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roles as Assistant Conductor at MSU, MI, UMass Amherst, MA, and Tchaikovsky Music College, Armenia, as well as collaborations with professional orchestras like the Grand Rapids Symphony and Mansfield Symphony Orchestra. Her dedication to music education is evident through collaborations with high school Orchestras, festivals and conferences as a clinician and adjudicator including WMEA Conference Junior All-State Orchestra, Lake Stevens HS Solo Ensemble Competition (MPMEA), PLU Invitational High

Svend Rønning Professor of Music - Violin; Coordinator of String Studies Phone: 253-535-7605 Email: svend.ronning@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 110 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Status:On Sabbatical Website: https://sites.google.com/a/plu.edu/svend-ronning/ Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Yale University, 1997 M.M.A., Yale University, 1993 M.M., Yale University, 1991 B.M. summa cum laude, Violin Performance, Pacific Lutheran University

Training, Music History Accolades Recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship from the Netherlands-America Commission for Educational Exchange Biography Paul Tegels retired in May 2023. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Organ Performance and Pedagogy and his Master of Arts Degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Iowa, where he studied organ with Delores Bruch, and choral conducting with William Hatcher. Other degrees and awards include the Artist Diploma and the Master of Music

Ryan Marsh Administrative & Performance Manager Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: marshrl@plu.edu Office Location:Mary Baker Russell Music Center - Room 206 (Music Office) Office Hours: (On Campus) Monday & Tuesday: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Off Campus) Wed: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Professional Education M.M., Saxophone Performance, New England Conservatory, 2009 B.A./B.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Washington, 2007

Miho Takekawa Lecturer - Percussion Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: takekama@plu.edu Office Location:Mary Baker Russell Music Center - Room 323 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Percussion Performance, University of Washington M.M., University of Washington M.Ed., Kunitachi School of Music, Tokyo B.M., Kunitachi School of Music, Tokyo Responsibilities Applied Percussion Lessons, Directs Steel Pan Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble Biography Dr

Barry Johnson Associate Professor of Music - Voice Phone: 253-535-7625 Email: johnsobw@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 341 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Co-Director of Opera Production/Workshop Director of Knights Chorus Education M.M., Music/Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1989 B.M., Music/Choral Education, University of Arizona, 1985 Responsibilities Teaches Applied

Mark Ivester Lecturer - Jazz Drums Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: ivestemd@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Video Education B.M., Eastern Washington University Responsibilities Teaches drum set lessons Biography Mark Ivester is a versatile drummer and percussionist with extensive experience playing a variety of musical genres from rock to jazz to orchestral music. Mark has performed with numerous jazz artists of international stature including Larry

Edward Castro Lecturer - Trumpet Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: castroea@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., University of Washington Graduate Studies Music Pedagogy, University of Maryland M.M., Yale University B.M., The Manhattan School of Music Responsibilities Applied Trumpet Lessons Biography Dr. Edward Castro has made it his mission to educate and entertain through music. Born New York City, his formative music training started

Lark Powers Associate Professor of Music - Piano Phone: 253-535-7647 Email: powerslm@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 115 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Status:On Sabbatical Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Piano, University of Colorado Boulder M.M., Piano Performance, Peabody Institute M.M., Harpsichord Performance, Peabody Institute M.M., Theory Pedagogy, Peabody Institute G.P.D., Peabody Institute D.E.M., Conservatoire National de Region

Er-Hsuan Li Visiting Assistant Professor of Music - Piano Phone: 253-535-7647 Email: erhsuan.li@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 115 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A, Piano Performance, University of Colorado Boulder, 2024 M.M., Piano Performance, Northwestern University, 2018 B.M., Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music, 2016 Responsibilities Applied Piano Lessons, Keyboarding Musicianship, Ear Training