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Russian Nationalism: Dmitri Shostakovich, Skylar Schaffer
Russian Nationalism: Dmitri Shostakovich, Skylar Schaffer
Scholars Day Conference
Born in the year 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russia, was Dmitri Shostakovich. The son of a piano teacher and an engineer, Shostakovich began playing the piano early in childhood, during which he learned his love for learning music and his love for composition. Less than twenty years after his birth, Soviet control began, and by 1924 Joseph Stalin gained control over the Soviet Union. As Shostakovich rose as a composer, so did Stalinistic Russia. Soon World War II would begin, allowing Stalin and Adolf Hitler to rise higher in the midst of chaos and destruction. It was Shostokovich who stuck …
Music Recital Program, Ouachita Baptist University
Music Recital Program, Ouachita Baptist University
Scholars Day Conference
The following students performed during the Scholars Day recitals (in order of appearance): tenor Logan Babel, assisted by Kristen La Madrid on piano; clarinetist Lane Dunman, assisted by Kristen La Madrid on piano; pianist Jenna Barnes; mezzo-soprano Annsley Clay, assisted by Kristen La Madrid on piano; pianist Andrew Pierce; timpani player Micah West; soprano Kieran Malmer, assisted by Susan Monroe on piano; pianists Jenna Barnes, Noah Canon, and Owen Dodd; and timpani player Carter Smith.
Under The Sun: Songs From Ecclesiastes, Emma Kay Smith
Under The Sun: Songs From Ecclesiastes, Emma Kay Smith
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Historically, artists in all spaces have gleaned inspiration from the text of the Bible in order to communicate meaningful stories. The book of Ecclesiastes is particularly rich in its images and themes, and it warrants profound creative contemplation. This project documents the process of crafting 1960s-style folk songs based on this often confounding and ever-beautiful text. This process included close, meditative listening to the works of great songwriters from the 1960s folk era such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen and culminated in the live recording of four folk songs, compiled in the demo-EP Under the Sun: Songs from Ecclesiastes. …
The Hidden Voices: Peggy Gilbert And The International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Katelyn Still
The Hidden Voices: Peggy Gilbert And The International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Katelyn Still
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Women throughout history have had to contend with sexism and racism. A woman's voice was restricted and viewed as inferior in the south. This treatment was magnified in the world of jazz. Jazz was viewed as a boisterous male art form where a demure woman did not belong. A woman's musical voice, her form of expression, was often discredited by the public. Since women's talents were discredited, their musical voices were often hidden from history. This presentation shines a light on the suppression of the female voice while uncovering the successful women of Peggy Gilbert and The International Sweethearts of …
Teaching Music In The Age Of Zoom: How To Run A Multimedia Piano Studio, Anna Grace Leicht
Teaching Music In The Age Of Zoom: How To Run A Multimedia Piano Studio, Anna Grace Leicht
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This work explores the effects of Covid-19 on teaching and details how to set up and market an online piano studio.