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Muop 356/856: Intermediate/Advanced Opera Techniques—A Peer Review Of Teaching Project Inquiry Portfolio, Jamie M. Reimer

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

Intermediate/Advanced Opera Techniques is a two credit elective course offered each spring at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. At its genesis, the course was primarily an opera scenes workshop, focused solely on the preparation and performance of an opera scene in a final concert. It is a cross-listed course meaning that students from the first year through advanced graduate study may enroll. Students may or may not have any experience on the music theater stage, nor have they had training in how to prepare a new role from casting to completed performance.

This course is an elective in the School of …

A Master's Recital In Flute, Tara Lynn Meade

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Tara Lynn Meade performed a graduate flute recital at eight o’clock in the evening on Friday, March 7, 2014 in Davis Hall at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. Collaborating with Ms. Meade on selected works were pianists Polina Khatsko and Brittany Lensing and flutists Mara Miller and Natalie Neshyba. The recital was presented in partial fulfillment of a Master of Music in flute performance. The program opened with a set of contrasting fantasies — Telemann’s Fantasia No. 3 in B Minor, a baroque work for solo flute, followed by François Borne’s virtuosic Fantasie brillante on themes from Bizet’s Carmen. …

The Conscious Guitarist: Alexander Technique And Body Mapping For Guitarists, Alma Sehic

Theses and Dissertations

Musicians “move” for a living, yet many guitarists (among other instrumentalists) seem to be unaware of the quality of their movements in playing and teaching the instrument. This may simply be due to the lack of appropriate movement training and body awareness incorporated into current teaching practices, which leaves guitarists vulnerable to playing-related injuries, pain, and frustrating technical limitations. The purpose of this dissertation is to introduce somatic education into guitar pedagogy and performance, as a means of enhancing performing abilities and preventing injury.

After introducing the basis and principles of Alexander Technique and Body Mapping, the author provides practical …

A Brief History Of Jazz Drumming, Zachary A. King

Honors Theses and Capstones

No abstract provided.

Concert Recording 2014-02-19, Nick Rhodes, Megan Dobbs

Concert Recordings & Programs

2 + 1 / Ivan Trevino

Concert Recording 2014-03-15, Kolby Palmore, Nick Rhodes, Megan Dobbs

Concert Recordings & Programs

Cameleon / Eric Sammut -- Wave motion / Bill Molenhof -- To the gods of rhythm / Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic -- Saeta / Elliott Carter -- 2 + 1 / Ivan Trevino -- Eight on 3 and nine on 2 / Robert Marino

Concert Recording 2014-10-12, Lia Uribe, Moon-Sook Park, Miroslava Panayotova, Theresa Delaplain, Ronda Mains

Concert Recordings & Programs

Filis yo tengo / Clemente Imana -- Evocacion / Jorge Humberto Pinzon -- Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano. Allegro ; Grave ; Andante ; Allegro / Moises Bertran -- Bachiana Brasilera no.6 for flute and bassoon. Aria (Choro) ; Fantasia / Heitor Villalobos -- Choro chorado / Geraldo Silva ; arr. maria Ines Guimaraes -- Candombe de la solapa / Jorge Mockert

Concert Recording 2014-02-26, Robert Morris, Johan Botes, Donna Vickers, Stephen Thorn, S. Michael Shuman, Amanda Davis, Kristine Mezines, Henry Bowen, Robert Wiser, Josh Matlock, Sean Breast, David Grayling

Concert Recordings & Programs

Air on the "g" string / J.S. Bach -- Requiem for a dead little cat / Ernst-Thilo Kalke -- Daybreak / Nicola Ferro -- The last five years. Still hurting / Jason Robert Brown -- 2 portriats. 1 psalm / Joseph Turrin -- Concertino / Cecile Chaminade -- Sonata for tuba / Paul Hindemith

Concert Recording 2014-11-19, Kim Oehlert, Baron Lyle, Grant D'Aubin, Felipe Antonio, Ron Juzeler, Morgan Aldridge, Kristine Mezines, Zachary Winn, Schumann Robert, Coby Anderson, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Stephanie Murry, Olga Greenhut, Jason Forte, Charles Robinson, Helena Aung, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Horn Choir

Concert Recordings & Programs

Rocky road rag / Lewis Songer -- I saw three ships / Traditional ; arr. Matthew Land -- Courante from Suite no.1 in G major, BWV 1007 / J.S. Bach -- All of me / Gerald Marks ; Seymour Simons -- Mignon / Hugo Wolf -- Ma come potrei / Ottorino Respighi -- The pirate king from The pirates of Penzance / W.S. Gilbert ; Arthur Sullivan -- Dein blaues Auge, op.59, no.8 / Johannes Brahms -- The impossible dream / Mitch Leigh -- Lord God of Abraham from Elijah op.70 / Felix mendelssohn

Concert Recording 2014-04-16, University Of Arkansas Fayetteville. Trumpet Ensemble, Morgan Aldridge, Michael Hanna, S. Michael Shuman, Ryan Trickey, Paige Tavernaro, Jason Forte

Concert Recordings & Programs

Suite bergamasque. Clair de lune ; Passapied / Claude Debussy -- Piano sonata op 10 no 1 c minor. Molto adagio / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Gavotte / Padre Martini -- The garden of love / Jacob ter Veldhuis -- Vergebliches standchen / Johannes Brahms -- Durreuhorn passage / Kevin McKee

Concert Recording 2014-11-19, Kim Oehlert, Baron Lyle, Grant D'Aubin, Felipe Antonio, Ron Juzeler, Morgan Aldridge, Kristine Mezines, Zachary Winn, Schumann Robert, Coby Anderson, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Stephanie Murry, Olga Greenhut, Jason Forte, Charles Robinson, Helena Aung, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Horn Choir

Concert Recordings & Programs

Rocky road rag / Lewis Songer -- I saw three ships / Traditional ; arr. Matthew Land -- Courante from Suite no.1 in G major, BWV 1007 / J.S. Bach -- All of me / Gerald Marks ; Seymour Simons -- Mignon / Hugo Wolf -- Ma come potrei / Ottorino Respighi -- The pirate king from The pirates of Penzance / W.S. Gilbert ; Arthur Sullivan -- Dein blaues Auge, op.59, no.8 / Johannes Brahms -- The impossible dream / Mitch Leigh -- Lord God of Abraham from Elijah op.70 / Felix mendelssohn

Concert Recording 2014-04-15, University Of Arkansas Fayetteville. New Music Ensemble, Benjamin A. Chamberlain, Patrick Oliverio, Jennifer Fox, Michael Burner, Kristine Mezines

Concert Recordings & Programs

Fantasy for trombone / Malcolm Arnold -- Ballade / Frank Martin -- Fandango / Joseph Turrin -- Unreturned Salute / Sgt. Nicholas Z. Navarro -- Choral, cadence et fugato / Henri Dutilleux -- Cats. Memory / Andrew Lloyd Webber -- Mowtown metal / Michael Daugherty

A Graduate Recital In Voice, Brent M. Smith

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Brent Smith presented his graduate recital on March 3, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in Davis Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Perfroming Arts Center on the University of Northern Iowa campus. The program consisted of four sets of music, in collaboration with pianist Jessica Schick, by the composers Theron Kirk, Robert Schumann, Francis Poulenc and Tom Lehrer. This abstract discusses musical and historical features of the recital pieces in the order of the program.

Graduate Recital In Choral Conducting, Alice Reid Pruisner

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Alice Reid Pruisner presented her graduate recital in choral conducting in four parts. The first section, presented on September 20, 2013, was J.S. Bach’s sacred cantata BWV 84, Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke, performed by UNI’s Cantorei and members of the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra. The featured soprano soloists were Michelle Joy Monroe and Lara Wasserman. The second section, presented on October 24, 2013, included selections from Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, performed by UNI’s Women’s Chorus and members of the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra. The Varsity Men’s Glee Club, accompanied by Jessica Schick, also performed a set of …

Graduate Recital In Composition, Joseph Carey

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This graduate composition recital was a compilation recital of two separate events. The first was a public recital which took place on 29 March 2013. This recital included three main pieces: in the day, cloak + dagger, and Fib. The second event was a reading session of Corpus Loci by UNI Concert Chorale, which took place on 14 November 2013. This abstract will summarize the structural, rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic components of each of these pieces, and will recognize and acknowledge the many musicians who donated their time to make this recital possible.

Concert Recording 2014-04-30, Alexis Rizzolo, Christopher Senty, Jennifer Garrison, Blaine Nims, Janelle Hollister, Hyeon Min Jang, Michael Rothmeyer, Kaci Berry, Leanne Scaggs, Judd Burns, Kailey Miller Erwin, Mallory Bennett, Stephanie Burnett, Tori Rudolph, Amanda Brooks, Kristine Mezines, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Opera Theatre, David Malis

Concert Recordings & Programs

The Mikado. Three little maids from school / Gilbert and Sullivan -- Lakme. Flower duet / Leo Delibes -- Die Zauberflote. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd shon / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Werther. Bonjour, grande soeur...va, laisse coulers me larmes / Jules Massenet -- L'elisir d'amore. Una furtiva lagrima / Gaetano Donizetti -- Cosi fan tutte. Prendero quell brunettino / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- The pirates of Penzance. O false one, you have deceived me / Gilbert and Sullivan -- Le nozze di Figaro. Cinque...dieci / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Cosi fan tutte. Soave sia il vento / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart …

Jonathan Green, Charlie Schlenker

Interviews for WGLT

"How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall? Write - As Well As Practice"

An Illinois Wesleyan University composer recently had a work of his debut at Carnegie Hall. WGLT's Charlie Schlenker has more.

Darkness Is Your Candle, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University

2013-2014 Raise the Bar

World music supergroup East of the River has a very different type of holiday concert in store this upcoming season. With a focus on the winter solstice, family, and new beginnings, Darkness Is Your Candle explores music of the Mediterranean, Balkans, Armenia, and the Middle East, presenting the earliest songs of those extraordinary cultures. Taking its name from the work of Persian poet Rumi, the program shifts from a lunar atmosphere in the first half of the program into rebirth and daylight in the second half, creating a unique and unforgettable musical journey for the New Year.

Faculty Recital, Tianna Harjo, Jae Ahn-Benton

Faculty Recitals

Program listing performers and works performed

Doctoral Lecture-Recital, Barron Coleman, David Skouson

Graduate Student Recitals

List of performers and performances.