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  • Erik Steighner, who teaches applied saxophone at PLU, was one of four solo winners in the 26th annual Frances Walton Competition. In addition to prize money, Steighner will go on a six-day winner’s tour September 13-18, 2015. When Erik Steighner was preparing to compete in…

    corridor for performances and masterclasses throughout the week. His tour repertoire will include much of the music he won the competition with.The tour will kick off a busy season for Steighner. Classes resume at PLU and he’ll be busy teaching lessons, chamber music, and ear training in addition to maintaining his private studio. He’s also starting a South Sound Saxophone Ensemble comprised of local saxophonists (including several PLU alums). Finally, he is organizing an “unconference” for music

  • Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington announced today PLU’s intent to sell its broadcasting rights and facilities associated with KPLU to KUOW. Although not finalized, the agreement calls for two stations: one for NPR and Northwest news at 94.9 FM, and one for…

    Pacific Lutheran University Signals Intent to Sell KPLU 88.5 FM to UW’s KUOW Posted by: Lace M. Smith / November 13, 2015 November 13, 2015 Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington announced today PLU’s intent to sell its broadcasting rights and facilities associated with KPLU to KUOW. Although not finalized, the agreement calls for two stations: one for NPR and Northwest news at 94.9 FM, and one for jazz music at 88.5 FM. The sale will bring together two stations that have

  • University Dispute Resolution Committee faculty and staff.

    Brian Galante Associate Dean, School of Music, Theatre & Dance; Director of Choral Studies; Professor of Music Full Profile 253-535-7603 galante@plu.edu

  • Alice Giles, world-renowned harpist, will be performing at Pacific Lutheran University as part of her 2014 world tour on October 19 at 8pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall. The multi-media performance commemorates the Centenary of the First Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. The first part of the…

    feature visual and audio material gathered by Giles on her 2011 trip as an Australian Antarctic Arts Fellow to Davis and Mawson Stations on the Aurora Australis. The evening will be a personal journey through music and film to honor her grandfather Dr. C.T. Madigan. “When I discovered that my cousin Julia Butler was in the process of editing [my grandfather’s] Australasian Antarctic Expedition diaries, it was natural to wish to incorporate excerpts, especially those that mention the music he loved and

  • PLU’s Regency String Quartet will start the season off on the right note with two concerts commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution.  PLU faculty members Svend Rønning, Mary Manning, Betty Agent and Richard Treat will perform the program at 8 p.m. on October…

    Baker Russell Music Center. They will also travel to Congregational Church on Mercer Island to perform at 6:30 p.m on October 2.   This program features masterworks by composers associated with Hungary, celebrating the history of the string quartet with pieces from Franz Joseph Haydn, Ernő Dohnányi and Miklós Rózsa.October 5, 8pmHungary and the String QuartetPurchase TicketsThe concert is part of a year-long commemoration by the Seattle-Péc Sister City Association of the October 1956, Hungarian

  • The Choir of the West is comprised of undergraduate majors from a wide variety of academic disciplines. The choir rehearses four days each week, ninety minutes per day.

    and throughout Europe, most recently to Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary in the summer of 2007, and to France and Germany in 2011. The choir has been selected on numerous occasions to perform for regional and national conferences of the American Choral Directors Association and National Association for Music Education, and received two gold and one silver certificate in competition with choirs from several countries at the 2011 Harmonie Festival, held in Lindenholzhausen, Germany. “Phoenix,” a

  • 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…

    Choir of the West, University Chorale, and University Wind Ensemble Spring Conference Appearances Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 15, 2022 Image: Spokane skyline, where Choir of the West and University Chorale will be performing February 15, 2022 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

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 28, 2016)- There were lots of tears as band members from Tamana Girls High School in Japan said farewell to their new friends from Graham-Kapowsin High School, located about 13 miles southeast of Pacific Lutheran University. Miho Takekawa, percussion instructor at PLU…

    involved in the partnership that unites young musicians from the two countries since 2008.   The exchange is made possible by a multi-pronged partnership between PLU, the Bethel School District, Tamana and Japanese music educator Tomio Yamamoto. Takekawa, who was born and raised in Japan, said she first became involved with Yamamoto and his exchange partnerships while studying for her doctorate at University of Washington. Now, the program extends to PLU, bringing together the joint concert band to

  • PLU Multimedia Recordings had its genesis in 1984 when Martin Neeb, Executive Director of University Communications; Bob Holden, Director of Audio Services; Jeffrey Bruton, Assistant Director of

    PLU Multimedia RecordingsPLU Multimedia Recordings had its genesis in 1984 when Martin Neeb, Executive Director of University Communications; Bob Holden, Director of Audio Services; Jeffrey Bruton, Assistant Director of Audio Services, and Richard Sparks, Director of Choral Activities, had an idea. Great music, like that performed by the PLU ensembles and solo artist, deserved to be shared with our constituents and the world. Our first recording was J.S. Bach and the Chorale, released on vinyl

    School of Music, Theatre and Dance
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Features world premier of work by PLU composer Gregory Youtz PLU’s University Ensemble is stretching its legs this January as 47 talented Lutes will be performing at venues in Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The ensemble will feature the world premier of For Those Who…

    together on this commission and will also perform the work. University Wind Ensemble conductor, Dr. Edwin Powell, is well known in Tennessee, having taught conducting courses and music education methods at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he was Assistant Director of Bands. “It’s exciting to return to Tennessee where I spent five years before I came to PLU,” Powell said. “I look forward to reconnecting with colleagues and many former students while I’m there, and of course, sharing the