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Reshaping The Event Horizon‑ Marketing Utopia At Music Festivals, Justin D. Joffe

Capstones

Imagine a world where every leisure activity is tracked, recorded, and then analyzed as market research according to your age and gender demographic. Imagine the next phase after smartphone payments, when a chip linking your finances isn’t in your phone, but on your wrist. Imagine a vast field of fellow fun-­‐seekers, eating, drinking and dancing in hedonistic, chemically enhanced utopia. Such a scene certainly requires some open-­‐ mindedness and improvisation, sure, a willingness to submit oneself to a vulnerable environment of whimsy. Now imagine being subtly exposed to advertisements in such a mindset. It’s no Orwellian controlled dystopia, really. You’ve …

#Sociallyconnected: The Now And Then Era Of The Fangirl, Tionah Y. Lee

Capstones

Exploring the increased feeling of connection between fans and their favorite male musicians through social media.

Archival Enactment, Retelling 'The Big Book': Alison Knowles, Something Else Press And Fluxus, Meghan A. Dellacrosse

Theses and Dissertations

"Archival Enactment, Retelling 'The Big Book': Alison Knowles, Something Else Press and Fluxus," positions Knowles’ Big Book (1966) as a case study of historical methodology and interdisciplinary artistic practice in the post-war period. This comprehensive analysis of Big Book, a work of art no longer extant, contextualizes its publisher, Something Else Press through Dick Higgins’ concept of “intermedia,” and important lesser-known junctures relevant to Fluxus and the group’s leader George Maciunas are illuminated. Knowles' early and lesser-known silkscreen paintings are also examined.

Performing Conquest And Resistance In The Streets Of Eighteenth Century Potosí: Identity And Artifice In The Cityscapes Of Gaspar Miguel De Berrío And Melchor Pérez De Holguín, Agnieszka A. Ficek

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the ways in which Potosí's two most influential colonial artists represented the urban dynamics of race, class and labor in their depictions of the Andean 'City of Silver' during the eighteenth century, when silver production, profits and population were dramatically declining.

Deposition, Conjecture, And The Word Of Nod, Victor Vaughn

Theses and Dissertations

My thesis involved mixed medium drawings based on written colonial papers regarding the beginning of a border war between the colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania. To fill in the fragmented historical information, the project incorporated period artifacts as merged and manipulated by contemporary technology and the internet’s ethos.

Landscape To Mindscape, Regina S. Scully

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In each of my paintings I try to create an individual micro-universe made up of elements that resonate between the familiar and the unknown. I carve up space and hybridize disparate elements, in an effort to excavate objects and spaces from our collective unconscious. By employing different perspectives, I try to encourage an experiential view of the landscape, like the one that exists for the viewer in the physical world, where sightlines are constantly shifting. These landscapes become a rhythmic labyrinth to enter and travel through, wherein the viewer experiences his or her own personal associations.

In this thesis, I …

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

Musical Offerings

Every musical culture grows and developed under a specific set of influences, whether political, philosophical, or geographical. Varying sets of influences create 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 beyond its …

Expression Surpassing Words: Gorecki’S Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 “Sorrowful Songs”, Alyssa K. Griffith

Musical Offerings

The experience of listening to Gorecki’s Symphony no. 3, op. 36 “Sorrowful Songs” is one that is not easily forgotten. It is not only musically captivating, but also historically fascinating. After its premiere in 1977, Gorecki’s piece captivated listeners across the globe as it became a cultural phenomenon in both Europe and America. The music was a stunning success in both the Classical and popular cultures. What is it about the music that is so captivating? How did the trending, popular thoughts compare to Gorecki’s original ideas and compositional motives? What actually inspired this piece? By looking at the composition …

Give My Regards To The Book, Kevin A. Hicks

Musical Offerings

This project is an analysis of the construction of American Musical Theatre. The research for this project has been drawn from direct quotes and writings from Musical Theatre writers, scores and scripts, and from historical books. Reading of these sources reveal principles of Musical Theatre writing which the authors use and the audience expects. This project analyzes how the book, lyrics, and music to a show are written and demonstrates that the writing of Musical Theatre has developed its own unique craft which is grounded in the book.

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Faculty Recital Featuring Stephen Lawson, Horn, Assisted By, J. Steven Hall, Marimba, Percussion, Kay Lawson, Bassoon, Peggy Johnston, Piano, Stephen Lawson, J. Steven Hall, Kay Lawson, Peggy Johnston

Stephen Lawson

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Faculty Recital Featuring Stephen Lawson, Horn, Assisted By, J. Steven Hall, Marimba, Percussion, Kay Lawson, Bassoon, Peggy Johnston, Piano, Stephen Lawson, J. Steven Hall, Kay Lawson, Peggy Johnston

Stephen Lawson

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The Production Of Sticky Notes And Bible Quotes: Godly Answers For Sticky Situations A Children’S Musical As Directed By Julie Brinkman, Julie Elizabeth Brinkman

Honors College

This thesis reflects upon a director’s experience while directing her first production: Sticky Notes and Bible Quotes: Godly Answers for Sticky Situations by Dennis and Nan Allen. This children’s musical was produced in cooperation with Wylie United Methodist Church of Abilene, TX. Over forty children, with the help of ten adult volunteers, shared the importance of memorizing scripture and looking to God’s Word in times of trouble through song, skits, and the recitation of scripture. While reflecting upon the production process after each rehearsal, the director makes connections between her experiences as director, the content of her music education undergraduate …

Artificial Kingdoms, Lindsey Elsey

All Theses

Fairy or folk tales and fantasy appear to be innocuous means of entertainment in contemporary society. Often relegated as pap for children, this view belies the gruesome origins, cultural significance, and means of personal expression and identity that is afforded to the author and reader/audience through the construction of fantasies. Through the creation of environments and experiences that center on porcelain vessels and sculpture, I explore the expression of uncomfortable desires and situations in the guise of fantasy. In some instances folk and fairy tales act as a means of escapism; an expression of desire for the fleeting and the …

Painting With Turbulence, Chuqiao Wang

All Theses

Inspired by a study that identified a strong similarity between Vincent van Gogh's and Jackson Pollock's painting techniques, this thesis explores the interplay between science and art, specifically the unpredictable behaviors in turbulent flows and aesthetic concepts in painting. It utilizes data from a GPU-based air flow simulation, and presents a framework for artists to visualize the chaotic property changes in turbulent flows and create paintings with turbulence data. While the creation of individual brushstrokes is procedural and driven by simulation, artists are able to exercise their aesthetic judgments at various stages during a painting creation. A short animation demonstrates …

A Performance Guide For The Unaccompanied Cello Compositions By Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Elizabeth A. Grunin

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

The purpose of this study is to discuss the influences, structure, characteristics, and techniques of performance, encountered in the solo works for cello, composed by Mieczysław Weinberg. To do this it is necessary to learn about the rich life experiences and the musical training Weinberg received: specifically, his Jewish heritage and the escape of the Nazis, his traditional training in composition, exposure to foreign cultures, the influences of his environment in post-World War II Soviet Union, and finally his close and personal friendship with Dmitri Shostakovich. This project analyzes the solo works to understand their construction and to observe external …

Complimentary Still Life, Anna Gilmore

Gandy Dancer Archives

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Shapes, Rachel Bullock

Gandy Dancer Archives

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Panic At The Drive-In: Affordance, Moral Panic, And Drive-In Theatres, Maria Chatzifilalithis

Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts

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The Room Without A View, Antione L. Leonard

CGU MFA Theses

My work excites conversation about the creation of aesthetic sensations on the human eye while confronting ideas about the pervasive effects of beauty on the mind, body, and emotional sensitivities. Imagination is integral to my work, both in terms of how I make paintings and how they demand to be seen by viewers. I create individuality with the use of an anti-institutional spray paint next to institutional oil paint. I search my everyday lived experiences to find information that has been taken for granted to enhance my art, through natural behaviors within and outside of my studio environment, physically drawing …

Retainers Of Anarchy: In Conversation With Howie Tsui, Michael Brendan Baker

Faculty Publications and Scholarship

Michael Brendan Baker interviews Vancouver-based artist Howie Tsui. His latest work, Retainers of Anarchy, is a multidisciplinary project — including paperworks, sculpture, built structures, animation, and video — organized around a large-format video projection and an interactive installation component to be exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery in spring 2017. It will be Tsui’s first solo museum exhibition and, in terms of its scope, the largest work he has yet produced. The project is a response to a video project commissioned by the Chinese government for the 2010 World Expo that depicts a Song Dynasty festival in a manner that …

Participation In The 2014 Dublin Biennial "Intersections Between Environmentalism And Contemporary Art Practice", Kevin Bell

University Grant Program Reports

This letter summarizes the results of my University Research and Creativity Small Grant to participate in the 2014 Dublin Biennial, “Intersections between Environmentalism and Contemporary Art Practice.” Overall, this experience provided an invaluable catalyst for my professional development.

The Sober Joy Of Thieving, Jennifer Stob

Criticism

Radical Prototypes: Allan Kaprow and the Invention of Happenings by Judith F. Rodenbeck. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2011. Pp. 312, 47 illustrations. $34.95 cloth, $17.95 paper.

Marshall University Music Department Presents The Marshall University Music Faculty, Performing, The Soldier's Tale, (L'Histoire Du Soldat), By, Igor Stavinsky, With Lecture By, Dr. Vicki Stroeher, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Ann Bingham, Kay Lawson, Martin W. Saunders, Michael Stroeher, Steven Hall, Jeffrey L. Pappas, Larry Stickler, David Castleberry, Jason Mcneel

Larry Stickler

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Faculty Recital, Flute 2 B, Music Of Blavet And J.S. Bach, Wendell B. Dobbs Dr., Kay Wildman, Elizabeth Reed Smith

Elizabeth Reed Smith

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Marshall University Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Elizabeth Reed Smith, Conductor, Elizabeth Reed Smith

Elizabeth Reed Smith

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Marshall University Symphony Orchestra, Concert Of Soloists. Dr. Elizabeth Reed Smith, Conductor, With, William H. Holderby Ii, Horn, Brianna Williams, Euphonium, Mary Beth Withers, Soprano, Elizabeth Reed Smith, William H. Holderby Ii, Brianna Williams, Mary Beth Withers

Elizabeth Reed Smith

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Nevelson Duo, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Violin, Leslie Petteys, Piano, Assisted By Blake Racer, Voice, In "E" Is For..., Elizabeth Reed Smith, Leslie Petteys

Elizabeth Reed Smith

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Marshall University Symphony Orchestra, Faculty Showcase Concert, Dr. Elizabeth Reed Smith, Conductor, With Dr. Şölen Dikener, Violoncello, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Şőlen Dikener

Elizabeth Reed Smith

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The 2010 Sci National Student Conference: Concert Three, Steven Hall, Ann Bingham, Martin W. Saunders, Stephen Lawson, George Palton, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Steve Barnett

Elizabeth Reed Smith

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Fontana And Friends, The Fontana Trio, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Violin, Şölen Dikener, Cello, Leslie Petteys, Piano, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Şőlen Dikener, Leslie Petteys

Elizabeth Reed Smith

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