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the above. ● Percussionists should perform on at least two different instruments. If you have any questions regarding brass, woodwinds and percussion audition repertoire, please contact: Dr. Zach Lyman, Coordinator of Wind, Brass, and Percussion Studies.CompositionThose interested in studying in composition should perform in their primary medium, using the guidelines provided on this page. Students may also submit a portfolio of original works for review by the composition faculty. If you have any
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far northwestern end of St. Lawrence Island. It sits in the middle of the Bering Straight, a mere 38 miles from Siberia. There Stephen met his wife, Shelley, a member of the Siberian Yup’ik tribe that has inhabited the cold, wind-blown island for hundreds of years. Zach lived in Gambell until age nine when the family moved to Naknek, a town of some 700 people situated on Bristol Bay on the southwest coast of mainland Alaska. Stephen, who had taught high school biology in Gambell, took a job as a
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distributed by Parkland Light & Water, net metering allows customers to get credit for the electricity they generate with solar, wind or water and send it back through their utility meter. Tegels said if he produces more energy than he uses, that electricity cycles through the grid which powers houses served by Parkland Light & Water. “PLU could be using some of my electricity,” Tegels said. “But I don’t know how that goes.” In addition to generating his own power, and even a little bit more than he needs
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choice to attend PLU: “I didn’t just want to play music, so a conservatory wasn’t right for me when I graduated from high school. However, I was still very serious about studying the double bass, and because of the relatively small size of the department, I was afforded many more performance opportunities than I would have been had I attended a larger university or conservatory (playing in the orchestra, jazz band, jazz combo, wind ensemble, and chamber music groups—not to mention the opportunity to
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Faculty Feature: Meet Dr. Edwin Powell, Professor of Music and Director of Bands What is your educational background? Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Pacific Master of Music Education from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of North Texas Why did you want to teach at… May 17, 2020 FacultyUniversity Wind Ensemble
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occupational health standards, workers who are exposed to temperature extremes, radiant heat, humidity, or air velocity combinations that are likely to cause a harmful physiological response must be protected.3.0 Factors Associated With Thermal Stress 3.1 Cold Stress Presence of wet clothing, contact with metals, wind-chill, and difference in temperature between the body and its surroundings directly influence the risk and extent of cold injuries. Vulnerability is increased when cardiovascular disease
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to get there.” The perspective of what it meant to summit Everest sunk-in with Nelson, when he and his wife, Sherrie (Lahn) ’82, were asked, “How many people have climbed Mt. Everest?” “Before I could come out with an answer she simple said, ‘Not very many,’” Nelson said. “I thought that was a good answer.” Timing and luck played a big part in his summit experience. It was a relatively clear when they reached the top, he said. “When I was up there, I don’t remember the wind blowing,” he said
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travelled to Lhasa, Tibet, where he watched devout Buddhists make a pilgrimage to a city and prostrate themselves in a circuit around the temples with prayer wheels, especially at the Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest sites in Tibet to Buddhists. Prayer flags would snap against the wind, along with the Chinese national flag. Centuries old streets, would intersect with more modern boulevards. Smells of spices, dust and exhaust fumes would compete for dominance. “I was just transfixed by the place,” he
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