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Yu Wang, Piano, Yu Wang

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• YI WANG, Piano

Yi Wang is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing.

Lori Sims, Piano, 9/18, College Of Fine Arts

School of Music Faculty Recitals

• LORI SIMS, Piano
• John T. Bernhard Professor of Music

Intersection: For Orchestra, William Jones

Masters Theses

Intersection is a musical work written for orchestra. The concept for it is loosely based on the sounds and emotions that I associate with trains. The music at the beginning of the piece, and the concept in general, was inspired by the sounds made by trains slowly passing the intersection of Kalamazoo Ave., Water St., and Pitcher St. in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Though most of the piece just uses the idea of the sound of trains as general inspiration, there are also sounds that more directly represent actual sounds, like an occasional blow of the whistle, or the sound of the …

A Survey Of Music Therapy Business Owners, Julie M. Guy

Masters Theses

An invitation to participate in a survey was emailed or sent to 503 self-employed/ private practice music therapists. As this study focused on describing current music therapy business practices, only music therapy business owners were asked to participate. Responses were received from 29% (n= l47). Results indicated that the typical business owner is a Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) with a bachelor's degree who has most likely owned a sole proprietorship for less than 9 years. They typically work 30-39 hours each week and maintain 10-19 hours of contracts (primarily consisting of individual sessions). Most of the respondents work in …

Doug Pierce, Trumpet And Flugelhorn, Doug Pierce

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• DOUG PIERCE, Trumpet and Flugelhorn
• assisted by Dave Izard, Piano Aaron Tully, Bass Jevin Hunter, Drums Aaron Kruziki, Tenor Saxophone Shawn Bell, Trombone
• and WMU Jazz Octet University Jazz Orchestra

Doug Pierce is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance–jazz. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of the District of Columbia.

Katarzyna Bugaj, Viola, Katarzyna Bugaj

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• KATARZYNA BUGAJ, Viola
• Gunta Laukmane, Piano

Katarzyna Bugaj is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Peabody Conservatory.

Michael Haisten, Tenor And Alto Trombone, Michael Haisten

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• MICHAEL HAISTEN, Tenor and Alto Trombone
• Peter Van Beck, Piano

Michael Haisten is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Butler University.

Musical Poems For Chamber Ensemble, Fumiko Honda

Masters Theses

Musical Poems for Chamber Ensemble is a piece for a large ensemble of woodwinds, percussion and strings. The ideas for the piece come from Western music and Oriental music. There are four movements. Each movement has musical elements and sounds that create an image of motion. These movements are composed on the supposition that they could be choreographed for dancers as well as performance by a chamber ensemble.

Although the piece uses simple musical forms such as the rondo and arch, many different musical elements and languages express the characteristics of each movement. In general, the sounds are limited by …

Showings, Karen J. Olson

Masters Theses

Showings is a setting of excerpts from the writings of Julian of Norwich, a 14th century anchoress and mystic. While in her middle life, Julian fell ill, and, during the course of her illness, she received sixteen revelations of the love of God. She recorded these showings in two texts: a short version, apparently written soon after her recovery, and a longer one, written years later after she had reflected on the meaning of her visions.

Within the frame of an exploration of Julian's experience of the humbling and generative power of divine love, Showings focuses on her questions concerning …

Jonathan Poland, Trumpet, Jonathan Poland

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• JONATHAN POLAND, Trumpet
• Helen Lukan, Piano

Jonathan Poland is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from James Madison University.

Justin Eichler, Viola, Justin Eichler

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• JUSTIN EICHLER, Viola
• Gunta Laukmane, Piano

Justin Eichler is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alaska–Fairbanks.

Davis Erin Anderson, Horn, Davis Erin Anderson

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• DAVIS ERIN ANDERSON, Horn
• Peter Van Beck, Piano

Davis Erin Anderson is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Sean Butterfield, Trumpet, Sean Buttefield

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• SEAN BUTTERFIELD, Trumpet
• Helen Lukan, Piano and Harpsichord
• assisted by Katie Seidel, Bassoon Michael Haisten, Trombone

Sean Butterfield is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado–Boulder.

Mimi Rohlfing, Vocals/ Jazz, Mimi Rohlfing

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• MIMI ROHLFING, Vocals/Jazz
• assisted by David Izard, Piano Aaron Tully, Bass Jon Wert, Drumset Chris Beckstrom, Tenor Saxophone Benje Daneman, Trumpet Shawn Bell, Trombone
• sound by Andy Barker
• video and slide production by Tony Calardo

Mimi Rohlfing is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance–jazz. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Berklee College of Music.

Matthew Warnock, Guitar, Matthew Warnock

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• MATTHEW WARNOCK, Guitar

Matthew Warnock is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance–jazz. He received his bachelor’s degree from McGill University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada).

Lora Clark Kolean, Piano, Lora Clark Kolean

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• LORA CLARK KOLEAN, Piano

Lora Clark Kolean is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from Hope College and a diploma from the Academia Musicale Umbra in Perugia, Italy.

Timothy Zehr, Clarinet, Timothy Zehr

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• TIMOTHY ZEHR, Clarinet
• Helen Lukan, Piano
• assisted by Lindsey Sheen, Flute

Timothy Zehr is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Goshen College in Indiana.

Silvia Roederer, Piano, 1/18, College Of Fine Arts

School of Music Faculty Recitals

• SILVIA ROEDERER, Piano

"Détours De L'Amour" (Detours Of Love): Trois Chansons Françaises - Three French Songs For Soprano And Piano, Emmanuel M. Dubois

Emmanuel Dubois Compositions

Op. 21: 1 score ( v + 21 pages) ; includes table of contents and poem "Sentimental Dialogue" by Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)

Movements:

1. Nocturne : L’amour perdu - Nocturne: Lost Love (set to Colloque sentimental by Paul Verlaine)
2. L’amour innocent - Innocent Love (set to A la Musique (last three stanzas) by Arthur Rimbaud)
3. L’amour marié - Married Love (a various by Emmanuel Dubois on Perrette et le pot au lait by Jean de la Fontaine)

Brass Quintet: Our World As It Is, Emmanuel M. Dubois

Emmanuel Dubois Compositions

Op. 20: 1 score (vi + 20 pages) ; includes table of contents and introduction

This eleven-minute brass quintet for two trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba, "Our World As It Is", refers to current and recent tragedies taking place around the world. The first moment, "Confrontation", captures the anxiety caused by Nature's wrath and men's wars. The second movement, "Reflections: Prelude and Fugato", evokes this precious time for recollection. The third movement, "Civil Discourse", is the coming together in smooth harmony of the different factions that make our world. The mood of "Fanfare and Hymn", the final movement, is one …

Pseudo-Classical Sonatina For Piano, Emmanuel M. Dubois

Emmanuel Dubois Compositions

Op. 18a: 1 score (ii + 8 pages)

Movements:

1. Giocoso
2. Religioso
3. A la sicialana

Fantaisie Française: Fourth Piano Sonata, Emmanuel M. Dubois

Emmanuel Dubois Compositions

Op. 17: 1 score (iv + 20 pages) ; includes table of contents and introduction

This set of five pieces was composed by and large during the summer of 2003 in a historic village of Gascony in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France and is based on impressions gathered during walks and rides taken in the magnificent hilly countryside. Each movement is also an essay on counterpoint as I see it broadly defined by Walter Piston in the introduction to his treaty entitled Counterpoint. The Fantasie's five contrasting parts allude to the well-established genres, and overall unity and contrast results from …

Piano Rag, Emmanuel M. Dubois

Emmanuel Dubois Compositions

Op. 22: 1 score (iv + 11 pages) ; includes the Story Behind the Rag … in English and French.