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Concerto Competition Final Round 2, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Nancy Ambrose King, oboe (University of Michigan)
• James Giles, piano (Northwestern University)
• Lynn Harrell, cello (HEARTbeats Foundation)

Piano Accompanists

• Carina Inoue (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Olga Kim (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Lynn University Faculty)
• Tatiana Lokhina (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Darren Matias (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Jihong Park (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Marina Radiushina (Guest Pianist)
• Anastasia Timofeeva (Collaborative Piano Student)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• Junheng Chen, violin - Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor (Kim)
• Herongjia Han, violin - Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 5 (Park)
• Xiaonan Huang, violin …

Concerto Competition Final Round 1, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Nancy Ambrose King, oboe (University of Michigan)
• James Giles, piano (Northwestern University)
• Lynn Harrell, cello (HEARTbeats Foundation)

Piano Accompanists

• Carina Inoue (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Olga Kim (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Lynn University Faculty)
• Tatiana Lokhina (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Darren Matias (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Jihong Park (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Marina Radiushina (Guest Pianist)
• Anastasia Timofeeva (Collaborative Piano Student)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• Jackie Gilette, clarinet - Nielsen, Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57 (Radiushina and Isaac Fernandez Hernandez, percussion)
• Sodienye Finebone, tuba - Vaughan Williams, Concerto for Bass Tuba (Kuan)
• Yasa …

Authenticity In Music Performance: Evidence From The Singer-Songwriter Community, Jon Littlefield

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

Experiencing music provides a unique lens to study identity. The alienation resulting from increased technological mediation in both music production and consumption might drive consumption (Potter 2010), hence authenticity may be an appealing positioning strategy for marketers. Singer-songwriters, for example, write and perform their own music with minimal technological interference. This represents a direct connection with the musician that we characterize as more historically authentic (Thornton 1996), however this characterization is not universal. In this paper, I seek to gather insight into the myriad expressions of authenticity within the music consumption environment by detailing a study of performance musicians.

Music As A Positional Good: Why Market Success Might Actually Drive Away Some Fans?, Timothy J. Schibik

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

The Oxford Dictionary of Economics defines “goods” as things that people (e.g., consumers) prefer to consume more of rather than less. Further, these “goods” overwhelmingly adhere to a relationship between price and quantity known as the Law of Demand wherein consumers will purchase more of a good at lower prices than at higher prices. How the demand for these “goods” reacts to non-price stimuli is also well known and yields a place in the market system for marketing. Traditionally, the adoption of marketing techniques to alter the consumer satisfaction process and thus consumer demand has predictable impacts on the market …

Academic Writing & Publication: My Journey Of Learning Through The Development Of Articles From My Masters Thesis, Craig M. Mcgill

South Florida Education Research Conference

Abstract: In this essay, I discuss how I turned my masters thesis into three peer reviewed publications and the lessons I learned about academic writing and publication in the process.

Alzheimer's Disease And The Importance Of Music Therapy, Patricia Kautenberger

Celebration of Learning

Worldwide, statistics suggest that by the year 2050 as many as 80 million individuals will be living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Because current pharmacological interventions can only slow its progression, the pathology eventually overcomes the benefits of the medications, thus leaving a deficit in long-term treatment. However, the preservation of the brain’s ability to work with and benefit from music has created a window of opportunity for an alternative treatment. Music therapy has been shown to be a promising alternative treatment because it has very little risk, and studies suggest that it is effective in improving familiarity and recollection in …

Analysis Of Compositional Techniques From Composing Daily, Monthly Or With A Variable Time Frame Over The Last Twenty-Five Years, Herbert Midgley

Bright Ideas Conference

No abstract provided.

The Obscured Pedagogical Influence Of The Roman Partimento Manuscripts, Alexander Amato

Bright Ideas Conference

The partimento was a hand-written leaflet that taught eighteenth-century Italian musicians how to compose. It is assumed that Italian influence on musical composition, although strong in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, ceased in the 18^th century. Musical treatises like Rameau’s Traité de l’harmonie and Kirnberger’s Die Kunst des Reinen Satzes in der Musik were more widely disseminated. These treatises emphasized a new approach: one that focused on the chords in the music. The Partimento’s influence mostly stayed in Italy, being passed down from teacher to student. This resulted in a distinctive Italian style of composition in the 18^{th …}

Mass Appeal: A Study Of Music And Theology, Robert Coe

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Music Of The Mountains An Exploration Of Appalachia Guided By The Dulcimer, Kaylea Fleming

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

An Exploration Of Phasing And Process Music In Steve Reich's "Drumming", Dillon Tanksley, Michael Skillern, Lowell Fuchs, Adam Gresham

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Fuchs’S Oil Stained America: The Search For Creative Freedom In Music Composition, Lowell Fuchs, Josh Alexander, Aj Allen, Reese Burgan, Drew Ellis Elzie, Chris Gravely

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

The Artistic Contributions Of Women In Antiquity: Sappho And Hildegard Of Bingen, Aikaterini Grigoriadou

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Ruling The Market: How Venice Dominated The Early Music Printing World, Elizabeth M. Poore

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

This presentation attempts to prove that Venice was the main geographical center of music printing and publishing from the 1300s to the late 1500s using several economic, legal, and cultural factors. The primary research method was examining secondary sources on music printing, publishing, and European and Venetian history.

From the 1300s to the late 1500s, Venetian commercial trade and activity, including book publishing, reached unheard of levels. Venice held a powerful position in the European economy and its merchants were able to leverage this to great advantage when the new technology of printing became available. The specialized business of music …

Development Of Renaissance Era Counterpoint: Senseless Stipulations Or Scientific Study, David J. Anderson Iii

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Music of today is composed using countless rules that have developed over the years. During the Middle ages, basic harmony was first used, but it was not until the Renaissance that harmony really flourished to become standard in most music. Counterpoint is, at its core, the study of harmony or quite literally point against point (note against note.) This paper delves into the conception of counterpoint and shows how it progressed to become a widely used technique that has unequivocally changed music to this day by exploring the different facets of counterpoint and studying the music theorists who pioneered and …

Oral Transmission: A Marriage Of Music, Language, And Tradition, Emma E. Patterson

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

There are a number of misunderstandings about ancient oral transmission that negatively affect the way musicians view music history but also the process of how music was and currently is conceived, recorded, and shared. A common misconception is that oral transmission of music is an ancient practice that occurred before written notation of music was developed. However, I seek to prove that there is a false dichotomy between oral transmission and written notation and I focus on the changing definition and importance of oral tradition. Firstly, I discuss the misconceptions of ancient oral transmission. Secondly, I examine the continuing development …

Music During The Reformation: Changing Times And Changing Minds, Carolyn S. Ticker

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

As music developed throughout the early centuries its function changed according to the philosophies and principles governing the culture to which it belonged. This is readily apparent in the church, as one can trace the development of music in the worship service from the Medieval times to the Reformation and beyond. During the Protestant Reformation music’s role in the church changed. My presentation seeks to discover how music was used in the different branches of Protestantism of the time and how its usage compared with other sects; specifically I compared and contrasted what worship would have looked like in the …

J. S. Bach: The Good Lord Of Influence, Christa K. Johnson

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Many musicians stand in awe of J. S. Bach’s ability to create a masterpiece. In fact, few question his greatness as a musician, but the source of that greatness is a different discussion altogether. Was Bach’s excellent musicianship a result of good DNA, or did other causes inspire his excellence? My paper aims to identify the external influences that shaped Bach into the musician that he was. What environmental factors influenced Bach? Did his education play a role in his composition style? How did his career positions affect his works? Did Bach unite his religious beliefs with his music?

Many …

Slashes, Dashes, Points, And Squares: The Development Of Musical Notation, Carolyn S. Gorog

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

The development of musical notation has long been a popular topic of discussion among musicologists. All cultures in the world have music and different cultures had methods of notating music. The purpose of the research was to trace the development of music notation and to see if the modern methods of notation are superior to the older methods. The development of music notation in western music was closely tied to the church and the Gregorian chant. Early neumes resembled points and slashes, which developed into squares when the staff stated to develop. The first staff was only four lines where …

Conducting: How It Came To Be, Kim M. Tavierne

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

When one thinks of a symphony orchestra they think of strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion. However, there is a very important component to that image that is missing and that is the conductor. Conducting has evolved through the years from someone keeping a beat to an actual profession. My presentation will be diving into how conducting evolved from the very beginning. What is the history of conducting? Where did conducting come from? How did conducting evolve into a job? These are all questions that will be answered in this presentation.

I will first address the primary question of the history …

The Woman Composer: Culture And Social Ideologies Behind Her Success In Music Composition, Julia K. Brummel

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Music is an art that has been enjoyed since almost the beginning of time. This art has carried many traditions and ideologies with it that are still prevalent today. One such idea that began early on and is still an attitude that must be fought in today’s musical culture, is that women are unable to be quality composers. For as long as music has been composed, men have dominated in writing and performing their own works. The lack of women composers throughout history is a subject that has interested many music historians. There are reasons behind this issue and many …

Development And Dissemination: Deliberations On Spanish Renaissance Music, Lindsey E. Pfeifer

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Throughout history, every musical culture grew and developed under a specific set of influences, whether political, philosophical, or geographical. Varying sets of influences created likewise varying types of music. Spanish music, in particular, enjoyed an especially unique array of influences during the fifteenth century. My presentation explores these influences. How did the interaction of Spain’s three major religions—Christianity, Islam, and Judaism—affect musical development? How did the newly unified government, ruled by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, influence the musical culture? How did Spain’s discovery and conquest of the New World facilitate the spread of Spanish music …

A Conductor For The Ages, Jonathan E.D. Royce

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Herbert von Karajan played a key role in transforming the performance of music in Germany. I will show this by allowing the characteristics of Karajan as a conductor to show his impact upon Germany. I will also use his interest in film as well as Karajan's personal life that helped create a persona that will have a lasting impact on history not only in Germany but also in the world of music.

The Magic In The Music Of Disney, Sara K. Chasse

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Walt Disney created a film industry that has captivated people of all ages for years, and the most important component of this industry is its nostalgic, thematic, and seemingly magical music. Disney music has made an impact in today’s society since its beginning and I am going to explain why that is. I will explain this in three different ways. I will first discuss Walt Disney’s vision for Disney music and how that has made it a success. Second, I will discuss how Disney music has stayed consistent over the years. Lastly, I will uncover research about how Disney music …

2015 Symposium Overview, Cedarville University

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

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P-01 The Art Of French Mélodie: A Manual For Recital Preparation, Kristen Abraham

Honors Scholars & Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium Programs

I document my journey through the research, development and execution of a recital focused on French mélodie, a genre of art song classified by its intense lyricism and precision. Moving through three phases: thinking, doing and reflecting, I highlight the important processes required to transition seamlessly through each. While going through the project each step is documented in a journal to maintain the integrity of the process. My end goal is to present a “How To” manual with information on planning, preparing and ultimately presenting a recital to the public.

P-28 Musical Borrowing In Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Piazzolla, Desyatnikov, Vivaldi, Wayanne Watson

Honors Scholars & Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium Programs

Leonid Desyatnikov arranged Astor Piazzolla’s Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas for violin and string orchestra, interspersing quotations from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons throughout the new work. My score-based analysis of the arrangement investigates Desyatnikov’s borrowing techniques by locating the Vivaldi quotations, examining Desyatnikov’s alterations to their original content and context, and determining whether the quotations’ identities are maintained or transformed. My research shows that, generally, Desyatnikov minimizes drastic alterations to content, but usually makes changes to context. Overall, this leads to transformation of the quotations’ identities. By examining these compositional procedures, my analysis provides a more nuanced exploration of musical dominance and …

Beatles Song Analysis, Clarissa Hinshaw

2015 Honors Council of Illinois Region Student Symposium

This study employed several distinct disciplines in mathematics to isolate, examine, and optimize the various costs involved in managing a soup kitchen. “Soup Kitchen Statistics” is a mathematical model illustrating the inverse relationship between the ambient outside temperature and the homeless population of Joliet, IL. The use of calculus revealed key relationships among vital factors, the most important of which included the daily costs of operation as a function of meal attendance dependent on outside temperature. The study produced a realistic and logical mathematical model which enables management personnel at MorningStar Mission to forecast the needs of the kitchen simply …