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2025-2026 Master Of Music Recital - Juan Diaz (Trumpet), Juan Diaz Quijano

Master of Music Recitals

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 Ppc Recital - Ay Kawasaki (Flute), Ay Kawasaki, Sheng Yuan Kuan

PPC/PSDP Recitals

No abstract provided.

Sophomore Recital: Cassis Floyd; April 2, 2026, Cassie Floyd, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and thirty-third program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

April 2, 2026

Thursday Evening

7:30 p.m.

We're All Ramblers, Here: American National Identity As Articulated Through The Sounds And Stories Of Bluegrass Music, Greyson M. Sherman

Senior Theses

This creative thesis argues that bluegrass music, through its multicultural origins and its central "Rambler" archetype, articulates a distinctly American negotiation between freedom and rootedness — one that extends far beyond the genre's narrow popular image. Drawing on musicological scholarship and cultural history, the paper first recovers bluegrass's suppressed origins in the convergence of West African, Anglo- Celtic, and broader European traditions, complicating narratives that position the genre as exclusively white and Appalachian. It then introduces the Rambler — the restless, longing figure who haunts bluegrass lyrically and structurally — as both a product of that history and a metaphorical …

Cedarstone Arts Foundation Marketing And Media, Emmy-Kate Arnett, Amelia Bailly, Charlie Condra, Lorelai Lysaght

SPARK Symposium Presentations

For our project, we collaborated with Cedarstone Arts Foundation, a non-profit centered on providing free music education and instruments to childhood cancer patients. Our goal was to create social media platforms for the foundation and develop a key marketing strategy via said platforms, with the desired outcome of increased exposure and donations. To achieve our goal, we researched the most relevant media outlets for advertising. We helped create high-quality content that would raise awareness for their cause. We developed a general template for posting so that the foundation could confidently continue this strategy for the foreseeable future. We consulted with …

Columnas: The Honors Program Newsletter At Bentley University, Amanda Li, Wilson Jan, Michael Raphael, Alexandra Rieckehoff, Karina Wu, Michael Shehata, Nilufar Noorian, Eloise Weintraub

Honors Program

INSIDE THE MODERN WORLD

Page 2: Stepping Out by Amanda Li

Page 3: Inside the Corporate Slop Bowl by Wilson Jan

Page 4: The Silencing: An Evaluation of the Global Attacks on the Right to Protest by Michael Raphael

THE SOUND OF CHANGE

Page 5: The Social, Cultural, and Economic Impact of Bad Bunny by Alexandra Rieckehoff

Page 6: Streaming Changed Music, But Is It Fair to Artists? by Karina Wu

Page 7: Feeling the Music: How Haptic Wearables Are Changing the Way We Experience Sound by Michael Shehata

SHIFTING SYSTEMS

Page 8: The Story Behind Davos, One of the …

Resonant Cracks In The Music Curriculum: Integrating Social And Emotional Learning In The Secondary Music Classroom, Margaret E. Lerch

Education Doctorate Dissertations

Music education has long been recognized as a subject that encourages student learning beyond the walls of the music classroom. While elementary music programs often foster language development and social awareness, secondary music instruction tends to emphasize performance skills and technical development. The explicit secondary orchestra curriculum for this middle school includes only instrument skill-development standards and learning-target descriptions. In this fourth-marking-period sixth-grade orchestra class, coursework—including students’ journal reflections, classroom dialogue, and comparison soundscape projects—operated intentionally “within the cracks” of the formal curriculum to create opportunities for the students to express and engage with emotions, identity, belonging, empathy, perspective-taking, and …

Junior Recital: Hunter Kitterlin, Clarinet; April 1, 2026, Hunter Kitterlin, Momoko Gresham

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and thirty-second program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

April 1, 2026

Wednesday Evening

6:00 p.m.

Piano Studio Recital: March 31, 2026, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and thirty-first program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

March 31, 2026

Tuesday Evening

7:30 p.m.

A Place To Perform: Designing Spaces For Student Artists Through Event Planning, Ava R. Jacobsen

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

This thesis examines the creation of accessible performance spaces for student artists not enrolled in formal music programs. To address this gap, two First Friday events were hosted at The Gathering Grove in Lincoln, Nebraska, providing platforms for local student performers and engaging the community in live art experiences. The first event, an open mic night, highlighted the challenges of spontaneous performances, while the second, featuring designated performers, tested more structured event planning strategies.

Both events emphasized the importance of marketing, venue layout, audience engagement, and operational organization. Key lessons included the need for contingency planning, multi-channel promotion, and clearly …

Saxophone Studio Recital: March 30, 2026, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and thirtieth program of the 2025-2026 season.

March 30, 2026

Monday Evening

7:30 p.m.

2025-2026 Sheila Browne And Sheng-Yuan Kuan In Recital: Pare And Precious Gems, Sheila Browne, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Faculty Recitals

No abstract provided.

Mid-Century Modern: American Songs From 1945-1965. Thomas Meglioranza, Baritone; Reiko Uchida, Piano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Celebrating Women In Music By Sigma Alpha Iota: March 29, 2026, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and twenty-nineth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

March 29, 2026

Sunday Evening

6:00 p.m.

Recital Celebrating Women In Music- Program Notes: March 29, 2026, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Program Notes

March 29, 2026

Popper Day Celebration! Hosted By The Isu Cello Studio And Dr. Cora Swenson Lee; March 29, 2026, Dr. Cora Swenson Lee, Bianca D'Avila Do Prado

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and twenty-seventh program of the 2025-2026 season.

Center for the Performing Arts

March 29, 2026

Sunday Afternoon

2:30 p.m.

Senior Recital: Bennett Lammers, Horn; March 29, 2026, Bennett Lammers, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and twenty-eighth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

March 29, 2026

Sunday Afternoon

3:00 p.m.

Senior Recital: Cadence Rice, Piano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Senior Recital: Kyle Gilles, Horn; March 28, 2026, Kyle Gilles

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and twenty-sixth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

March 28, 2026

Saturday Evening

5:30 p.m.

2025-2026 Master Of Music Recital - Michael Shipps (French Horn), Michael Shipps, Rebeca Sierra

Master of Music Recitals

No abstract provided.