Workshops and Festivals
Every year, Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Music hosts a variety of workshops and festivals. Many of these events bring high school students from Washington, Idaho and Oregon to the PLU campus. Members of the community have an opportunity to attend workshops and / or simply attend the beautiful performances these workshops provide. These workshops and festivals feature guest clinicians and PLU faculty clinicians and cover a wide variety of topics.
The tentative 2014-2015 workshop and festival schedule is:
July
- Summer Opera Workshop, 5th Year Anniversary, James Brown, Director / July 20-August 2, 2015 (By audition only) / July 23-August 2, 2015
- Fully furnished traditional and apartment style housing options are available for this event. Rooms are available June 1st through August 15th.
October
- University Symphony Orchestra Invitational, Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Director / October 18, 2014
- Mens’ Chorus Symposium, Richard Nance, Director / November 1, 2014
January
- Northwest High School Honor Band, Edwin Powell, Director / January 8-9, 2016
- Northwest High School Honor Jazz Band, David Deacon-Joyner, Director / January 24, 2015
- PLU Honor Orchestra for Strings, Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Director / January 24-25, 2015
- Chamber Vocal Ensembles, Richard Nance / January 30, 2015
February
- Guitar Festival, Elizabeth C.D. Brown, Director / February 28, 2015
March
- Choral Invitational, Richard Nance, Director / March 5-6, 2015