Portland State Magazine Spring 2015

8 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE SPRING 2015 BY FUSING multiple layers of glass, some painted on and others just spectacular in their own right, Susan Harlan creates surprising texture and depth in her abstract pieces. The PSU art professor is retiring soon, but not before exhibiting her work in the new Broadway Lobby Gallery in Lincoln Hall. Her work has been exhibited nationwide and is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, among others. The Broadway Lobby Gallery will feature Harlan’s “Drawing Water” exhibit through October, 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday. The lobby and adjacent glass tower in Lincoln Hall was completed in early 2014 with funding from philanthropist Arlene Schnitzer. Abstract glass Fanfare Singers make waves THE CLASSIC ”Amazing Grace” is the first song on the PSU Chamber Choir’s latest CD, Into Unknown Worlds . You may think you’re familiar with the song, but student soloist Genna McAllister’s pure voice gives it a hauntingly beautiful quality that makes it a new experience. The PSU Chamber Choir is the school’s top choral ensemble, and the 40 talented student singers—under conductor Ethan Sperry—truly shine on the album’s 11 a cappella tracks.  Sterophile Magazine named Into Unknown Worlds a “Record to Die For” and the CD put PSU in the company of professional European choirs nominated for Best Classical Album from the Contemporary A Capella Society. The CD is available through Amazon.com and CDBaby.com. Photo by Chase Gilley.