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Song Slam 2006, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Students from the Music Theatre Production Company presented a recital of operatic and music theatre pieces.

The National Review Of School Music Education : What Is The Present State Of Music Education In Schools?, Sharon Lierse

Dr. Sharon Lierse

In November, 2005 a landmark government report entitled the National Review of School Music Education was released. The report found that there was a great variability in the quality of music education in schools. It was acknowledged that although there are some excellent music programs in schools, there is 'cycles of neglect and inequity' and greater support is required for teachers and the subject itself. The report acknowledged the influence of recent curriculum developments in Australia including integrating the arts into one subject. The paper discusses issues arising from the report and how it has impacted music in Australian schools …

A Quantitative Model Of Key Distance, With An Analysis And Performance Of Schumann’S "Märchenbilder", Op. 113 (Music Theory Presentation, Lecture-Recital), Dominic Dousa, Renee Skerik

Dominic Dousa

Musicians are familiar with the traditional categorizations of key relationships: closely related, parallel, relative, and foreign. While some of these terms do describe well the relatedness of keys, they do not provide a clear means of comparing the relative remoteness of all keys from a particular reference key. For example, how much “more distant” is E-flat major from C major than is G major or D minor? The model presented in this lecture includes a number of important factors that may affect the perception of key relationships and assigns numerical measures to those factors. These measures are then used in …

Recital, Utep Faculty Recital Series (September 8, 2006), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A faculty recital presentation by Stephanie Schweigart(violin and viola), Judi Wilkinson (harpsichord), and Dominic Dousa (piano).

Oklahoma University, Norman. Gp3 National Group Piano And Piano Pedagogy Forum. August 4, 2006, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Reporter

Tamy Bush's presentation "Working With Special Needs Students." Published in Piano Pedagogy Forum, January 2007. See article under Publications.

Vocal Jazz In The Choral Curriculum, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson presented a seminar on vocal jazz repertoire and rehearsal techniques for YISD choral music educators. In particular, the session focused on making vocal jazz accessible to teachers unfamiliar with the genre.

U.T.E.P. Faculty Recital: Commercial Music Faculty, Erik Unsworth

Erik Unsworth

No abstract provided.

Guest Artist: Ed Shaughnessy, Erik Unsworth

Erik Unsworth

Apodaca Park, Las Cruces NM: featured as bassist with Eklectic Jazz Ens.

University Workshop - Jazz Improvisation, Erik Unsworth

Erik Unsworth

No abstract provided.

El Paso Museum Of Art. Music Forum El Paso. April 16, 2006, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The university choirs performed an evening of choral music. Dr. Wilson conducted the Women's Glee club on four pieces by Brahms, Naplan, Busto and Shaw.

University Workshop - Jazz Improvisation, Erik Unsworth

Erik Unsworth

No abstract provided.

Jazz Improvisation Workshop, Erik Unsworth

Erik Unsworth

No abstract provided.

Recital, Music Forum Of El Paso, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

Compositon Recital, "A Musical Portrait of Winter in the Midwest" presented by Lesley Chen (violin) and Dominic Dousa, for a Music Forum of El Paso concert. Performances of the following original compositions:

"A Winter Pastorale"

"Five Winter Pieces"

"Winter in the Country"

Suor Angelica And Gianni Schicchi, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson produced and conducted this production of Puccini's operas.

The Poetry Of Langston Hughes, In Song (Presentation Of Original Compositions And Other Comteporary Works), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

The powerful and expressive poetry of Langston Hughes comes to life in song in a performance by baritone Gerald Blanchard and composer/pianist Dominic Dousa. The program includes works for solo voice and piano by Margaret Bonds and Robert Owens, and features Dousa’s song cycle "Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes". The presentation will include a brief commentary on the poetry and its influence on the compositional process.

"Westward Journey" For Trombone Quartet (Tallahassee, Fl), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the Continental Trombone Quartet at a recital presented by the FSU School of Music.

O Magnum Mysterium No. 2 (Jeremy's Book, Part Xviii), Jonathan D. Green

Jonathan D Green

SATB choir, 3 minutes

And This Is Life Eternal - Low Voice, Keith D. Rowley

Keith D Rowley

Sacred song for low voice with text from John 17:1-3.

University Research Institute Grant, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Competitive UTEP University Research Institute Grant to record a CD. Mostly Tangos was recorder at Studio M, MPR, and released by Erioica Records in 2009.