 Upon Kathryn Lehmann’s departure from PLU in 2006, Nance was named Director of Choral Activities and conductor of the Choir of the West.He led the choir’s tour to Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary in 2007, and the tour to Germany and France in 2011.That tour featured performances at the Harmonie Festival in Lindenholzhausen, Germany, a world competition that takes place once every six years.