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Marathon runner and musician- an interview with new music faculty member Lark Powers Posted by: Kate Williams / November 14, 2017 November 14, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerIn demand as a solo and collaborative artist, as well as an adjudicator and presenter, Lark Powers brings her extensive experience to the PLU music department. What is your background? I grew up in Northern California in Humboldt county, on the coast close to the Oregon border. Growing up, I studied both piano and
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Preparation, organization, punctuality and respect is how Barry Johnson leads his singing, teaching and directing in the PLU music department Posted by: Kate Williams / December 6, 2017 December 6, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerBarry Johnson has performed in over 25 roles in the Seattle and Tacoma Operas, while also teaching voice and opera lessons at PLU for over 20 years. Today, you can find him teaching full-time to music students at PLU. What is your background? I was born and
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. What makes you proud to be a PLU faculty member? The accomplishments of former students. To watch them thrive in highly competitive fields is gratifying. That might be grad schools, or the professional world. Does PLU feel different than other universities that you’ve studied or taught at? Yes it does! It is a much more personalized and caring environment. When I first came to campus, I was struck by the obvious level of care and personalized attention. High standards and rigor create pressure
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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
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PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance Posted by: Liza Conboy / January 29, 2024 January 29, 2024 By Liza ConboyPLU College of Professional Studies Beginning in Fall 2024, PLU will be welcoming Dr. Justin Murphy-Mancini as the Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance. Murphy-Mancini began organ study at age 10, beginning his journey in church, “quite literally as soon as I was tall enough to reach the pedalboard,” he
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December 1, 2009 I never thought I’d start a Unicycle club (and people would actually come) By Steve Hansen In the summers, Tyson Bendzak’s dad used to ask kids who came home from college if they brought their unicycles to campus with them. He’d taught a majority of them how to ride in elementary school. When it came time for Tyson to head to PLU, he thought of the question his dad asked everyone else. Tyson Bendzak started a unicycle club on campus – the L.U.N.I.C.Y.C.L.E.R.S. (Lutes with a
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excited to join your class, because transition times are unsettling. We, like you, are feeing anxious and bit uncertain, wondering if they will like us, and wondering if we will make it out there in the real world beyond Pacific Avenue and 512. Yes, at this important turning point in life, good friends and classmates are more important than ever! And MaryAnn and I are proud to claim membership in your class, because you are an accomplished and remarkable group. There are some 680 of you graduating
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August 1, 2012 I never thought I’d study away four times – and still graduate on time Maryn Johnston ’12 and some of her new friends in South Africa. By Katie Scaff ’13 When Maryn Johnston ’12 came to PLU, she knew she wanted to study away. The Phoenix, Ariz., native traveled to Europe for two weeks with her family in high school and took a 10-day trip to Mexico after graduation, but those trips pale in comparison to the experiences she’s had since she’s been at PLU. Since coming to PLU
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Former PLU Student and Instructor Andrew Milton Explores School Success in New Book Posted by: Sandy Dunham / November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014 By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communication Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 24, 2014)—Longtime teacher (and former PLU student and instructor) Andrew Milton has released his first book, centered on the regulations and social expectations that are harmful to our schools. Milton has been involved with education and schools his whole career
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The PLU Pod: Professors Amy Young & Maria Chavez Talk TEDx Tacoma and More Posted by: Zach Powers / March 11, 2015 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 11, 2015 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe first PLU podcast Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young and Associate Professor of Political Science Maria Chavez talk with Media & Content Manager Zach Powers about their upcoming TEDx Tacoma talks, their research, the most recent books and films they've enjoyed, and much
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