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Opera star Angela Meade ’01 is the 2013 Spring Commencement speaker. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at the Tacoma Dome. Angela Meade’s dreams come true with a phone call, a bit of luck and a lot of hard work. Alumna wins…
stage our productions. Then all of the classes stop, and we would function like a small opera company.” She then competed in the Met’s National Council Auditions in 2007, and this time won, which led to the cover contract… and the rest of her career. “I guess you could say, the rest is history,” Meade laughed. Since 2008, Meade has performed in Europe, Baltimore, New York, Dallas and Montreal. Meade was chosen as PLU’s alumna of the year in 2011, and returned home to sing in May to Alban Berg’s
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Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., succeeds Steven P. Starkovich, Ph.D., as PLU’s chief academic officer TACOMA, WASH. (May 9, 2016) – Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., will join Pacific Lutheran University as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs on Aug. 1, 2016. Brown comes to…
Council on Education (ACE) Fellow at Pomona College from 2004-05. Earlier in her career, Brown served as the Robert and Marjorie Rawlins Chair of the Department of Music at the University of California, Irvine, where she oversaw the development of the university’s new jazz program and final completion of a new Music and Media building in 1999. Also at UC Irvine, she served as faculty assistant to the executive vice chancellor and provost, where she functioned as dean of the eight interdisciplinary
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Professor Emeritus | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | David P.
a percussionist in the Northwest. As former Chair of the Department of Music, Professor Robbins has increased the study of 20th century music, including jazz, in the core studies of all music students, guided revisions of the department’s various curricula, renewed the department’s national accreditation several times, increased recruitment efforts and scholarship resources, and directed planning and construction of a new music building. He served on the university taskforce which revised the
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This week we sat down with Dr. Zachary Lyman to talk about everything from recording issues and Bach, to the new Lyric Brass CD and everyone involved in this project. Read on! What can we find in this CD? The CD contains 4 works by…
larger work entitled “Art of the Fugue.” They gradually increase in complexity. The forth Bach work is a transcription of “My Spirit be Joyful” from one of Bach’s Cantatas. We thought it would be fitting to include some music by Bach on the CD along with Dr. Jerry Kracht’s new piece since they effectively bookend the history of Lutheran music over the last 300 years! Jerry’s piece was written to commemorate and celebrate the 500th year of the Reformation. It depicts the life of Martin Luther in
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Night of Musical Theatre produces a large scale, student-created musical revue annually and supports students interested in producing and/or performing musical theatre.
social outings, production viewings and service opportunities.APO Website Dance TeamPacific Lutheran University Dance Team is a dedicated group of dance students who perform a range of styles including contemporary, jazz, funk, and synchronized movement at half time events for men’s and women’s athletics and in an annual dance concert. Night of Musical TheatreNight of Musical Theatre produces a large scale, student-created musical revue annually and supports students interested in producing and/or
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News for Pacific Lutheran University.
The Lagerquist Organ, recently featured on “Pipedreams,” showcasing David Deacon-Joyner’s work, “Un poco Bud” Listen to the June 17th program of “Pipedreams” from “American Public Media” called “All That Jazz.” One of the pieces included in the program is David Deacon-Joyner’s composition “Un poco Bud” that was recorded in November of 2008 at the 10th anniversary concert of the… July 12, 2019
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Sarah Seder’s passion for dance has taken her all over North America. Now, she returns home to the Seattle area bringing with her unique experiences, a vast repertoire of skills, and an effervescent personality. She will lead PLU students through Ballet 1, Contemporary Dance 1…
Vashon Island, WA. That’s where I fell in love with dancing, and I became involved in musical theater. Throughout my dance career I have trained in ballet, contemporary/modern, jazz, flamenco, Dunham technique, tap, hip hop, swing, salsa, West African, and musical theatre dance. I majored in dance and psychology at Bard College. At Bard, I was introduced to dance composition, and I choreographed a number of original works. For my psychology thesis, I wrote about the benefits of including dance in
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Amy Van Mechelen ’08 had just finished up her master’s degree in music at Colorado State University and had moved back to the Tacoma area. She auditioned for the chorus of Porgy and Bess,and didn’t think she’d get a part. But she did. And she…
. “I’m going to do whatever I need to do to make this work,” she said. “I’d never had the courage to audition before now, but I’ve awakened this talent, and I’m going to keep going.” Read Previous New piano chair looks forward to a new chapter at PLU Read Next WATCH: Drum Taps: Nine Poems on Themes of War 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
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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…
dog! A big goofball named Tobi Coffee or chocolate? Coffee French fries or hash browns? Hash browns Mac or PC? Mac Instagram or Twitter? Neither, I don’t do either though I do have accounts. Read Previous Faculty Feature: Meet Dr. Richard Nance, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies Read Next Faculty Feature: Dr. Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Activities LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of
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We are grateful to the family of Jeanette Pilgrim, who donated her personal harpsichord to the Music Department. This unique instrument constructed by Kenneth Bakeman in 1980 has two keyboards and a pedal division with painted motifs on the lid and soundboard. Instruments built by…
harpsichord. Detail image of the Pilgrim harpsichord with six angels, each playing an instrument. The two on the left are on the lid which is usually folded back during playing. Read Previous It’s Music to My Ears: Tips for Scholarship Applicants Read Next Vocal Master Classes in Spring 2021 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
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