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School of Music, Theatre and Dance

Phone: 253-535-7602

Email: SMTD@plu.edu

Mary Baker Russell Music Center
Tacoma, WA 98447

Office Hours
Mon - Fri:
8:00am-4:00pm
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Administration & Staff

Brian Galante

Associate Dean, School of Music, Theatre & Dance; Director of Choral Studies; Professor of Music

Full Profile
he/him/his 253-535-7603 galante@plu.edu
Ron Gerhardstein

Associate Professor of Music; Director of Band Studies; Advising Associate for Music

Ron Gerhardstein Full Profile
253-535-7609 gerharrc@plu.edu
Mercedi Benien

Budget and Administrative Specialist

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she/her 253-535-7627 mbenien@plu.edu
Tabi Looper

Senior Administrative Assistant

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253-535-7603 loopert@plu.edu
Ryan Marsh

Administrative & Performance Manager

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253-535-7602 marshrl@plu.edu

Theatre & Dance

Amanda Sweger

Chair, Associate Professor of Theatre

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253-538-8275 swegeran@plu.edu
Kathleen Anderson

Resident Assistant Professor of Theatre, Costume Designer

Costume Designer Kathleen Anderson Full Profile
she/her 253-535-7326 anderskw@plu.edu * Part-time
Jeff Clapp

Associate Professor of Theatre

Artistic Director of Theatre + Associate Professor of Theatre Jeff Clapp Full Profile
he/him 253-535-7708 clappja@plu.edu
Keenan Minogue

Resident Assistant Professor of Theatre, Technical Director, Scene Shop Manager

Keenan Minogue Full Profile
kminogue@plu.edu
Sarah Seder

Resident Assistant Professor of Dance

Sarah Seder headshot Full Profile
she/her 253-535-7359 sseder@plu.edu * Part-time
Tom Smith

Professor of Theatre

Tom Smith Full Profile
he/him 253-535-7323 smithtt@plu.edu

Band

Ron Gerhardstein

Associate Professor of Music; Director of Band Studies; Advising Associate for Music

Ron Gerhardstein Full Profile
253-535-7609 gerharrc@plu.edu
Matthew Vegh

Lecturer - Band Studies; Conductor - Concert Band

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253-535-7602 veghmb@plu.edu * Part-time

Brass

Zachary Lyman

Professor of Music - Trumpet; Coordinator of Wind, Brass, and Percussion Studies

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253-535-7612 lymanzt@plu.edu
Edward Castro

Lecturer - Trumpet

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253-535-7602 castroea@plu.edu
Paul Evans

Lecturer - Tuba

Paul Evans Full Profile
253-535-7602 evansmp@plu.edu
Jason Gilliam

Lecturer - Euphonium

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253-535-7602 gilliajm@plu.edu
Danielle Lemieux

Lecturer - Horn

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253-535-7602 lemieudj@plu.edu
Ryan Wagner

Lecturer - Trombone

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253-535-7602 rew@plu.edu

Choral

Brian Galante

Associate Dean, School of Music, Theatre & Dance; Director of Choral Studies; Professor of Music

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he/him/his 253-535-7603 galante@plu.edu
Raul Dominguez

Associate Director of Choral Studies; Assistant Professor of Music

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he/him 253-535-7613 domingr@plu.edu
Barry Johnson

Associate Professor of Music - Voice

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253-535-7625 johnsobw@plu.edu
Jason Saunders

Lecturer; Conductor - Knights Chorus

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253-535-7602 saundejm@plu.edu * Part-time

Composition

Cassio Vianna

Associate Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies

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he/his 253-535-7760 cassio.vianna@plu.edu
Korine Fujiwara

Visiting Instructor of Music, Strings, and Composition

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she/her 253-535-7602 korine.fujiwara@plu.edu
Lauren Kott

Lecturer - Film Scoring

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253-535-7602 lkott@plu.edu
Dawn Sonntag

Lecturer

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253-535-7602 dsonntag@plu.edu

Jazz

Cassio Vianna

Associate Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies

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he/his 253-535-7760 cassio.vianna@plu.edu
Clipper Anderson

Lecturer - Jazz Bass

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253-535-7602 anderscr@plu.edu
Mark Ivester

Lecturer - Jazz Drums

Mark Ivester Full Profile
253-535-7602 ivestemd@plu.edu
Kate Olson

Lecturer - Jazz, Improvisation

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253-535-7602 kate.olson@plu.edu

Music Education

Katie Brizuela

Visiting Instructor and Interim Coordinator of Music Education

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253-535-7789 kbrizuela@plu.edu
Justin Lader

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education

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253-535-7602 justin.lader@plu.edu

Music History & Theory

Zachary Lyman

Professor of Music - Trumpet; Coordinator of Wind, Brass, and Percussion Studies

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253-535-7612 lymanzt@plu.edu
Svend Rønning

Professor of Music - Violin; Coordinator of String Studies

Svend Rønning Full Profile
253-535-7605 svend.ronning@plu.edu * On Sabbatical
Ron Gerhardstein

Associate Professor of Music; Director of Band Studies; Advising Associate for Music

Ron Gerhardstein Full Profile
253-535-7609 gerharrc@plu.edu
Nicholas Lockey

Lecturer - Music History

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253-535-7602 nlockey@plu.edu
Asieh Mahyar

Visiting Instructor of Music; Interim Director of Orchestral Studies

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253-535-7617 asieh.mahyar@plu.edu
Jennifer Rhyne

Associate Professor of Flute and Music Theory

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253-535-7058 rhynejl@plu.edu

Orchestra

Asieh Mahyar

Visiting Instructor of Music; Interim Director of Orchestral Studies

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253-535-7617 asieh.mahyar@plu.edu

Organ

J. Murphy-Mancini

Paul Fritts Endowed Chair; Assistant Professor of Music, Organ

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he/him/his jjm@plu.edu

Percussion

Mark Ivester

Lecturer - Jazz Drums

Mark Ivester Full Profile
253-535-7602 ivestemd@plu.edu
Miho Takekawa

Lecturer - Percussion

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253-535-7602 takekama@plu.edu

Piano

Oksana Ezhokina

Professor of Music - Piano; Coordinator of Keyboard Studies

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253-535-7604 ejokinoa@plu.edu
Lark Powers

Associate Professor of Music - Piano

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253-535-7647 powerslm@plu.edu * On Sabbatical
Cameron Bennett

Professor of Music - Piano

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he/him/his 253-535-7150 cbennett@plu.edu
Er-Hsuan Li

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music - Piano

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253-535-7647 erhsuan.li@plu.edu
Ricardo de la Torre

Lecturer

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253-535-7602 delator@plu.edu
Amy Boers

Staff Pianist

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253-535-7602 aboers@plu.edu

Strings

Svend Rønning

Professor of Music - Violin; Coordinator of String Studies

Svend Rønning Full Profile
253-535-7605 svend.ronning@plu.edu * On Sabbatical
Korine Fujiwara

Visiting Instructor of Music, Strings, and Composition

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she/her 253-535-7602 korine.fujiwara@plu.edu
Clipper Anderson

Lecturer - Jazz Bass

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253-535-7602 anderscr@plu.edu
Elizabeth C. D. Brown

Lecturer - Guitar

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253-535-7602 brownec@plu.edu
Mara Finkelstein

Lecturer - Cello

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253-535-7602 finkelm@plu.edu
Anna Jensen

Lecturer - Double Bass

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253-535-7602 jensenak@plu.edu
Elizabeth Landis

Lecturer - Harp

Elizabeth Landis Full Profile
253-535-7602 elizabeth.landis@plu.edu

Voice

James L. Brown

Professor of Music - Voice; Coordinator of Vocal Studies

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253-535-7614 brownja@plu.edu
Soon Cho

Associate Professor of Music - Voice

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253-535-7855 chosy@plu.edu
Barry Johnson

Associate Professor of Music - Voice

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253-535-7625 johnsobw@plu.edu
Holly Boaz

Lecturer

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she/her 253-535-7602 boazhm@plu.edu
Marlette Buchanan

Lecturer

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253-535-7602 buchanml@plu.edu
LeeAnne Campos

Lecturer

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253-535-7602 camposla@plu.edu
Glenn D. Guhr

Lecturer

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253-535-7602 guhrgd@plu.edu
Janeanne Houston

Lecturer

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253-535-7602 houstojc@plu.edu
Jessica Robins Milanese

Lecturer

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253-535-7602 milanejc@plu.edu
Melissa Plagemann

Lecturer

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253-535-7602 plagemmr@plu.edu
Mackenzie Taylor

Lecturer

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she/her 253-535-7602 taylormd@plu.edu

Woodwinds

Jennifer Rhyne

Associate Professor of Flute and Music Theory

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253-535-7058 rhynejl@plu.edu
Shelly Myers

Lecturer - Oboe

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she/her 253-535-7602 myerssd@plu.edu
Francine Peterson

Lecturer - Bassoon

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253-535-7602 petersfg@plu.edu
Craig Rine

Lecturer - Clarinet

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253-535-7602 rinecj@plu.edu
Erik Steighner

Lecturer - Saxophone

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253-535-7602 steighev@plu.edu

Emeriti Faculty

Jeffrey Bell-Hanson

Professor Emeritus

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William J. Becvar

Professor Emeritus, in Memoriam

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David P. Dahl,

Professor Emeritus

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David Deacon-Joyner

Professor Emeritus

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Kathleen V. Farner

Professor Emeritus

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Richard A. Farner

Professor Emeritus

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Mira J. Frohnmayer

Professor Emeritus

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Kate Grieshaber

Professor Emeritus

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David L. Hoffman

Professor Emeritus

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Jerry Kracht

Professor Emeritus

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Linda Miller

Professor Emeritus

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Richard Nance

Professor Emeritus

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William E. Parker

Professor Emeritus, in Memoriam

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Donna M. Poppe

Professor Emeritus

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Edwin C. Powell

Professor Emeritus

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David P. Robbins

Professor Emeritus

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Paul Tegels

Professor Emeritus

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Greg Youtz

Professor Emeritus

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Contact Information

School of Music, Theatre and Dance

Phone: 253-535-7602

Email: SMTD@plu.edu

Mary Baker Russell Music Center
Tacoma, WA 98447

Office Hours
Mon - Fri:
8:00am-4:00pm
Divisional Links
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    • School of Business
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    • Theatre & Dance
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