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; Jennifer Rhyne, flute; and the PLU Choral Union under the direction of Richard Nance. The program will include works of Buxtehude, Bach, Franck, Rheinberger, and Britten. “It is a rare opportunity to hear the breadth and depth of the Lagerquist organ in so many different combinations in one concert. With the wide arrange of artists joining this performance, it is not the usual organ solo concert,” stated Paul Tegels, Associate Professor of Music and University Organist. The concert begins at 3pm in

PLU to present US premiere of St. Matthew Passion as part of larger “Passion Week” event Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 14, 2016 Image: PLU Christmas 2015, “A Christmas Invitation” at Benaroya Hall, Home of the Seattle Symphony, Seattle, on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) January 14, 2016 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerSave the date for Tacoma Passion Week, March 13-23PLU’s Choral Union, Choir of the West and University Symphony Orchestra will join forces to present

PLU Chorale tours the southeast, uses music to make the world a better place Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 8, 2016 January 8, 2016 The Chorale will perform in Georgia, Alabama and Florida and will close the tour with a homecoming concert in PLU’s Lagerquist Concert Hall.By Mandi LeCompteOutreach Manager In a program titled “I Can Tell the World,” the Pacific Lutheran University Chorale will perform a repertoire of choral music, featuring works by Felix Mendelssohn, Halsey Stevens, Norman

, Guest Organist Iain Quinn is Assistant Professor of Organ and Coordinator of Sacred Music at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. April 8, 2018, Gregory Peterson, Guest Organist Gregory Peterson is Head of the Music Department, Associate Professor and college organist at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa where he teaches applied organ and church music. Read Previous Choral Union Tour Preview Concert Read Next The upcoming Choral Concert will be music to our ears LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director

The Choir of the West takes to the road Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 21, 2013 January 21, 2013 Performing in Washington and British Columbia The PLU Choir of the West will be on tour in Washington and British Columbia later this January and in early February. The repertoire for this year’s Choir of the West tour spans many stylistic eras and genres. Audience members will hear premiere performances of three works: Exultate, by PLU choral faculty member Brian Galante; Northern Lights, by

University’s U.S. premiere of the Nordic Light Symphony by composer Ēriks Ešenvalds. The March 4 premiere in Eastvold Auditorium will be a treat for your eyes and ears; the multi-media event features the Choral Union, Choir of the West, and the University Symphony Orchestra.   Latvian composer Ešenvalds traveled to the arctic regions with a videographer to film the Aurora. Along the way he met with 23 native storytellers and recorded more than 40 different myths and songs about the Northern Lights. This

universally applicable. It takes courage to be a unique individual and to live out one’s love and passions. Read Previous The upcoming Choral Concert will be music to our ears Read Next Marathon runner and musician- an interview with new music faculty member Lark Powers 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

, was awarded the coveted Churchill International Fellowship and an Australia Council Grant to study in the USA and made her New York debut recital at Merkin Hall in 1983. The Alice Giles Concert is made possible by the generous support of The Greater Seattle Chapter of the American Harp Society, Patricia Wooster, and an anonymous donor. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. Read Previous Going for a Grammy Read Next The Choir of the West: PLU’s Premier Choral Ensemble Keeps Particularly

Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies at PLU.CONCERT April 19, 2017 at 8pmKaren Hille Phillips Center for the Performing ArtsTickets$8 general admission $5 senior citizens (55+), military, alumni Free for PLU community, all students with an ID and 18 years and younger. Tickets are also available through the PLU Concierge Desk, 253-535-7411 and, if still available, at the door. Purchase Read Previous Celebrated composer and PLU alumna Cindy McTee visits campus Read Next Choral

heard Angela sing are in for an added treat at the gala concert,” said University Chorale Conductor and Associate Director of Choral Activities Brian Galante. “She has a powerful voice – warm, rich and vibrant in the loud, climactic moments, and sublimely beautiful in the soft, tender sections.” “We’ll get to hear the full range and expression of her singing in the repertoire for this Christmas Concert. And even though she has a commanding stage presence, she is able to draw the audience in for the