Pacific Lutheran University Music

Distinguished teachers, talented students, supportive public: these are the people who make the Department of Music at PLU a nationally recognized center for musical learning, serving and sharing. A talented, cohesive faculty of performers, composers and authors, drawn from the nation's finest conservatories and universities, work to develop the whole person in the context of a caring academic com

munity of outstanding students and enthusiastic audiences. - http://www.plu.edu/music/about-us/home.php

A reminder that the Choir of the West Tour Homecoming Concert, directed by Dr. Brian Galante, has been rescheduled for t...
02/21/2024

A reminder that the Choir of the West Tour Homecoming Concert, directed by Dr. Brian Galante, has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, February 22 at 7:30pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall.

The program is titled "The Gift to Sing", taken from Damien Geter's evocative setting of the James Weldon Johnson poem. Centered on themes of resilience, comfort, hope, renewal, and reimagining, we also feature works by Felix Mendelssohn, William Byrd, Roderick Williams, Saunder Choi, Marques L.A. Garrett, Kestutis Daugirdas, Brian Galante, Caroline Shaw, Craig Hella Johnson, Nilo Alcala, and Juris Karlsons.

Tickets are available in advance online using the following link (or at the door): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/choir-of-the-west-tour-homecoming-concert-tickets-750864735637?aff=oddtdtcreator

We hope to see you all there!

The 2024 Northwest High School Honor Band will feature music performed by over 250 of the finest high school musicians f...
09/07/2023

The 2024 Northwest High School Honor Band will feature music performed by over 250 of the finest high school musicians from the region. This performance is a culmination of two days of intense rehearsals with guest clinicians. This year’s Honor Band is under the direction of Dr. Ron Gerhardstein. For more information, please visit plu.edu/music/workshops/northwest-high-school-honor-band/

High school band directors are encouraged to submit nominations by visiting https://plu.formstack.com/forms/honorbandnominations

08/03/2023

Jack Burrows won first place in the 2023 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Competition in San Diego earlier this month. The Pacific Lutheran University music major participated in 5 rounds of auditions and competition to earn first place in the Upper Classical TBB…

For those in the Portland and Salem area, we are delighted to announce performances offered during our 2023 Choir of the...
04/17/2023

For those in the Portland and Salem area, we are delighted to announce performances offered during our 2023 Choir of the West Spring Tour: we'll be at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Portland on Thursday, April 20 (7:30pm); and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem on Friday, April 21 (7:30pm). We'll also perform a Tour Homecoming Concert on Tuesday, April 25 (7:30pm) in Lagerquist Concert Hall, and that performance will be live streamed.

Works include exquisite Psalm settings by Johannes Brahms and Caroline Shaw, significant contemporary works for choir and piano by Jake Runestad and JAC Redford, and two works written during--and in response to--the pandemic by Jennifer Lucy Cook and Ken Burton. We'll be joined in performance by collaborative pianist Amy Boers.

Hope to see you there!

02/16/2023

PLU Music friends attending NAfME—Join us for a reception, 4:30-6:30pm on Friday, February 17, in the Lake Coeur d'Alene Room at the Westin. We'll have some light refreshments, a no-host bar, and lots of great conversation! And be sure to catch the performance by the PLU Ringers, our handbell ensemble directed by Linda Miller, at the 10am concert hour tomorrow morning! Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

The J-Term Opera, The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti, opens tonight in Eastvold Auditorium at 7:30pm! This hilariou...
01/26/2023

The J-Term Opera, The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti, opens tonight in Eastvold Auditorium at 7:30pm! This hilarious opera follows a snake oil salesman, a soprano and a smitten tenor and is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Tickets are $5-17 and doors open at 7pm

12/20/2022

Relive, or experience anew, the beauty and excitement of our 2022 Christmas Concert, entitled "Peace". Recorded live in PLU's Lagerquist Concert Hall on December 11, 2022, the concert features the Choir of the West (Brian Galante, conductor), Chorale (Tiffany Walker, conductor), University Symphony Orchestra (Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, conductor), and University Organist Paul Tegels in a variety of works celebrating hope, light, and peace in this Christmas season. Lighting design by Anna Van Vleet '23 and Amanda Sweger, with video and audio production by Travis Pagel and Patrick Brockwell. The recording will be available beginning at 5:00pm PST on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Merry Christmas!

www.plu.edu/christmas

PLU Music appreciates your support of our department as we celebrate   today and tomorrow! Your gift of any size helps e...
10/18/2022

PLU Music appreciates your support of our department as we celebrate today and tomorrow! Your gift of any size helps expand our programs and support our students. Give online at plu.edu/bjugday2022 by selecting Academics and then Music Department.

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