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  • On March 15th at 8 p.m., the PLU Trumpet Ensemble will be performing live in Seattle on KING-FM for their “Northwest Focus Live” program. The opportunity came about earlier in the school year when the music office received a message from the NW Focus Live…

    have the PLU Trumpet Ensemble perform because I have been looking for ways to show this great group off the wider community. This is the perfect venue.” “Also, as a trumpet player I have performed on this same radio show twice myself, once with the Mosaic Brass Quintet, and once with the Lyric Brass Quintet,” Zachary Lyman, Associate Professor of Music – Trumpet; Chair of Winds and Brass at PLU. Pieces that will be performed include an eclectic mix of modern work written for large trumpet ensemble

  • Can learning to code be described as a social movement in American history? PLU Professor Michael Halvorson thinks so. His reflections on the subject were recorded as part of PLU’s Homecoming and Family Week, which presented several lectures by the PLU faculty for the Lute…

    America, including early research in government labs and universities; popular movements that emphasized coding; hobbyists and early personal computing; and the contributions of software companies such as Microsoft Corporation, where Halvorson worked from 1985 to 1993. Code Nation explains how our modern world of computing came to be, and the role of computer programmers (or software makers) in the process. Halvorson’s unique focus is on the social dimensions of coding in America: “Computer

  • The Lyric Brass Quintet will perform “Luther, Seven Scenes for Brass Quintet” composed by PLU music professor emeritus Jerry Kracht, in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation on Sunday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in Lagerquist Concert Hall. “The piece is highly programmatic—that…

    case the story of Martin Luther and his journey from young law student to monk, to pilgrim, to theology professor, to critic of the Roman Church, to heretic and fugitive, and finally to founder of the Lutheran Reformation, which we celebrate around the world this year on its 500th anniversary,” Kracht says. “The music is descriptive of that narrative, using both music from Luther’s own time as well as music of my own composition, in a blend that ranges from Renaissance sounds to modern.” The piece

  • Marcus Borg, who serves as Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland and Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture Emeritus in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University, presented a lecture entitled, “Speaking Christian: Reclaiming Christian Language,” on Wednesday, November 3, at the 6th…

    Bible are modern products of the last few hundreds years,” Borg said. Borg suggested an exercise: think back to the end of your childhood, age 10 or 12, and think about what you would have said about the heart of the gospel if you had to sum it up in a sentence or two. He vividly recalled what his answer would have been at the time: “Jesus died for our sins so that we can be forgiven and go to heaven if we believe in him.” “Even if you grew up in non church going family,” Borg said, “you would have

  • 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…

    seven movements and represents a major contribution to modern brass quintet literature. Although Jerry’s work was premiered by a different bass quintet, this CD represents the world premiere recording. How did the opportunity for a CD come about? Dr. Jerry Kracht wrote this piece a year or two ago and sent it to me for possible inclusion on a Lyric Brass recital.  We performed LUTHER in its entirety on one of our recitals as part of the 500th Reformation celebration. We thought it was important

  • With two Fulbright trips under her belt and an appointment as peer reviewer underway, Communication Professor Joanne Lisosky just can’t get enough. Professor Joanne M. Lisosky has been awarded with two Fulbright awards, completing programs –in 2003 in Kampala, Uganda at Makerere University and 2011…

    of Fulbright hopefuls. During her time in Baku, she was immersed in the community and worked closely with the US Embassy; when the State Department asked for recommendations for reviewers, the Embassy in Baku submitted her name. When she was offered the appointment, she said “yes”. Hundreds of faculty from around the country peer review applications for the Fulbright Program. Lisosky is assigned to Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Along with two colleagues from other universities, they review

  • PLU opens their 2016-2017 season with arguably the greatest composer in history: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In Amadeus , the scene is the 18 th Century and Antonio Salieri is an established composer. Salieri has given himself to God so he might realize his sole ambition…

    . Amadeus plays October 13 (Student Preview), 14, 15, 21, 22 at 7:30pm and October 23 at 2pm in Eastvold Auditorium of the new Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite, at the PLU Community Box Office 253-535-7411 and at the door for cash only. “This is a play about Mozart, but… from Antonio Salieri’s point of view,” Jeff Clapp, director, explains. “Salieri was the biggest thing in western Europe at the time between 1780-1800. Now, all of his work

  • Pacific Lutheran University’s professor and choral conductor, Richard Nance, was named the winner of The American Prize for 2013. Richard Nance is the Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University where he has worked since 1992. At PLU, Nance conducts the Choir of the…

    (ACDA) and has held many state and divisional offices. Nance’s choirs have appeared at several ACDA conferences and have toured Europe on five occasions. In the summer of 2011 the Choir of the West won two gold and one silver certificate at the prestigious Harmonie Festival, held in Lindenholzhausen, Germany. Also in 2011, two PLU choral albums under Nance’s direction won first and second prize in their categories of the “American Prize” competition, and Nance received first prize for conducting

  • 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.…

    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

  • Richard Nance, the Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University, has been named the recipient of The American Prize in conducting for 2013. (Photo by John Froschauer) PLU choral conductor winner of The American Prize for 2013 Pacific Lutheran University’s professor and choral conductor…

    . Nance’s choirs have appeared at several ACDA conferences and have toured Europe on five occasions. In the summer of 2011 the Choir of the West won two gold and one silver certificate at the prestigious Harmonie Festival, held in Lindenholzhausen, Germany. Also in 2011, two PLU choral albums under Nance’s direction won first and second prize in their categories of the “American Prize” competition, and Nance received first prize for conducting. Richard Nance’s compositions are regularly performed by