophone Lessons Chamber Music

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  • Professor Emeritus | The PLU Chinese Studies Program | youtzgl@plu.edu | Born in 1956 in Beirut, Lebanon, Gregory Youtz received his B.M.

    Greg Youtz 游子国 Professor Emeritus Email: youtzgl@plu.edu Status:Emeritus Blog: https://gregoryyoutz.wordpress.com/ Professional Biography Video Education D.M.A., Composition, University of Michigan, 1987 M.M., Composition, University of Michigan, 1982 B.A./B.M., Music/Composition, University of Washington, 1980 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Music Composition Director of PLU's Gateway Program in Trinidad Responsibilities Applied Composition Lessons; Director of Composers’ Forum; teaches Music

  • Lecturer | Music | milanejc@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Award-winning soprano Jessica Robins Milanese recent performances include the world premier of the song cycle, Turns of a Girl; a work composed for Ms.

    composer Huntley Beyer’s work, Songs of Illumination. Ms. Milanese grew up in Missoula, Montana, received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Colorado and studied voice with William Eddy of Tacoma, Washington. She has been a member of the voice faculty at Pacific Lutheran University since 2009.

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  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition Pacific Lutheran University’s own Cassio Vianna , Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies , has been awarded a grant from the City of Tacoma. This grant, part of the Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) , encourages artistic engagement in the city by… April 18, 2024 FacultyMusic

  • University Wind Ensemble news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Choir of the West, University Chorale, and University Wind Ensemble Spring Conference Appearances Three PLU music ensembles will take their performances to venues near and far next month. Two vocal groups, Choir of the West and University Chorale, are traveling to Spokane to perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2022 regional conference. University Wind Ensemble is… February 15, 2022 Choir of the WestUniversity Wind Ensemble

  • PLU’s vibrant vocal and choral program provides singers from all academic disciplines with outstanding opportunities for performance and study.

    PLU’s vibrant vocal and choral program provides singers from all academic disciplines with outstanding opportunities for performance and study. Degrees are available in vocal performance and music education. The nationally renowned choral program, led by Brian Galante, offers an active schedule of performances on and off campus each year, appears regularly at professional music conferences, and tours regionally, nationally and internationally. PLU Opera presents a fully staged production with

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  • The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Echo Chambers on March 10, 2019. Echo Chambers came about after a conversation during a national conference in 2017 between Ed Powell, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at PLU, and Peter Van Zandt Lane,…

    Wind Ensemble’s World Premiere of Echo Chambers Posted by: Kate Williams / March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 By Kate Williams '16The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Echo Chambers on March 10, 2019. Echo Chambers came about after a conversation during a national conference in 2017 between Ed Powell, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at PLU, and Peter Van Zandt Lane, Assistant Professor of Composition and Director of the Dance Center for New Music at the University of Georgia

  • Gramophone Magazine | Editor's Choice April 2020 “Richard Nance has polished his Pacific Lutheran choristers to perfection.

    Choir of the West releases a new album for 2020The Choir of the West is the premier choral ensemble of the Department of Music at Pacific Lutheran University, located in Tacoma, Washington. Their newest album, There Will Come Soft Rains, was released on January 17, 2020 and is available to purchase or stream now.This record celebrates the music of Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds. One of the most sought-after composers of today, Ešenvalds studied both in Latvia and the UK. He has had works