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2016-2017 Master Class - Daniel Shapiro (Piano), Daniel Shapiro, Hikari Nakamura, Ying Peng Wang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Tinca Belinski, Axel Rojas, Alfonso Hernandez

Master Classes

No abstract provided.

A Portfolio Of Compositions, Anne-Marie O'Farrell

Research Theses

The works in the attached portfolio address a number of compositional focal points: to bring together diverse strands of musical influence into sustained musical argument, across various large-scale media; to enlarge and explore the musical language of the harp, including the lever harp; and to integrate received materials into new music so as to create a different context while acknowledging musical inheritance. These combine with the exploration of inherent instrumental colour within my approaches to rhythm, harmony, melodic transformation, structure and the use of text to demonstrate the development of my compositional style during my PhD study. The commentary opens …

Dit Conservatory Of Music And Drama Past And Present: A Celebration Of 30 Years Of The Bachelor Of Music Performance Degree In Dit, Technological University Dublin

Concert Programmes

Tonight we celebrate the success of the last three decades by connecting our Conservatory alumni and current students through what we do best. The music you will hear has been chosen specially for this evening and in many cases has a special meaning or memory for the groups/alumni involved. We are tremendously grateful to our alumni performing this evening: to the eleven featured soloists who represent many different eras of the last 30 years and who immediately said yes when we called, to the alumni who are performing tonight in our ensembles alongside our current students and staff, and to …

Edgerton Center 2017/18 Season, Edgerton Center For The Performing Arts

Edgerton Center Programs

Program brochure for the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts 2017/18 season.

Belsen Silence, Monica Gil

Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies

I often look to text for musical inspiration, and after searching through swaths of Holocaust poetry online, I discovered "Belsen Silence" by Iolo Lewis. Its message is less graphic than some of the other texts I found, but that in no way detracts from its power of emotion. It is about looking back, tending to old wounds that are no longer fresh but are still healing. The Holocaust may have happened over fifty years ago, but it is still relevant, even alarmingly so at times. Today's reflections on yesterday's shortcomings are arguably the only way we learn, and that is …

College Of The Arts 17/18 Season, Department Of Theatre And Dance, John J. Cali School Of Music

2017-2018

No abstract provided.

Cabaret Story-Telling: Building Your Act, Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis adduces the benefits in teaching undergraduate theatre majors the competency to create a cabaret. It expostulates that doing so during college gives students an advantage in marketing themselves professionally. It substantiates the general lack of cohesive undergraduate training in this area. The results of a survey of casting directors, assessing the worth of implementing the study of cabaret into theatre curricula, are incorporated.

Those that responded agreed that performing cabarets can play a role in a performer’s career, even if the opinions varied as to what that specific role is. There was general agreement that the study of …

Concert Recording 2017-09-05, Yoonie Han

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Tango / Isaac Albeniz arr. Leopold Godowsky -- [03:15]. Goyescas, op. 11. I. Los requiebros [11:30]. II. Coloquio en la reja [23:03]. III. El fandango de candil [29:30]. IV. Quejas, o la maja y el ruiseñor [35:37]. V. El amor y la muerte [46:52]. VI. Epilogo: serenata del espectro / Enrique Granados.

Concert Recording 2017-02-20, Nick Finzer

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. We, the people / Nick Finzer -- [06:42]. Overjoyed / Stevie Wonder -- [15:70]. Single petal of a rose / Duke Ellington -- [18:23]. All hype / Nick Finzer -- [25:40]. Lullaby for an old friend / Nick Finzer -- [34:21]. Race to the bottom / Nick Finzer -- [42:35]. Just past the horizon / Nick Finzer.

Concert Recording 2017-11-01, Logan Place, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

Rustiques / Eugene Bozza -- Concerto en Re. I. Allegro moderato ; II. Andante ; III. Allegro grazioso / Giuseppe Tartini -- Song for a friend / Kevin McKee -- Concerto for trumpet. Hob. VIIe. 1. I. Allegro ; II. Andante ; III. Finale / Joseph Haydn

Concert Recording 2017-04-15a, Rachel Phillippe, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Christian Serrano

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Invierno porteno (Winter) / Astor Piazzolla -- [06:48] G minor sonata. I. Adagio ; II. Fuga ; III. Siciliana ; IV. Presto / J.S. Bach -- [ 27:40] Sonata No. 5 (Spring). I. Allegro ; II. Adagio ; III. Scherzo ; IV. Rondo / Beethoven -- [53:46]. Valse triste / Ferenc de Vecsey.

Concert Recording 2017-05-17, Allison Hellard, Jenna Caudle, Lucas Chua, Daniel Lyu

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Second line / Traditional -- [04:46] When the saints go marching in : gospel hymn -- [ 07:45]. A tisket, a tasket / arranged by Ella Fitzgerald -- [12:46] Joshua : African American spiritual.

Concert Recording 2017-11-02, Philip Sinder, Ava Ordman, Derek Polischu

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Fantasy for trombone / Elizabeth Raum -- [05:34]. Sonata no. 3. Largo ; Allegro ; Adagio ; Spiritoso / Johann Ernst Galliard; arranged by Travis Scott -- [13:46]. The devil's dermish / Lauren Bernofsky -- [23:47]. Three bagatelles. Prelude ; Romance ; Fughetta / Gerald Finzi -- [35:17]. The caged bird / Barbara York -- [44:03]. Suite no. 1 from Romeo and Juliet. Montagues and Capulets ; The death of Tybalt / Sergei Prokofiev ; arranged by Vernon/Saras -- [50:32]. Devil's waltz / Steven Verheist.

The Political Suppression Of The Saxophone And Its Subsequent Pedagogical Development In Select Non-Democratic Countries, Sheldon Jerome Johnson Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

Almost universally, the saxophone struggled to gain acceptance in the early years following its invention; however, the obstacles faced were much more arduous in some places than others. The saxophone faced many serious impediments to acceptance, especially in the non-democratic 20th-century countries of China and the Soviet Union. It is the purpose of this research to explore the institutional roadblocks, their removal, and to profile the people responsible for the subsequent development of formidable pedagogical saxophone traditions in recent years.

An Analytical Study Of The Britten Violin Concerto, Op.15, Shr-Han Wu

Theses and Dissertations

Benjamin Britten is known for his opera, vocal and symphonic works. His violin concerto was composed around the time of the second world war. During that time, there were many great violin works produced by composers such as Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Barber, etc., and their violin concertos are still considered staples of the violin repertoire. However, Britten’s violin concerto is not performed as often as other twentieth-century violin concertos. Although the popularity of his violin concerto is increasing in recent years, there is relatively little scholarly work devoted to it. The goal of this paper is to provide guidelines for performers …

A Poetic And Musical Analysis Of Fiancailles Pour Rire By Francis Poulenc With Poems By Louise De Vilmorin, Mary Elizabeth Gasson

Theses and Dissertations

Francis Poulenc is known for setting text of lesser-known poets. He set six of Louise de Vilmorin’s poems from Fiancailles pour rire to music. The style in which Vilmorin writes is quite intriguing, while Poulenc’s method of setting the text brings the mysteries of her poems to life. Their collaboration produced a charming work. The author will provide an in-depth poetic and musical analysis of Poulenc’s set Fiancailles pour rire. This study of Fiancailles pour rire may be used as a performance guide.

An Exploration And Application Of Lieder Performance Practices And Compositional Techniques Towards The Poetic And Musical Structures Of Robert Schumann's Mignon Lieder, Clarissa Noel Lewandowski

Theses and Dissertations

The author has explored the poetic elements and musical settings of “Mignon Lieder” composed by Robert Schumann based on the text from Johann Wolfgang Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship. The author has compared the poetic and musical structures of each song from the “Mignon Lieder”, in order to capture the essence of Schumann’s compositional style as well as the performance practice needed specifically for his lieder. These topics are directly linked to the close relationship between text and music and the ability to blend the two for a meaningful performance. Also, an analysis of Mignon, the character of which the “Mignon …

New Voices In Old Bodies: A Study Of “Recycled” Musical Instruments With A Focus On The Hahn Collection In The Deutsches Museum, By Panagiotis Poulopoulos, Richard Long

Soundboard Scholar

New Voices in Old Bodies: A Study of "Recycled" Musical Instruments with a Focus on the Hahn Collection in the Deutsches Museum, album by Poulopoulos, Panagiotis is reviewed.

La Guitare = The Guitar = La Chitarra, Paris, 1650-1950, Addendum, By Daniel Sinier And FrançOise De Ridder, Richard Long

Soundboard Scholar

La Guitare = The Guitar = La Chitarra, Paris, 1650-1950, Addendum, by Sinier, Daniel and Francoise de Ridder is reviewed.

Concert Recording 2017-10-18b, Paul Brock Band

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Paddy in London [03:33]. Bluebell [06:28]. Tom Ward's downfall, Lucy Campbell [09:02]. The frost is all over [12:09]. Goodbye to the loneliness [15:10]. French Canadian [18:30]. Funk, the Cajun blues [23:30]. The blackbird [23:50]. Because it's there/The coal miner [30:00]. Stór mo chroí (Treasure of my heart) [33:00]. Banjo duet [39:20]. Isle of hope [43:50]. Chase me Charlie [48:41]. Rose / Paul Brock Band.