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  • Performance/clinic: Each school band will perform 15-20 minutes along with a 15-20 minute onstage clinic.

    (Saxophone Performance) studying with Robert Miller. Dr. Gerhardstein is a frequent workshop clinician, guest conductor, and festival adjudicator. Prior to coming to PLU in 2014, he was the band director at West Valley High School in Yakima where his band program had a strong reputation for excellence in all areas (Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Marching Band). He has proudly served as an honor band conductor on several occasions, most notably the 2019 APAC Honor Band in Kobe, Japan, and the 2017 WMEA

  • Scott graduated with a Bachelor of Musical Arts in Music (with a minor in English Literature) in 1991.

    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

  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Meet Professor Fred Hardyway The History Department is excited to welcome Dr. Fred Hardyway to campus for the 2024-2025 academic year. Professor Hardyway received his Ph.D. in History from Washington State University in 2020, and will be teaching World History courses this Fall at PLU, including FYEP 101: Revolution… August 12, 2024

  • Michael Diambri news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Michael Diambri Receives Gilder Lehrman History Award By Michael Halvorson, Professor of History. Welcome to our blog—the place for learning everything about History at Pacific Lutheran University! Today’s post is about PLU History major Michael Diambri ‘18 , a Lute who graduated in May with a B.A. in History along with minors… July 31, 2018 Gilder Lehrman History Scholar AwardMichael DiambriPLU History Department

  • Meet John F. Paul, the new Chair of the Department of Music and Associate Professor at Pacific Lutheran University. Before joining the PLU family at the start of the 2014-15 school year, Dr. Paul served for 13 years as Chair of the Department of Music…

    symphonic soundtrack, or a puzzle game with light jazz in the background, I was challenged everyday to create something distinctive, likable and effective. I needed to listen to my team-mates’ comments, but also needed to know when to advocate for my own vision. This background has been incredibly useful when I moved back to teaching and moved into academic leadership. So much value is given to collaboration and inclusion, rightly so. My other take-away from my years composing for movies and video games

  • The Wang Center Research Grant Program is designed to support students, faculty, and faculty-student teams that seek to conduct original research in an international setting.

    Construction Student-Faculty Projects Joanne Lisosky, Paul Dodson, Julianne Rose and Katie Baumann, Media Lab: Fear and Islamophobia 2011-2012Student Projects Mycal Ford, Chinese Citizenship and Inter-Ethnic Relations Brett Rousseau, Colony Collapse Disorder and the Honey Bee Student-Faculty Projects Paul Manfredi and Leif Nordquist, Chai-na: Documenting the End of the Blackbridge Art Village Claire Todd and Matthew Heglund, Glacial History and Climate Change in Northern Bolivia Robert Wells, Katie Scaff

  • For Ariella Brown, dance has always been her passion, but not always her full-time job. While working behind a desk during the day, and carving out time in the evening to dance, she realized those few hours would never satisfy her. She made the decision…

    dance program into the best it can be,” Brown explained. “I know that with the help of everyone involved, we can make it happen.” Brown will be teaching all dance related courses for the upcoming terms.  In the fall, she will teach Introduction to Dance, Jazz 1, Modern 1, and Ballet 1. She will also serve as the Director of the Spring Dance concert, “Dance Continuum,” where students can perform in faculty, guest, and student choreography.Faculty Fun Facts I like to karaoke (“Build Me Up Buttercup

  • For Ariella Brown, dance has always been her passion, but not always her full-time job. While working behind a desk during the day, and carving out time in the evening to dance, she realized those few hours would never satisfy her. She made the decision…

    dance program into the best it can be,” Brown explained. “I know that with the help of everyone involved, we can make it happen.” Brown will be teaching all dance related courses for the upcoming terms.  In the fall, she will teach Introduction to Dance, Jazz 1, Modern 1, and Ballet 1. She will also serve as the Director of the Spring Dance concert, “Dance Continuum,” where students can perform in faculty, guest, and student choreography.Faculty Fun Facts I like to karaoke (“Build Me Up Buttercup

  • The Great American Songbook, Native Gardens, The Prom, and DANCE 2024 $16 General admission $12 Seniors (60+), military, alumni, and PLU community (faculty & staff) $8 Immediate family of

    2024-25 Season The Great American Songbook: a musical revue Performances: October 4 @ 7:30pm and October 5 @ 5:30pm; Eastvold Auditorium Director: Tom Smith and Parker Brown (’25) Music Director: Amy Boers Choreographer: Taya Lovejoy (’25) An evening of American popular songs and jazz standards from the 1920s to the 1960s that were created for Broadway and Hollywood, performed by PLU’s brightest talents! Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías Performances: November 7-9 @ 7:30pm, and November 10 @ 2pm

  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Professor Mike Halvorson publishes new book The History Department’s own Professor Michael J. Halvorson, with Shelly Cano Kurtz, has published a new book, “This Little World: A How-to Guide for Social Innovators”. “Little World”  is a PLU-inspired text that seeks to encourage students and practitioners to explore the rewarding world of… October 7, 2024