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Composition Recital Fall Program, Cedarville University

Student Composition Recitals

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Chapman Guitar Ensemble, Chapman Guitar Ensemble

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Chapman Early Music Ensemble, Chapman Early Music Ensemble

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Student Pianists Recital

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Piano Studio Recital, Fall, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2023-2024

Students of Dr.Chi Yong Yun give a recital.

Rudolph Süss’S Lyrische Suite No. 1, Op. 23, Matanya Ophee

Soundboard Scholar

This article reproduces the Lyrische Suite [no. 1], op. 23, by the Austrian composer Rudolph Süss, with a short introductory commentary. First published in Vienna around 1921, this suite is a fine example of the enthusiasm for the guitar in early twentieth-century Austria and Germany, which resulted in much music that has been overlooked, overshadowed as it was by the emerging Spanish repertoire.

Note

This article is one of a series of seven celebrating the work of Matanya Ophee (1932–2017) on the ninetieth anniversary of his birth. Written between 1982 and 1991, these articles first appeared in early issues of …

Community Christmas Celebration, Cedarville University

Ensemble Concerts

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Music For The Holidays: Ensemble Concerts: Concert Choir And Belle Voix; Treble Choir; University Glee; December 3, 2023, Andrew Bruhn Director Of Choral Activities, Mark Grizzard Conductor, Tim Fredstrom Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
December 3, 2023
Sunday Afternoon
3:00 p.m.

Wind Symphony Christmas Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2023-2024

"Christmas Through the Ages”
The program featured familiar holiday tunes. Selections include a lively version of Carol of the Bells by Sean O’Loughlin, a fun arrangement of a famous John Philip Sousa march, Christmas and Sousa Forever by Julie Giroux, the ever-popular Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson, as well as a few other surprises.

Chapman University Instrumental Chamber Music: Strings

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Timothy Elliott, Senior Percussion Recital, Timothy Elliott

Junior and Senior Recitals

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Esther Dixon, Senior Piano Recital, Esther Dixon

Junior and Senior Recitals

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Ensemble Concerts: Music For The Holidays: Symphony Orchestra And Philharmonia Strings; Civic Chorale; String Project Sinfonia Class; December 2, 2023, Glenn Block Conductor, John Koch Director And Conductor, Katherine Lewis Director

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
December 2, 2023
Saturday Afternoon
3:00 p.m.

Ensemble Concerts: Music For The Holidays: Jazz Combo I; Student Brass Quintet; Symphony Orchestra And Philharmonia Strings; December 2, 2023, Kevin Hart Director, Glenn Block Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
December 2, 2023
Saturday Evening
7:00 p.m.

Sing Noel!: Festival Of Christmas 2023, School Of Performing Arts

Student Concert Performances, Programs, and Posters

This is the poster for the for the Christmas concert, "Sing Noel!" The theme for this year's production is "On The Air," a tribute to old-time radio shows and classic Christmas music. The concert was performed on Friday, December 1 and 2, 2023.

2023-2024 Performance Forum - December 1, 2023, Yian Liu, Isaiah Obey, Pablo Camacho, Aidan Quintana, Hoon Chang, Keegan Neely, Victoria Bramble, Laura Gonzales, Astrid Jerez, Jonathan Dills, Brenda Lorenzo, Paola Garcia, Reagan Nguyen, Kari Jenks, Noah Suarez, Kyle Mechmet, Nataniel Farrar, Graydon Howard

Performance Forum

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Oscillith Matara, James Reilly Dickens-Hoffman

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Oscillith Matara is a series of improvisational acousmatic compositions that explore themes of birth, death, trauma and transformation. Each composition is an entry from a log of my daily practice. This practice is a meditation using electronic instruments as feedback devices to explore my states of consciousness as it relates to my present situation and personal history. The sound generated through this process of reflecting and responding acts as a cathartic medium for processing depression, anxiety and chronic pain. As a thesis exhibition Oscillith Matara is presented as a group of selected works and is performed as a fixed duration …

The Reed-Above Embouchure: History, Geography And New Avenues For Clarinet Pedagogy, Gregorio Maria Paone

Dissertations, 2020-current

Clarinet is a versatile and expressive instrument that can be used in a variety of musical genres. This document is intended to investigate its versatility, how to develop it, and whether there are benefits from the adoption of an old approach, which today is generally considered obsolete.

Chapter 1 explores major issues involved in clarinet playing and tone production. I will discuss the physics of clarinet tone, as well as secondary approaches to tone production, such as double-lip embouchure. I will also devote a section of this chapter to clarinet equipment, especially the mouthpiece and the reed, and their mutual …

New Music Ensemble, Chapman New Music Ensemble

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Andrés Segovia And Federico Moreno Torroba’S Danza Castellana, Julio Gimeno

Soundboard Scholar

The guitar’s early twentieth-century repertoire is of unique importance, containing as it does the first guitar pieces by non-guitarist composers known for their symphonic, operatic and chamber music. Many of these composers wrote for the pioneering Andalusian guitarist Andrés Segovia, and among the most prolific of them was Federico Moreno Torroba. In various memoirs and interviews, Segovia identified Torroba’s miniature Danza castellana as not only the first piece written for him by a non-guitarist composer but even the first such piece by anyone, predating, in Segovia’s telling, Falla’s 1920 Homenaje. This article challenges Segovia’s claim by recounting the details …

Joaquín Rodrigo And Julian Bream: Aspects Of A Relationship, Javier Suárez-Pajares

Soundboard Scholar

In light of the complex diplomatic relations between Spain and the United Kingdom in the 1950s, the deteriorating relationship between the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo and the English guitarist Julian Bream describes a telling arc—from 1951, when Bream gave the British premiere of the Concierto de Aranjuez, to 1959, when he emphatically rejected the Sonata giocosa that Rodrigo had written for him. To explore Bream's negative reaction, this study considers both Rodrigo’s relation to England and Bream’s ambivalent attitude toward the Spanish guitar tradition. An epilogue examines the recordings that the guitarist subsequently made of the Concierto de Aranjuez …

Lucca Souza Senior Clarinet Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2023-2024

Luccas Souza presents his senior clarinet recital!

Assisted by Tyler Ninalga, Eleanor Joyce, Philip Wekesa, Mailyn Iribar, Colin Cha, and Ellie Sauser.

Music Of The Divine: Interweaving Threads Connecting Contemporary Chant-Based Piano Repertoire, Jeremy D. Duck

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Creative Work, and Performance

The purpose of this document is to prove chant remains an important source of inspiration among living composers, and, despite the number of piano works already incorporating chant, composers today are still finding unique ways to include chant in their music. To achieve this objective, representative works have been selected for research and analysis for four of the major chant traditions. Connor Chee’s The Navajo Piano, Victoria Bond’s Illuminations on Byzantine Chant, and Hayes Biggs’ E.M. am Flügel: Poem-Étude for Piano Solo, though the chants from which they are inspired are diverse in concept and style, they …

The Power Of Female: The Representation Of Female Composers Through A Senior Flute Recital, Savannah Palmer

Honors Program Theses and Research Projects

In a prominent number of musical performances, the number of female compositions being performed is small. The dominance of male composers throughout time has created a barrier that prevents female composers from being represented in the music community. Female composers possess great creativity and virtuosity in their compositions, yet gender bias impacts their representation in music repertoire, specifically flute repertoire (Fairouz, 2017). With less than 6.10 percent of female compositions being programmed in concerts and recitals, members of various communities are lacking exposure to the powerful musical works that women create (Peters, 2016). To empower female composers and demonstrate their …

Abigail Lilite, Senior Piano Recital, Abigail Lilite

Junior and Senior Recitals

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Senior Recital: Grace Gatto, Saxophone; Lu Witzig, Piano; December 1, 2023, Grace Gatto Saxophone, Lu Witzig Piano

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
December 1, 2023
Friday Evening
6:30 p.m.

Crossing The Pond: The Influence Of Southern Appalachian Old-Time On Contemporary Irish Music, Amanda Morgan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Numerous studies examine Irish traditional music influencing old-time music, but few examine the influence of old-time on contemporary Irish. As our societies become more global, folk music travels faster and becomes more open to influence. Thes influences can be heard in the music of “Alfi” and “Lankum,” two ensembles steeped in Irish traditional music.

This study defines common musical elements of old-time and examines the use of those elements in two recordings: Alfi’s, “Jubilee” and Lankum’s, “The Old Man from Over the Sea.” Much of my data comes from interviews with Irish and American musicians and my own professional knowledge, …

2023-2024 Master Class - Calvin Falwell (Bass Clarinet), Calvin Falwell, Noah Suarez, Lauren Washburn, Nataniel Farrar, Kari Jenks, Kyle Mechmet, Graydon Howard

Master Classes

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Performative Mixing For Immersive Audio, Brian A. Elizondo

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Immersive multichannel audio can be produced with specialized setups of loudspeakers, often surrounding the audience. These setups can feature as few as four loudspeakers or more than 300. Performative mixing in these environments requires a bespoke solution offering intuitive gestural control. Beyond the usual faders for gain control, advancements in multichannel sound demand interfaces capable of quickly positioning sounds between channels. The Quad Cartesian Positioner is such a solution in the form of a Eurorack module for surround mixing for use in live or studio performances.

Diffusion/mixing methods for live multichannel immersive music often rely on the repurposing of hardware …

Winter Music Series (November 30, December 1-2, 2023), Lindenwood University

Student Music Performance Programs

Event program for the Winter Music Series (November 30, December 1-2, 2023).