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Concert Recording 2021-03-01, Jake Hertzog, Jackson Martin, Cody Lucas, Samuel Wilson, Brett Shock, Greg Aliano, Drew Swiecicki, Dylan Wenino, Nathan Yauger, Hunter Anderson

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Halo theme ("Halo") / Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori ; arranged by Jackson Martin -- [02:40]. To Zanarkand ("Final fantasy X") / Nobuo Uematsu ; arranged by John Oeth -- [07:00]. Legend of Zelda ("Zelda BOTW") . Breath of the wild theme ; Ari, los tin the storm / Rajime Wakai and Gareth Cosser ; arranged by Samuel Wilson -- [09:00]. Donkey country medley ("Donkey kong country") / David Wise ; arranged Brett Shock -- [10:45]. Goldeneye64 "DAM" ("Goldeneye 007" / Grant Kirkhope ; arranged by Greg Aliano -- [13:30]. Wii sports theme ("Wii sports") / Kazumi Totaka ; …

Concert Recording 2021-10-14, Johan Botes, Er-Gene Kahng

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Piano sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 5. I. Allegro maestoso ; II. Andante expressivo ; III. Scherzo, Allegro energico ; IV. Intermezzo, Andente molto ; V. Finale, Allegro moderato ma rubato / Johannes Brahms -- [20:06]. Violin sonata. I. Allegretto ben moderato ; II. Allegro molto ; III. Recitativo-fantasa, Ben moderato ; IV. Alegretto poco mosso / César Franck.

Concert Recording 2021-11-13, Christopher Adkins, Jonathan Tsay

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Pastorale, BWV 590 / J.S. Bach -- [05:03]. Suite no. 3 in C major for cello solo, BWV 1009. Prelude ; Allemande ; Courante ; Sarabande ; Boureé I & II ; Gigue / Bach -- [24:31]. Pezzo capriccioso, op. 62 / Pyotr Tchaikovsky -- [31:45]. When you wish upon a star -- [34:03]. Mother goose suite. Pavane de la belle au bois dormant / Maurice Ravel -- Songs my mother taught me / Antonin Dvorák/Kreisler -- [42:24]. Hansel and Gretel. Evening prayer / Engelbert Humperdinck -- [45:18]. Cendrillon. Cinderella’s stepsisters / Jules Massenet -- [55:40]. A frog he …

Creating The Role Of Crissy In Hair, Yu Miao

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This document is a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre. It is a detailed account of author Yu Miao’s artistic process in creating the role of Crissy in the Minnesota State University, Mankato’s production of Hair in the Fall of 2020. The thesis follows the actor’s process beginning with the early production analysis in chapter one. The actor then researched its historical background followed by a detailed journal of the rehearsal process in chapters two and three. Chapter four is the post-production analysis, and the fifth chapter gives an overall review …

Concert Recording 2021-11-01, Katey J. Halbert, Rachael Breitenstein, Kaylae Henretty, Shamar Inclàn, Macy James, Logan Morris, Nathan Pereda, Tyler Osterman, Derrick Rassinier, Cameron Sanders, Dylan Smith, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Horn Choir

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Triathlon for solo horn. I. Aggressive / Paul Basler -- [02:25]. Notturno, op. 112 / Carl Reinecke -- [08:08]. Reflections on a Southern hymn. I. Intonation ; IV. Wondrous love / Stephen Gryc -- [12:50]. Sunshine for horn, orchestra, and piano / Nathan Pereda -- [16:52]. Fantasy for horn, op. 88 / Malcolm Arnold-- [22:04]. Sonata for horn and piano / Margaret Brouwer -- [29:22]. Tanguito / Dante Yenque -- [33:27]. Sonata no. 3 for horn and piano / Alec Wilder -- [37:29]. Aileron for eight horns / James Naigus -- [40:33]. Six quartets. I. Adagio / Franz Schubert …

Graduate Voice Recital: Alyssa Holley, Soprano, Alyssa Holley

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

On April 6, 2021, soprano Alyssa Holley and pianist Dr. Korey Barrett presented a recital of classical vocal literature in Graham Hall at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The program began with Fiordiligi’s first aria from Così fan tutte and continued with Lieder by Joseph Marx. The second half of the program opened with mélodies by Henri Duparc, and concluded with the song cycle Natural Selection by Jake Heggie.

Concert Recording 2021-10-28, Daniel Crawford, Doug Harnish, Ray Lenhart, Ethan Peters, Ethan Thompson, Will Williams, Ethan Coombs, Keven Kraus, Cory Mixdorf, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Razorbones

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. À la manière de Schumann / Jean-Michel Defaye -- [05:25]. Bushes and briars / Ralph Vaughan Williams ; arranged by Richard Myers-- [08:16]. Now is the month of Maying / Thomas Morley-- [09:27]. Concerto in one movement / Alexey Lebedev -- [17:07]. Suite of Lieder. I. Lob der Einsamkeit ; II. Grab und Mond ; III. Widersprich / Franz Schubert ; arranged by Rowell -- [23:58]. The song of King David / Norman Bolter -- [32:31]. Leviathan / Jack Wilds -- [34:50]. -- Ave Maria / Anton Bruckner ; arranged by Donald R. Frederick -- [37:01]. Prelude, op. 34, …

Concert Recording 2021-10-29a, Er-Gene Kahng, Hyun Kim

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Violin sonata no. 2 in D minor. I. Ziemlich langsam, Lebhaft ; II. Sehr labhaft ; III. Leise, einfach ; IV. Bewegt / Robert Schumann -- [32:22]. Violin sonata no. 1 in D minor. I. Allegro agitato ; II. Adagio ; III. Allegretto moderato ; IV. Allegro molto / Camille Saint-Saëns.

Concert Recording 2021-11-02, Benjamin Pierce, Daniel Bartley, Peyton Lickfelt, Lucas Bass, Brady Callicott, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Tuba Euphonium Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Fortitude / Kent Eshelman -- [02:40]. English madrigal suite. I. My Bonny Lass / Thomas Morley ; arranged by Michael Forbers ; II. Dear, may some other / John Hilton ; arranged by Michael Forbers ; III. Let go, why do you stay me? / John Bennett ; arranged by Michael Forbers ; IV. Late in my rash accounting / Thomas Weelkes ; arranged by Michael Forbers ; V. Rest, sweet nymphs / Francis Pilkington ; arranged by Michael Forbers ; VI. Sing and we chant it / Thomas Morley ; arranged by Michael Forbers -- [12:43]. Three Bruckner …

Concert Recording 2021-11-15, Cole Powledge, Hunter Anderson, Joshua Larson, James Joseph, D. J. Smith, Dylan Wenino, Cody Lucas, Drew Swiecicki, Jake Hertzog

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00] Growth / Cole Powledge -- [04:22] Day tripper. Lady Madonna / Lennon/McCartney ; arranged by Tommy Emmanuel -- [07:27] Disappear / Joshua Larson -- [10:27] Sirabhorn / Pat Metheny -- [16:09] Parisienne walkways / Gary Moore -- [21:14] Songbird / Kenny G -- [25:36] Drifting / Cody Lucas -- [34:19] Slow dancing in a burning room / John Mayer -- [39:25] Suites of morning.

Concert Recording 2021-11-16, Eric Troiano, Tyler Trickey, Bailey Ross, Quintin Roper, Crystal Espinosa, Haley Evans, Gabriel Garcia, Andrew Swerts, Markell Cox, Dylan Matheny, Sallie Hendrix, Max Morrow, Dylan Engholm, Nathan Alexander, Erin Newberry, Ryan Miller, Eric Aguilar, Catherine Ryan, Bumblebee Saxophone Quartet, Kopi Saxophone Quartet, Sunaru Saxophone Quartet, Rose Saxophone Quartet, Castalia Saxophone Quartet, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Saxophone Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Cello Suite No. 4. Prelude / J.S. Bach -- [05:49]. Black Mary / Shelley Washington -- [14:54]. Ali / Alex Mincek -- [20:02]. Premiere Quatour. Andante / Jean Baptiste Singelee -- [26:15]. Variations Saxophoniques / Fernande Decruck -- [36:03]. Mountain Roads. Overture / David Maslanka -- [42:45]. Passaggi. Bugarka / Pepito Ros -- [47:46]. Blueprint / Caroline Shaw ; arranged by Dylan Matheny -- [55:16]. Lo Yisa Goy / Stacy Garrop -- [01:01:30]. First Suite in E-flat. Chaconne / Gustav Holst ; arranged by Christian T. Anderson.

Concert Recording 2021-11-17, Lauren Nicole Clare, Lenora Green-Turner, Jonathan Stinson, Helen Becqué

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Die tote Stadt. Tanzlied des Pierrot / Erich Korngold -- [05:23]. Let us garlands bring. Come away, come away, death ; Who is Sylvia? ; Fear no more the heat o' the sun / Gerald Finzi -- [16:20]. Finding Neverland. Neverland / Gary Barlow ; Eliot Kennedy -- [19:47]. Cosi fan tutte. Come Scoglio / W. A. Mozart -- [25:22]. Daybreak in Alabama / Ricky Ian Gordan -- [29:12]. Let America be America again / Ethan Godfrey -- [33:59]. Nightsongs. Creole girl / Leslie H. Adams -- [36:48]. Poéme de Max Jacob. III. La petite servant / Francis Poulenc …

Crouching Tiger Cello Concerto - A Melding Of Form And Content For The Concert Stage, Xiaohang Yu

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Concerto for Amplified Cello and Orchestra is not only one of the most frequently performed cello concerto of the recent past; it also demonstrates Tan’s masterful synthesis of artistic forms from the Chinese and the Western art music traditions with visual media that extends beyond the concert-hall. The music for this concerto was initially composed as part of the score for Ang Lee’s film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, itself a landmark blend of Chinese cinema with Western technique. The score broke boundaries, combining Western orchestral music with traditional Chinese instruments and thematic material. This melding …

A Glimpse Into Chinese Piano Education And Performance Through An Influential Professor, Xin Zhang

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Although China traditionally did not have keyboard instruments of its own origin, the country has taken to the modern piano exceedingly well. In the past decades, piano performance and education have progressed at an impressive rate, its popularity reaching unprecedented heights. The virtuosity of Chinese pianists has earned them prizes at renowned international competitions. These developments have sparked the interest of scholars as well as the general public.

First introduced to China around 1840, the piano was slow to be accepted, but interest grew steadily in the twentieth century. Missionaries and foreigners were the first piano teachers, with figures like …

Francis Poulenc: The Compositional Influences Of Les Six And Sergei Prokofiev On The Poulenc Oboe Sonata (1962), Evan Klein

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This research document contextualizes the compositional influences found within Francis Poulenc’s oboe sonata. In his lifetime, Poulenc was an extremely well-connected individual, often dedicating his works to his close friends and patrons. The Sonata for Oboe and Piano, in particular, is one of these compositions dedicated to his friend and famous composer Sergei Prokofiev. Written in 1962 toward the end of Poulenc’s life, he glanced back to the start of the twentieth century for inspiration and source material. The oboe sonata is then a collage of sorts—it takes on the shared contextual principles of Les Six in which he was …

Michael Daugherty’S Bells For Stokowski: Historical Context & Comparative Analysis For Orchestra And Wind Band, Jeremy Harmon

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Michael Daugherty’s Bells for Stokowski (2001/2003) is an original work for orchestra and wind band. This work has continued to be performed by ensembles around the world including live performances, and studio recordings.

The purposes of this dissertation are to 1) provide historical context of the composer and inspiration for the work, through interviews with its composer, Michael Daugherty, and premiere conductor, Michael Haithcock; 2) provide relationships between the Liberty Bell (architecture), several composers Stokowski worked with and conducted (art), modern and historical compositional styles through pieces like Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (pop culture), how an audience perceives the sound …

A Musical Analysis Of William Grant Still's Songs Of Separation: The Chamber Arrangement, Michael Preacely

Theses and Dissertations--Music

William Grant Still was given the title “The Dean of African American Music” because of the many firsts he accomplished as an African American musician in the early twentieth century. He is known for fusing his African American musical tradition of Jazz and blues with the classical European musical tradition. This study explores one of Still’s most famous song cycles, “Songs of Separation,” in the arrangement for string quartet, voice, and piano. This document considers the instrumentation of the string quartet arrangement and how Still uses the instrumentation to enhance the character OF the poetry. This document also provides a …

A Selected Analytical Bibliography Of Works For Saxophone By Composers Associated With The Darmstadt International Summer Courses For New Music: 1946-2021, Christopher Mark Delouis

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Although the saxophone is one of the most recently invented concert instruments, countless pieces of music have been written for it. This document aims to contribute to the established scholarship that examines and highlights existing saxophone repertoire, by looking specifically at composers associated with the Darmstadt International Summer Courses. Bruce Ronkin’s Londeix Guide to the Saxophone Repertoire 1844-2012 is a standard resource for the 21st century saxophonist to have. It includes some, but not all, compositions for saxophone written before 2012. By looking at this specific set of composers, with many who are alive today, this document is able to …

“Beychella:” Beyoncé’S Homecoming To A Futuristic Queer Utopian, Jolie V. Brownell

sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies

Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance and 2019 Homecoming film set the stage for a radical Black queer reimagining. Yet, how can Beyoncé—who is straight—be located within a queer critique? In this paper, I argue that through a radical and political expansion of queer, the creative deployment of dis/identification, and the unapologetic expression of the erotic, Beyoncé performs an embodiment of queer of color critique. These creative gestures within “Beychella” invite viewers into a queer futuristic utopian and provide new creative modes to politically inhabit, resist, and reimagine interlocking systems of oppression.

Keywords: Beyoncé, queer, dis/identification, erotic, QoCC, …

A Performance Guide To Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet For Solo Tuba, John Christopher Dicesare

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

As the most recent brass instrument to be added to the standard orchestra, the tuba’s solo repertoire is relatively new compared to other orchestral instruments. Ralph Vaughan Williams composed the first major concerto for tuba in 1954, over 100 years after the tuba’s creation in 1835 by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht and Johann Gottfried Moritz. Though many composers — including Bruce Broughton, Eric Ewazen, Paul Hindemith, Gunther Schuller, and John Williams — have written solos for the tuba since Vaughan Williams, performers rely on arrangements and transcriptions of existing works to fill gaps in the repertoire. In 2011, Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s …

Concert Recording 2021-10-21, Ronda Mains, Theresa Delaplain, Lia Uribe, Dominic K. Na, Robert Mueller, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Razorbones

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:03]. La Pointe au Portail -- [09:45]. Deserted paths. To the hayfields ; To the mountains ; To the old cemetary -- [24:02]. Mantra -- [32:52]. Rhapsodies and interludes / Robert Mueller.

Tasteful Piano Performance In Classic-Era Britain, James Huntingford

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

In recent decades, British solo piano repertoire of the Classic era has attracted increasing interest from researchers. A number of scholars have sought to identify the compositional elements that comprise late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British piano music. Despite this interest, there has been little research into the conventions of performance with which this repertoire is inextricably associated. Moreover, scant attention has been given to the notions of taste that are so often encountered in contemporaneous music treatises and philosophical writings. This thesis addresses these gaps in the existing literature by examining tasteful piano performance in late eighteenth- and early …

Music, Science And Expert Listening: Interdisciplinarity And Solo Percussion Performance, Georgina Hughes

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

Contemporary culture is embracing the creative and pedagogical potential of interdisciplinary collaboration as a means of promoting the relevance of the arts in society. Dame Evelyn Glennie, the world’s first solo percussionist, is finding new ways to connect with the listener. Her motto, “to teach the world to listen” is intended to resonate both within and beyond her professional domain. Sounds of Science (2016), a collaborative project exploring mankind’s timeline of scientific innovation through music, visuals, narrative and live performance, offers an indicative example of how interdisciplinarity can serve to create art works which function as vibrant forums for learning …

Monitored Freedom: Swing Rhythm In The Jazz Arrangements Of Roland Dyens, Milton Mermikides

Soundboard Scholar

This paper provides an analysis of jazz swing in the work of classical guitarist and composer Roland Dyens. Drawing on Dyens’s published and recorded arrangements of jazz standards, I study both his notation and his performance of swing, starting with a preliminary study of his collection Night and Day and proceeding to a detailed analysis of Nuages—his notated arrangement and four recorded performances. To provide context for Dyens’s stylistic referents, I analyze Django Reinhardt’s 1940 ensemble performance of Nuages. Throughout the discussion, I utilize digital audio analysis and models of microtiming to reveal Dyens’s sophisticated understanding and execution …

No More Funeral Marches: How An Orchestra Conductor Is Using Music To Heal His City, Carolyn Brown

Capstones

In the wake of the Breonna Taylor grand jury decision, the city of Louisville became, as Louisville Orchestra conductor Teddy Abrams put it, "the epicenter of journalism." Abrams, the youngest conductor of a major orchestra in the United States, has hundreds of thousands of fans across the country. He's also an ardent political activist. By making the Orchestra's 2020 season virtual, diversifying their featured composers and works, and providing free one-on-one "comfort concerts" over Zoom, Abrams has been working to make the traditionally White space of classical music more inclusive, safe, and accessible. https://www.cebrownphoto.com/no-more-funeral-marches

Holidays At Hendricks, Hendricks Chapel Choir, Setnor School Of Music, Jose Calvar, University Singers, Setnor School Of Music, John Warren, Orange Collective, Setnor School Of Music, Orange Syndicate, Setnor School Of Music, Nick Godzak, Crouse Chorale, Setnor School Of Music, Wendy Moy, Setnor Sonority, Setnor School Of Music

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Uni Opera: The Monteverdi Project, November 24, 2020 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Syracuse University Contemporary Ensemble: Dr. Alina Plourde, Director, Syracuse University Contemporary Ensemble, Setnor School Of Music, Alina Plourde

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Composing Irishness: Remembrances Of The Irish Past Through The Prism Of The Present In Music By Donnacha Dennehy (B. 1970) And Jennifer Walshe (B. 1974), Timothy Diovanni

Masters

Although modern remembrances in the fields of literature, theatre, poetry, and the visual arts have received considerable scholarly attention in Ireland since the publication of History and Memory in Modern Ireland in 2001, similar activities in an Irish art music context remain unexplored. This thesis addresses this lacuna in examining how the contemporary Irish composers Donnacha Dennehy (b. 1970) and Jennifer Walshe (b. 1974) have remembered, reimagined, and reinvented the past to communicate their positions on Irish history and modern Irish society, as well as to respond to recent historical and curatorial practices. Through a series of five works written …

Annotated Bibliography - Grace Jones, Slave To The Rhythm, Bennett Brazelton

Third Stone

Annotated Bibliography entry for Grace Jones' album, Slave to the Rhythm (1985).