Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Flaher For Wind Ensemble, Benjamin W. Lee
Flaher For Wind Ensemble, Benjamin W. Lee
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Music compositions are vehicles of communication. Organized music ensembles in schools allow for students to share in the process of music-making and extramusical expression within the curriculum. As of late, school districts have made a push in mental health awareness and suicide prevention within professional development seminars. This project views the music classroom as an important, open environment for such pressing social subjects. In such, my composition—Flaher (pronounced “flare”)—pays homage to a friend, Anthony Flaherty, who committed suicide (keeping his namesake in the work’s title). Flaher is an accessible piece for high school or college band that directors can …
Spring 2015 Apparel Line: Refined Simplicity, Rachael Y. Misiuta
Spring 2015 Apparel Line: Refined Simplicity, Rachael Y. Misiuta
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Valuing in the billions of dollars, the fashion market is one of the biggest industries in the world and most of that money doesn’t come from selling a few couture pieces to wealthy clientele, but from selling hundreds of thousands of more reasonably priced pieces to the masses. This paper is not meant as a business plan on how to penetrate the market, but rather it seeks to answer the question, “will this apparel line sell?” While creating these designs, the target market was kept in mind and what these potential customers are looking for: simple designs that are easy …
Olympia: A Musical Composition For Wind Ensemble, Kyle Macdonald
Olympia: A Musical Composition For Wind Ensemble, Kyle Macdonald
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Olympia is a one movement musical composition to be performed by a wind ensemble. Written for the composer’s honors capstone project, Olympia is an exploration into the world of composing for large musical ensembles. The main theme, heard in the trombone solo at measure 40, is the proverbial “voice in the wilderness” that heroically comes out of chaos and is heard throughout the piece in different forms. Starting in short score with piano and percussion, the piece was then orchestrated into the final version. Written in the fall of 2011 and the spring of 2012, Olympia was rehearsed and performed …
The Running: Live At Mercy Lounge, Caitlin Richard
The Running: Live At Mercy Lounge, Caitlin Richard
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This video is a one-hour live performance program created for the band The Running. The Running is a rock-reggae three-piece band originating from Nashville, Tennessee, consisting of a guitar player and vocalist, Mike Williams, a drummer, Andy Zimmerman, and a bass player, Christ Mironescu. The three artists have been playing together in and around Nashville for the past five years, as well as producing two albums and touring the Virgin Islands. After over 500 shows the band has created a large fan base among rock-reggae listeners. The Running: Live at Mercy Lounge was created to document a show performed …