Jefferies - Nordlund

Dr. and Mrs. Steven Laurence Schweizer announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline Taylor Jefferies of Evanston, Ill., to Samuel James Nordlund, also of Evanston, Ill.

Mr. Nordlund is the son of Drs. Moya Lao and Thomas Michael Nordlund of Birmingham, Ala.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Carl Elmore Jr. of Hartsville. She is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance. She is also a graduate of Northwestern University with a Master of Music degree in violin performance and pedagogy. Miss Jefferies is on the faculty of the Music Academy of Northwestern University where she teaches violin, Kindermusik, and serves as the Academy’s administrative assistant. She is also a free-lance performer in the Chicago area.

The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Mou-Chi Lao of Happy Valley, Hong Kong, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Adolph Nordlund of Gresham, Ore. Mr. Nordlund is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Music degree in cello performance. He is also a graduate of Northwestern University with a Master of Music degree in cello performance. Mr. Nordlund is the assistant director of performance activities at Nichols Concert Hall of the Music Institute of Chicago. He also performs with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra and the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra.

The wedding is planned for Saturday, Nov. 8, at First Baptist Church in Hartsville.