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Jazz at PLU The education of improvisation Jazz at Pacific Lutheran UniversityWelcome to the PLU Jazz website! Here you find information about our jazz courses and ensembles, events and concert schedule, and more. PLU offers classes in jazz history, jazz theory, private instrumental lessons, as well as lessons in jazz composition and arranging. The jazz ensemble and combos provide students and audiences with the opportunity to experience jazz music both in its traditional form and in a variety

ChoraleUniversity Wind EnsembleUniversity SingersConcert BandKnights ChorusUniversity Jazz EnsemblePiano Ensemble EXPLORE OUR ENSEMBLES PLU Music offers many different ensemble options for our students. Vocal ensembles and instrumental ensembles are open to students via yearly auditions at the beginning of each fall semester. Diverse musical and vocal styles are celebrated, allowing students to build their own custom musical experience. Vocal Ensembles Instrumental EnsemblesBrian Galante, Chair, Department of

, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos, Trumpet Ensemble, or any number of smaller chamber groups.  At PLU, you can play your trumpet all day every day, only once a week, or anything in between. There is something for everyone. Please explore the site and find out what it’s like to be a PLU trumpet player!  Contact Dr. Lyman any time for more information.Like us on Facebook!

Welcome!In addition to the highly acclaimed choirs, various instrumental ensembles and jazz ensembles at PLU, there is also PLU Guitar Orchestra and Ensemble, which is open to guitarists and lutenists of various levels. Guitar Orchestra is open to anyone with basic guitar and music reading skills. There are multiple players playing each part, and Professor Brown conducts in all performances and rehearsals. More advanced students (typically guitar/lute majors) also play in smaller, coached

Clubs & OrganizationsWe support student-led clubs and events that offer students thoughtful and meaningful communities outside the classroom and enact PLU’s values of diversity, justice, and sustainability.  Connect with an affinity group Broadcast your voice with Lute Air Student Radio (LASR) Showcase your improv talents through Clay Crows Explore the outdoors with Outdoor Rec Get involved with student leadership through ASPLU Want to join a club that addresses a special interest, initiative

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(ASPLU) supports the values that uplift all students on this campus: diversity, justice, and sustainability. We strive to represent your voice through our bills, resolutions, and Senate projects. We’re excited about our projects and goals for the upcoming academic year. Want to know more? Check out who we are, what we do, and our DJS initiatives. Want to get involved? We’d love to have you! For further information on discussions and actions that have taken place during ASPLU meetings, check out our

. Providing a forum for sharing ideas and addressing concerns. Reporting on key issues and making recommendations to Human Resources and the President’s Council. Sitting on important campus committees, including budget planning, long range planning, benefits, and more. Helping organize annual events to support the PLU and local communities. PLUSC strives to be a proactive voice on issues of concern to staff. We hope that you will participate by contacting PLUSC or talking with your representative if you

orchestra each year as well as scenes programs. Private lessons are available for all students from one of eleven voice faculty, led by James Brown. Lagerquist Concert Hall and the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts are two of the finest performance facilities in the Northwest. If you love to sing, PLU is the place for you! Highlights of the choral music education degree include courses in elementary music methods and materials, secondary choral methods, secondary choral literature

PLU BSW Class of 2024! Congratulations to our 2024 Graduates PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree You can open doors and be a voice for change as a social worker. Learn about the program Social work major and working mom Teranejah Lucas ’23 explores the politics and power of Black hair in her capstone More Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is demonstrating transformative care. Learn How! Congratulations, Dr. JoDee Keller, Claudia Miller, Chance LasDulce, and Rachel