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Concerto Competition Final Round 2, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Sheila Browne, viola (University of North Carolina School of the Arts)
• Uriel Tsachor, piano (University of Iowa)
• Graham Ashton, trumpet (Conservatory of Music, Purchase College)

Piano Accompanists

• Carina Inoue (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Olga Kim (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Lynn University)
• Tatiana Lokhina (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Darren Matias (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Ricardo Pozenatto (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Dr. Marina Radiushina (Guest Accompanist)
• Anastasiya Timofeeva (Collaborative Piano Student)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• Vijeta Sathyaraj, violin and Trace Johnson, cello - Johannes Brahms, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, …

Concerto Competition Final Round 1, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Sheila Browne, viola (University of North Carolina School of the Arts)
• Uriel Tsachor, piano (University of Iowa)
• Graham Ashton, trumpet (Conservatory of Music, Purchase College)

Piano Accompanists

• Carina Inoue (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Olga Kim (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Lynn University)
• Tatiana Lokhina (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Darren Matias (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Ricardo Pozenatto (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Dr. Marina Radiushina (Guest Accompanist)
• Anastasiya Timofeeva (Collaborative Piano Student)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• Alla Sorokoletova, flute and Anastasia Tonia, flute - Franz Doppler, Concerto for Two Flutes (Matias)
• Zongxi Li, trombone …

“We Don’T Need No Instrumentation”: The Educational Benefits Of Pop A Cappella, Jeremy C. Witt

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

A cappella singing has been a standard in American vocal music for many decades. The first a cappella choir in America is said to be the St. Olaf Choir founded by F. Melius Christiansen. As we progressed through the nineteenth century many other a cappella ensembles formed, such as the Glee club. The start of collegiate a cappella is most often credited to the Whiffenpoofs from Yale. They began in 1909 and are still running today. Also, at this time we began to see the barbershop quartet take form and gain popularity across the country. It was best known for …

Working Memory In Musicians Versus Non-Musicians: A Differential Study Using The N-Back Task, Kara Nonnemacher

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

The current study investigates whether long-term musical training and practice are associated with greater working memory abilities. Other studies have shown that musicians have cognitive advantages over non-musicians, including working memory. Forty-six college-aged participants were given an auditory-spatial n-back test. The n-back test requires participants to determine whether or not each auditory and spatial stimulus in a sequence matches the stimulus n stimuli ago. In this study, n=2. Participants were classified as either a musician or non-musician based on their years of musical training. Comparing n-back scores between musicians and non-musicians showed no significant findings. Since …

A Survey Of Choral Ensemble Memorization Techniques, Margaret A. Alley

Phi Kappa Phi Research Symposium (2012-2016)

Choral ensembles memorize music for concerts and other performances. Previous research in memorizing musical material is mostly anecdotal and primarily applied to individual instrumentalists. Research in choral memorization is nonexistent. This study aimed to systematically find out what memorization techniques are used in choral ensemble settings and to examine them based on existing literature in music memorizing. A survey was sent to choral directors and teachers in Southeast Georgia, collecting data on whether or not choral ensembles memorize their music and why, specific memorization techniques, and the aspects of memorization that present challenges for ensemble members. Fourteen choral directors and …