Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music

12180 Park Avenue S.
Tacoma, Washington 98447
253.535.7602
admissions@plu.edu

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Degrees offered

Bachelor of Music in Performance - Instrumental
Bachelor of Music in Performance - Vocal
Bachelor of Musical Arts
Bachelor of Music Education
Bachelor of Music in Composition
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Minor in Music
Minor in Composition
Minor in Performance
Minor in Jazz

About the program

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 community of outstanding students and enthusiastic audiences.

Notable alumni

Angela Meade, John Marzano, Micah Haven, Crystal Aikin, Michael Peterson.

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) has an overall acceptance rate of 81%

Faculty

Edwin C. Powell
Ron Gerhardstein
Zachary Lyman
Edward Castro
Paul Evans
Rebecca Ford
Jason Gilliam
Gina Gillie
Richard Nance
Brian Galante
Barry Johnson
Greg Youtz
Jeff Leisawitz
Clement Reid
Dawn Sonntag
Cassio Vianna
Clipper Anderson
Stephen Howland
Mark Ivester
Kate Olson
Linda Miller
Anna Jensen
Jeffrey Bell-Hanson
Jennifer Rhyne
Paul Tegels
Miho Takekawa
Oksana Ezhokina
Cameron Bennett
William Chapman-Nyaho
Lark Powers
Timothy Strong
Svend Rønning
Elizabeth C. D. Brown
Catherine Case
Korine Fujiwara
Rowena Hammill
James L. Brown
Holly Boaz
Marlette Buchanan
LeeAnne Campos
Soon Cho
Glenn D. Guhr
Janeanne Houston
Jessica Robins Milanese
Melissa Plagemann
Cyndia Sieden
Francine Peterson
Craig Rine
Shannon Spicciati
Erik Steighner

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