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Documentation Of Research, Scholarship, And Creative Activities, Elisa Fraser Wilson Apr 2009

Documentation Of Research, Scholarship, And Creative Activities, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

This paper provides a comprehensive and concise statement of Dr. Wilson's scholarship and creative activities during her time as a UTEP faculty member, including audio/visual links and a PowerPoint presentation of Music Theatre Company excerpts.


Personal Statement Of Creative Activities And Scholarship, Elisa Fraser Wilson Apr 2009

Personal Statement Of Creative Activities And Scholarship, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

In this document, Dr. Wilson discusses her creative work as a faculty member at UTEP. It is meant to provide a contextual framework for the other, specific entries listed on the SelectedWorks site.


Wilson Studio Recital, Elisa Fraser Wilson Mar 2009

Wilson Studio Recital, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Elisa Fraser Wilson and Ellen Wilson combined their studios to perform a studio recital featuring a eclectic mix of music from several time periods and genres.


Susannah, Elisa Fraser Wilson Mar 2009

Susannah, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The UTEP student newspaper featured Dr. Wilson and the Music Theatre Company in an article about their upcoming performance of Susannah.


Susannah, Elisa Fraser Wilson Mar 2009

Susannah, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson produced and conducted the UTEP Orchestra and Music Theatre Company in this fully staged performance of Carlisle Floyd's opera. Of special note is the return of student opera to the university's Magoffin Auditiorium after a ten-year hiatus.


University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson Feb 2009

University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The university choirs performed an evening of choral music. Dr. Wilson conducted the Women's Glee Club on four pieces by von Bingen, Morley, Mendelssohn, and Whitacre.


Faculty Recital, Elisa Fraser Wilson Feb 2009

Faculty Recital, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

With faculty colleague Dr. Dena Kay Jones, piano, Dr. Wilson performed a set of Manuel da Falla songs as part of the International Rodrigo Festival on the UTEP campus.


You Sing, Youtube: A Hands-On Approach To Using Youtube In The Performance Curriculum, Elisa Fraser Wilson Feb 2009

You Sing, Youtube: A Hands-On Approach To Using Youtube In The Performance Curriculum, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

In September 2007, the University of Texas at El Paso Music Theatre Company embarked on a voyage of on-line discovery: how to utilize YouTube as a tool for self-and peer critique and outside professional review. Music Theatre Company is the Department of Music’s opera/music theatre skills development workshop and production company, presenting two to three scenes and/or full-scale productions each year. As such, its curriculum has traditionally revolved around the preparation and in-class coaching of songs, arias, and scenes, with public concert or production outcomes. The recent addition of a required textbook has added a necessary written assignment component; however, …


Senior Performance Project: Malori Cade, Elisa Fraser Wilson Feb 2009

Senior Performance Project: Malori Cade, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson directed and produced this staged performance of the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Song and Dance, featuring Malori Cade in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the BFA in Music Theatre.


Vitae, Elisa Fraser Wilson Dec 2008

Vitae, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

No abstract provided.


Yisd Honor Choir, Elisa Fraser Wilson Dec 2008

Yisd Honor Choir, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. WIlson was the featured clinician for the annual Ysleta Independent School District's Honor Choir. For two days, Dr. Wilson rehearsed the ensemble, comprised of the top singers in the YISD, working on ensemble skills and technique in preparation for the final concert, which she conducted.


University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson Dec 2008

University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The university choirs joined the UTEP Wind Symphony in an evening of holiday favorites.


Senior Recital: Andrew Braid, Samantha Morales, Suvanna Bernal, Elisa Fraser Wilson Nov 2008

Senior Recital: Andrew Braid, Samantha Morales, Suvanna Bernal, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Senior Andrew Braid, one of Dr. Wilson's voice students, shares a recital with friends from other studios in partial fulfillment of requirements for the BM in Music Education.


El Paso Independent School District Parade Of Choirs, Elisa Fraser Wilson Nov 2008

El Paso Independent School District Parade Of Choirs, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The Women's Glee Club was a featured choir on the El Paso Independent School District's annual Parade of Choirs concert.


Contemporary Voices: Scenes From Modern Opera And Musical Theatre, Elisa Fraser Wilson Oct 2008

Contemporary Voices: Scenes From Modern Opera And Musical Theatre, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson directed and produced this scenes concert of modern music for the stage.


Guitar In Chamber 2, Elisa Fraser Wilson Oct 2008

Guitar In Chamber 2, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson collaborated with UTEP Guitar faculty member, John Siqueros on a set of Spanish songs by de Falla.


Senior Recital: Laura Sambrano, Elisa Fraser Wilson Oct 2008

Senior Recital: Laura Sambrano, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Laura Sambrano, one of Dr. Wilson's voice students, performed a student recital in partial fulfillment of requirements for the BM in Music Education from the studio of Dr. Wilson. Works performed included pieces by Handel, Mozart, Puccini, and Bizet.


The Art Of Healthy Belting: A Guide For Teaching, Elisa Fraser Wilson Aug 2008

The Art Of Healthy Belting: A Guide For Teaching, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The proper techniques to produce a healthy belt in the high school/college singer are often misunderstood and as a resulty, this skill is often overlooked. This presentation discusses several exercises to use to develop a healthy belt along with demonstrations of each exercise.


Episd Choral Concert And Sight Reading Festival, Elisa Fraser Wilson May 2008

Episd Choral Concert And Sight Reading Festival, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson adjudicated this two day choral festival for the El Paso Independent School District.


University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson Apr 2008

University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The university choirs performed an evening of choral music. Dr. Wilson conducted the Women's Glee Club on pieces by Bright and a song cycle premiere by UTEP's composer-in- residence, Dr. Dominic Dousa.


Still Falls The Rain: New Songs In The Desert, Elisa Fraser Wilson Apr 2008

Still Falls The Rain: New Songs In The Desert, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Members of the UTEP Voice Faculty and other local musicians presented a concert featuring new music for voice by student composer Stephen Jackson.


Heritage Festivals, Inc., Elisa Fraser Wilson Mar 2008

Heritage Festivals, Inc., Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson was a vocal jazz adjudicator and clinician for the Heritage Festivals, Inc., event held in San Francisco, CA, May 2008.


Romeo And Bernadette, Elisa Fraser Wilson Mar 2008

Romeo And Bernadette, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson produced, directed and starred in this modern version of the classic love story of Romeo and Juliet.


Wind Symphony Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson Mar 2008

Wind Symphony Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson was a featured soloist with the UTEP Wind Symphony in its performance of Jack Stamp's Symphony No. 1, performed for the composer.


University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson Mar 2008

University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The university choirs performed an evening of choral music. Dr. Wilson conducted the Women's Glee Club on four pieces by Boyd, Purcell, Debussy, and Brahms.


La Canterina, Elisa Fraser Wilson Mar 2008

La Canterina, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson produced and mentored this performance of Franz Josef Haydn's one-act comic opera directed and conducted by graduate students.


You Sing, Youtube: A Hands-On Approach To Using Youtube In The Performance Curriculum, Elisa Fraser Wilson Feb 2008

You Sing, Youtube: A Hands-On Approach To Using Youtube In The Performance Curriculum, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

In September 2007, the University of Texas at El Paso Music Theatre Company embarked on a voyage of on-line discovery: how to utilize YouTube as a tool for self-and peer critique and outside professional review. Music Theatre Company is the Department of Music’s opera/music theatre skills development workshop and production company, presenting two to three scenes and/or full-scale productions each year. As such, its curriculum has traditionally revolved around the preparation and in-class coaching of songs, arias, and scenes, with public concert or production outcomes. The recent addition of a required textbook has added a necessary written assignment component; however, …


University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson Dec 2007

University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The university choirs performed with the UTEP Wind Symphony in an evening of holiday choral music. Dr. Wilson conducted the Women's Glee Club on four holiday favorites.


Episd Parade Of Choirs, Elisa Fraser Wilson Nov 2007

Episd Parade Of Choirs, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson adjudicated this four day choral festival for El Paso Independent School District choirs.


Elegant Excerpts: An Evening Of Scenes From Opera, Operetta, And The Golden Age Of Musical Theatre, Elisa Fraser Wilson Nov 2007

Elegant Excerpts: An Evening Of Scenes From Opera, Operetta, And The Golden Age Of Musical Theatre, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson directed and produced this eclectic mix of music for the stage. Pieces performed included excerpts from Carousel, Brigadoon, Into the Woods, West Side Story and La Boheme, among others.