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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.


Tmea Xxii All Region Treble Choir, Elisa Fraser Wilson Oct 2008

Tmea Xxii All Region Treble Choir, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Over a two-day period, Dr. Wilson worked with the Texas Music Educators Association XXII All-Region Treble Honor Choir in preparation for its concert, which she conducted.


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.


Episd Choral Concert And Sightreading Festival, Elisa Fraser Wilson Apr 2008

Episd Choral Concert And Sightreading Festival, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson adjudicated middle school and high school choral ensembles in this festival sponsored by 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.


Romeo And Bernadette, Elisa Fraser Wilson Mar 2008

Romeo And Bernadette, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson appeared as Camille Penza in the UTEP Music Theatre Company's production of Romeo and Bernadette by Mark Saltzmann, which she also directed and produced.


Coronado High School Choral Clinic, Elisa Fraser Wilson Mar 2008

Coronado High School Choral Clinic, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson worked with Coronado High School treble and mixed choirs in preparation for contest.


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, …


The Romance Of Dance: The Course Of True Love, Elisa Fraser Wilson Jan 2008

The Romance Of Dance: The Course Of True Love, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson appeared as Titania in this original dance piece based on 17th and 18th century Italian songs presented by the UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance.