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Elijah Pine ’21
When Elijah Pine ’21 first visited Pacific University, he was one of hundreds of high school students attending the yearly Music in May festival. The experience shaped his life in ways he could not have imagined.
Music in May, one of the longest running high school music festivals in the country, will celebrate its 70th anniversary May 24-26 at Pacific University.
The Pacific University String Project has been awarded the 2018 Outstanding String Project of the Year Award by the American String Teachers Association and the National String Project Consortium.
Dr. Burch-Pesses
Michael Burch-Pesses, Pacific University's longtime director of bands, is the 2018 winner of the Oregon Music Education Association's John C. McManus Distinguished Teacher Award. 
Writing music gives youth opportunity to create and connect.
Andrea Eitner Smiling in interview
Music therapy major Andrea Eitner '17 explores the uses of music therapy in the NICU — and finds a career aspiration.
Velarde, who majored in music education at Pacific, sang for the Tara Novellas before going solo.
Pacific allowed Serena Wallace '19 to pursue to passions — running and music — while working toward her dream career in physical therapy.
The annual event hosted by KISS guitarist and university trustee Tommy Thayer concludes its 10-year run.
The project, funded by a Faith Gabelnick grant, concluded with a joint concert on April 24.

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