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"Onward!" For Orchestra, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras, conducted by Benjamin Loeb. Piece was commission as part of activities as EPSYOs Composer-in-Residence.

"A Winter Pastorale" For Violin And Piano (Cambridge, Ma), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Vanessa Cedillos (violin, Master's degree recital) and Naoko Sugiyama (piano)

Song Slam 2006, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Students from the Music Theatre Production Company presented a recital of operatic and music theatre pieces.

Holiday Spectacular, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The university choirs performed an evening of holiday choral music.

"Songs Of Sea And Life" For Tenor/Baritone Voice And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition Jose Dominguez (tenor, student senior recital presenter) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

Faculty Recital, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson joined composer-in-residence Dr. Dominic Dousa in a recital of his music for voice and instruments.

Solo Composition Recital (November 9, 2006), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

Faculty Compositon Recital, presented by Elisa Wilson (mezzo soprano, UTEP), Lesley Chen (violin), and Dominic Dousa (piano). Performances of the following original compositions:

"Winter in the Country"

"Dream Land"

"Views from the Hills and Valleys"

The National Review Of School Music Education : What Is The Present State Of Music Education In Schools?, Sharon Lierse

Dr. Sharon Lierse

In November, 2005 a landmark government report entitled the National Review of School Music Education was released. The report found that there was a great variability in the quality of music education in schools. It was acknowledged that although there are some excellent music programs in schools, there is 'cycles of neglect and inequity' and greater support is required for teachers and the subject itself. The report acknowledged the influence of recent curriculum developments in Australia including integrating the arts into one subject. The paper discusses issues arising from the report and how it has impacted music in Australian schools …

University Choirs Concert, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The university choirs joined forces with the orchestra to perform Haydn's Paukenmesse. Other works performed included the music of Hindemith, Reger and Bennet.

The Beggar's Opera And Its Criminal Law Context, Ian Gallacher

Ian Gallacher

This chapter seeks to take the characters and situations of Gay's The Beggar's Opera and consider how closely the play's portrayal matches the historical record. Although the view offered by the play is a restricted one, the chapter concludes that the picture it offers is as close to historical reality as any other document from the period.

The Sound Of The Suburbs: A Case Study Of Three Garage Bands In San Jose, California During The 1960s, Paul Kauppila

Paul Kauppila

The Chocolate Watchband, the Count Five, and the Syndicate of Sound were three garage bands from San Jose, California. During the 1960s, before the high‐tech economy transformed the Santa Clara Valley into Silicon Valley, San Jose was a culturally sleepy suburb. This paper will examine these three groups in the context of 1960s culture and society and will compare and contrast their image and musical output with that of the better‐known “hippie” music scene originating an hour north in San Francisco.

A Quantitative Model Of Key Distance, With An Analysis And Performance Of Schumann’S "Märchenbilder", Op. 113 (Music Theory Presentation, Lecture-Recital), Dominic Dousa, Renee Skerik

Dominic Dousa

Musicians are familiar with the traditional categorizations of key relationships: closely related, parallel, relative, and foreign. While some of these terms do describe well the relatedness of keys, they do not provide a clear means of comparing the relative remoteness of all keys from a particular reference key. For example, how much “more distant” is E-flat major from C major than is G major or D minor? The model presented in this lecture includes a number of important factors that may affect the perception of key relationships and assigns numerical measures to those factors. These measures are then used in …

"Westward Journey" For Trombone Quartet (Original Composition), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my composition by the Continental Trombone Quartet. Presented at Concert I of Works by CMS Composers.

El Paso Music Teachers Association. September 14, 2006, Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Invited by EPMTA. Addressed and demonstrated ornamentation, fingering, and sources on Baroque performance practices. Informed teachers about historical context, instruments, fingering and ornamentation performing excerpts of Baroque repertoire to be used in the EPMTA Baroque Contest.

"The Winds Of A Summer Night" For Viola And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Stephanie Schweigart (viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

Recital, Utep Faculty Recital Series (September 8, 2006), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A faculty recital presentation by Stephanie Schweigart(violin and viola), Judi Wilkinson (harpsichord), and Dominic Dousa (piano).

'Iii. The Sky's The Limit' From "High Vistas" For Piano 4-Hands, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Dena Kay Jones (piano) and Dominic Dousa (piano) at the annual beginning-of-year Faculty Departmental Recital.

Oklahoma University, Norman. Gp3 National Group Piano And Piano Pedagogy Forum. August 4, 2006, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Reporter

Tamy Bush's presentation "Working With Special Needs Students." Published in Piano Pedagogy Forum, January 2007. See article under Publications.

Vocal Jazz In The Choral Curriculum, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson presented a seminar on vocal jazz repertoire and rehearsal techniques for YISD choral music educators. In particular, the session focused on making vocal jazz accessible to teachers unfamiliar with the genre.

Cleveland Clinic Concert Band (Live At Blossom Music Center), Dan Rager

Dan Rager

"A Winter Pastorale" For Violin And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Lesley Chen (violin) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

"New Day Dawning" For Orchestra, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras, conducted by Benjamin Loeb. Piece was commission as part of activities as EPSYOs Composer-in-Residence.

Commercial Music Faculty Recital, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The Commercial Music Faculty combined forces to present an evening of jazz and commercial music for the Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA) Summer Regional Workshop on the UTEP campus. Music included pieces by Mercer, Koehler, Gershwin, Fagen and Castillo.

$250,000 Digital Keyboard Lab, Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

$250,000 through the Brown Foundation Inc., of Houston to design and install an State-of-the-Art Keyboard Lab.

Sun City Youth Opera Broadway Scenes, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Dr. Wilson coached local grade-school, middle-school, and high school singers from the Sun City Youth Opera in their summer musical production Broadway Scenes. This production was hosted by Dr. Wilson on the UTEP campus, and involved Music Theatre Company students as mentors and technical staff.

U.T.E.P. Faculty Recital: Commercial Music Faculty, Erik Unsworth

Erik Unsworth

No abstract provided.

Guest Artist: Ed Shaughnessy, Erik Unsworth

Erik Unsworth

Apodaca Park, Las Cruces NM: featured as bassist with Eklectic Jazz Ens.

University Workshop - Jazz Improvisation, Erik Unsworth

Erik Unsworth

No abstract provided.

"In Song We Raise Our Voices" For Satb Choir And Piano (Coldwater And Bronson, Mi / 2 Performances), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the Branch County Community Chorus, conducted by Gerald Blanchard. Piece commissioned for the 5th anniversary of the BCCC. Also performed May 6, 2006 in Bronson, MI.

Episd Voices Of The Future, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

Over a two-day period, Dr. Wilson worked with the EPISD 5th and 6th grade honor choir in preparation for its annual concert, which she conducted.