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      Music

      Phone: 253-535-7602

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      Email: music@plu.edu

      Mary Baker Russell Music Center
      Tacoma, WA 98447

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      Administration & Staff

      Brian Galante

      Chair, Department of Music; Director of Choral Studies; Professor of Music

      Brian Galante - Associate Director of Choral Studies Full Profile
      253-535-7603 galante@plu.edu
      Mercedi Benien

      Budget and Administrative Specialist

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

      Senior Administrative Assistant

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

      Administrative & Performance Manager

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 marshrl@plu.edu

      Band

      Edwin C. Powell

      Professor of Music; Director of Bands

      Full Profile
      he/him/his 253-535-7907 powellec@plu.edu
      Ron Gerhardstein

      Associate Professor of Music; Associate Director of Bands

      Full Profile
      253-535-7609 gerharrc@plu.edu

      Brass

      Gina Gillie

      Professor of Music - French Horn

      Full Profile
      253-535-7607 gilliegc@plu.edu
      Zachary Lyman

      Professor of Music - Trumpet; Chair of Winds and Brass

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

      Lecturer - Trumpet

      Edward Castro - Lecturer and Affiliate Artist Full Profile
      253-535-7602 castroea@plu.edu
      Paul Evans

      Lecturer - Tuba

      Paul Evans - Lecturer and Affiliate Artist Full Profile
      253-535-7602 evansmp@plu.edu
      Jason Gilliam

      Lecturer - Euphonium

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 gilliajm@plu.edu
      Ryan Wagner

      Lecturer - Trombone

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 rew@plu.edu

      Choral

      Brian Galante

      Chair, Department of Music; Director of Choral Studies; Professor of Music

      Brian Galante - Associate Director of Choral Studies Full Profile
      253-535-7603 galante@plu.edu
      Barry Johnson

      Associate Professor of Music - Voice

      Barry Johnson Full Profile
      253-535-7625 johnsobw@plu.edu
      Richard Nance

      Professor Emeritus

      Full Profile
      richard.nance@plu.edu
      Tiffany Walker

      Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

      Full Profile
      253-535-7613 twalker@plu.edu

      Composition

      Gina Gillie

      Professor of Music - French Horn

      Full Profile
      253-535-7607 gilliegc@plu.edu
      Greg Youtz

      Professor of Music and Composer

      Greg Youtz - Professor of Music and Composer Full Profile
      253-535-7619 youtzgl@plu.edu
      Jeff Leisawitz

      Lecturer

      Jeff Leisawitz Full Profile
      253-535-7602 leisawjb@plu.edu
      Clement Reid

      Lecturer

      Clement Reid - Lecturer Full Profile
      253-535-1597 reidcm@plu.edu
      Dawn Sonntag

      Lecturer

      Dawn Sonntag Full Profile
      253-535-7602 dsonntag@plu.edu

      Jazz

      Cassio Vianna

      Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies

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

      Lecturer - Jazz Bass

      Clipper Anderson - Lecturer Full Profile
      253-535-7602 anderscr@plu.edu
      Stephen Howland

      Lecturer - Guitar, Jazz Guitar

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 howlansn@plu.edu
      Mark Ivester

      Lecturer - Jazz Drums

      Mark Ivester - Lecturer, Drum Set Full Profile
      253-535-7602 ivestemd@plu.edu
      Kate Olson

      Lecturer - Jazz, Improvisation

      Kate Olson Full Profile
      253-535-7602 kate.olson@plu.edu

      Music Education

      Linda Miller

      Associate Professor of Music; Music Education Chair

      Full Profile
      she, her 253-535-7789 millerlj@plu.edu
      Anna Jensen

      Lecturer - Double Bass

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 jensenak@plu.edu
      Edwin C. Powell

      Professor of Music; Director of Bands

      Full Profile
      he/him/his 253-535-7907 powellec@plu.edu
      Ron Gerhardstein

      Associate Professor of Music; Associate Director of Bands

      Full Profile
      253-535-7609 gerharrc@plu.edu

      Music History & Theory

      Jeffrey Bell-Hanson

      Professor of Music; Director of Orchestral Activities

      Jeffrey Bell-Hanson - Director of Orchestral Activities Full Profile
      253-535-7617 bellhajl@plu.edu
      Ron Gerhardstein

      Associate Professor of Music; Associate Director of Bands

      Full Profile
      253-535-7609 gerharrc@plu.edu
      Gina Gillie

      Professor of Music - French Horn

      Full Profile
      253-535-7607 gilliegc@plu.edu
      Zachary Lyman

      Professor of Music - Trumpet; Chair of Winds and Brass

      Full Profile
      253-535-7612 lymanzt@plu.edu
      Jennifer Rhyne

      Associate Professor of Flute and Music Theory

      Full Profile
      253-535-7058 rhynejl@plu.edu
      Paul Tegels

      Associate Professor of Music - Organ

      Dr. Paul Teagels Full Profile
      253-535-7255 paul.tegels@plu.edu
      Greg Youtz

      Professor of Music and Composer

      Greg Youtz - Professor of Music and Composer Full Profile
      253-535-7619 youtzgl@plu.edu

      Orchestra

      Jeffrey Bell-Hanson

      Professor of Music; Director of Orchestral Activities

      Jeffrey Bell-Hanson - Director of Orchestral Activities Full Profile
      253-535-7617 bellhajl@plu.edu

      Organ & Harpsichord

      Paul Tegels

      Associate Professor of Music - Organ

      Dr. Paul Teagels Full Profile
      253-535-7255 paul.tegels@plu.edu

      Percussion

      Miho Takekawa

      Lecturer - Percussion

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 takekama@plu.edu
      Mark Ivester

      Lecturer - Jazz Drums

      Mark Ivester - Lecturer, Drum Set Full Profile
      253-535-7602 ivestemd@plu.edu

      Piano

      Oksana Ezhokina

      Associate Professor of Music - Piano; Chair of Piano Studies

      Oksana Ezhokina - Chair of Piano Studies Full Profile
      253-535-7604 ejokinoa@plu.edu
      Cameron Bennett

      Professor of Music - Piano

      Full Profile
      he/him/his 253-535-7150 cbennett@plu.edu
      William Chapman-Nyaho

      Lecturer - Keyboard

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 chapmannyaho@plu.edu
      Ricardo de la Torre

      Lecturer

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 delator@plu.edu
      Lark Powers

      Assistant Professor of Music - Piano

      Full Profile
      253-535-7647 powerslm@plu.edu
      Timothy Strong

      Lecturer

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 strongtp@plu.edu

      Strings

      Svend Rønning

      Professor of Music - Violin; Chair of Stringed Instruments

      Svend Rønning - Chair of Stringed Instruments Full Profile
      253-535-7605 svend.ronning@plu.edu
      Clipper Anderson

      Lecturer - Jazz Bass

      Clipper Anderson - Lecturer Full Profile
      253-535-7602 anderscr@plu.edu
      Elizabeth C. D. Brown

      Lecturer - Guitar

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 brownec@plu.edu
      Korine Fujiwara

      Lecturer - Violin and Viola

      Full Profile
      she/her 253-535-7602 korine.fujiwara@plu.edu
      Rowena Hammill

      Lecturer - Cello

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 hammilrj@plu.edu
      Stephen Howland

      Lecturer - Guitar, Jazz Guitar

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 howlansn@plu.edu
      Anna Jensen

      Lecturer - Double Bass

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 jensenak@plu.edu

      Voice

      James L. Brown

      Professor of Music - Voice; Chair of Vocal Studies

      Jim Brown Headshot Full Profile
      253-535-7614 brownja@plu.edu
      Holly Boaz

      Lecturer

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

      Lecturer

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

      Lecturer

      LeeAnne Campos - Senior Lecturer Full Profile
      253-535-7602 camposla@plu.edu
      Soon Cho

      Associate Professor of Music - Voice

      Full Profile
      253-535-7855 chosy@plu.edu
      Glenn D. Guhr

      Lecturer

      Glenn D. Guhr - Lecturer Full Profile
      253-535-7602 guhrgd@plu.edu
      Janeanne Houston

      Lecturer

      Full Profile
      253-535-7602 houstojc@plu.edu
      Barry Johnson

      Associate Professor of Music - Voice

      Barry Johnson Full Profile
      253-535-7625 johnsobw@plu.edu
      Jessica Robins Milanese

      Lecturer

      Jessica Robins Milanese - Lecturer Full Profile
      253-535-7602 milanejc@plu.edu
      Melissa Plagemann

      Lecturer

      Melissa Plagemann - Lecturer Full Profile
      253-535-7602 plagemmr@plu.edu
      Cyndia Sieden

      Lecturer

      Cyndia Sieden - Lecturer Full Profile
      253-535-7602 siedencr@plu.edu

      Woodwinds

      Shelly Myers

      Lecturer - Oboe

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

      Lecturer - Bassoon

      Francine Peterson - Lecturer and Affiliate Artist Full Profile
      253-535-7602 petersfg@plu.edu
      Jennifer Rhyne

      Associate Professor of Flute and Music Theory

      Full Profile
      253-535-7058 rhynejl@plu.edu
      Craig Rine

      Lecturer - Clarinet

      Craig Rine - Lecturer and Affiliate Artist Full Profile
      253-535-7602 rinecj@plu.edu
      Erik Steighner

      Lecturer - Saxophone

      Full Profile
      253-353-2729 steighev@plu.edu
      Contact Information

      Music

      Phone: 253-535-7602

      Fax: 253-535-8669

      Email: music@plu.edu

      Mary Baker Russell Music Center
      Tacoma, WA 98447

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