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Christmas Through The Looking Glass: Wind Symphony Christmas Concert, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Wind Symphony presents their annual Christmas concert, performing works by Tchaikovsky, Williams, Prokofiev, and others.

Wind Symphony Concert, Cedarville University

Ensemble Concerts

No abstract provided.

Bridging The Gap: Self-Efficacy And The Desire To Continue In Music Education, Janet Levine

CUP Ed.D. Dissertations

This study sought to explore the problem of student retention in music, specifically between eighth and ninth grade. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between eighth-grade band students’ self-efficacy beliefs and their desire to participate in band. Bandura’s (1977) four sources of self-efficacy (mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal/ social persuasions, and students’ physiological state) were the theoretical framework that guided this study. The participants in this study consisted of 68 eighth grade band students who had at least one year of band experience. This quantitative study used the Music Performance Self-Efficacy Scale, specially …

With Liberty And Justice For All: Wind Symphony Fall Concert, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Andrews University Wind Symphony in collaboration with the Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary, Lake Union Conference Religious Liberty Department, and "Jesus and Politics" Conference present the AUWS Fall Concert, an evening of music and reflection on the theme of religious freedom in the United States of America. Works by Williams, McCrae, Ewazen, and others.

Alumni Homecoming Gala: A Tribute To Paul Hamel, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Andrews University's Wind Symphony, University Singers & Chorale, and Symphony Orchestra come together for an evening of music in honor of former Music Department chair and professor Paul Hamel, performing works by Williams, Forrest, Dvorak, and others

Wind Symphony Concert, Cedarville University

Ensemble Concerts

No abstract provided.

John Mackey’S Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony For Band A Discourse And Analysis Of John Mackey’S Symphony For Band, Jonathan C. Sweet

Theses and Dissertations--Music

John Mackey’s Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band(2014) is a work of epic proportions and was the winner of the William D. Revelli Composition Contest of the National Band Association in 2015. Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Bandhas received much acclaim and many performances including a recording by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble in 2016.

The purposes of this dissertation are 1) to provide historical information on the genesis of the work through interviews with its composer, John Mackey, and commissioning director, Jerry Junkin; 2) to provide an analysis of how the programmatic elements of Homer’s Odysseyinteract with …