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A Profile Of Jeanne Baxtresser, Carolyn M. Totaro, Simone Gore

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Jeanne Baxtresser discussing her education, tenure with the New York Philharmonic, publications, and teaching.

A Profile Of Pablo Casals, Carolyn M. Totaro, Thomas Canas

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of the legendary cellist Pablo Casals including his education, performing, and activism.

A Profile Of Richard Stoltzman, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ted Bielecki

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Richard Stoltzman including his education, mentors, and career.

A Study Of Finlandia By Jean Sibelius, Carolyn M. Totaro, Aidan Aycock

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of Finlandia by Jean Sibelius covering its composition, instrumentation, and significance.

A Study Of The Sinfonietta By Leoš Janáček, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ezra Vorvick

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Sinfonietta by Leoš Janáček discussing its form, instrumentation, and significance.

A Profile Of Alice Chalifoux Of The Cleveland Orchestra, Carolyn M. Totaro, Sage Talamanco

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Alice Chalifoux of the Cleveland Orchestra covering her remarkable tenure and teaching career.

A Profile Of The Partch Ensemble, Carolyn M. Totaro, Grant Stanley

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of the Partch Ensemble discussing its formation, repertoire, and performances.

A Study Of The Opera Tales Of Hoffman By Jacques Offenbach, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ellie Sawyer

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the opera Tales of Hoffman by Jacques Offenbach discussing the unique libretto, roles, and music.

A Profile Of Jacqueline Du Pre, Carolyn M. Totaro, Macie Moon

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Jacqueline Du Pre covering her childhood, early career, and untimely death.

A Profile Of Thomas Andrew Lehrer, Carolyn M. Totaro, Lilli Korakis

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Thomas Andrew Lehrer including his university career and "side job" of musical parody.

A Study Of Prelude, Fugue, And Riffs By Leonard Bernstein, Carolyn M. Totaro, Isabella Jones

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs by Leonard Bernstein discussing its instrumentation, form, and signifcance.

A Profile Of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, Carolyn M. Totaro, Kamrin Gordon

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau including his biography and performing career.

A Profile Of Dennis Brain, Carolyn M. Totaro, Keaton Bradford

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Dennis Brain covering his biography, training, and career.

A Study Of The Sonata For Flute, Viola, And Harp By Claude Debussy, Carolyn M. Totaro, Emma Berridge

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Sonata for flute, viola, and harp by Claude Debussy discussing its form and significance.

A Study Of The Three Penny Opera By Kurt Weill, Carolyn M. Totaro, Claire Barton

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of The Three Penny Opera by Kurt Weill discussing its libretto, instrumentation, and significance.

A Profile Of Dame Joan Sutherland, Carolyn M. Totaro, Mckinnon Baker

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Dame Joan Sutherland and her operatic career.

A Study Of Histoire Du Tango By Astor Piazzolla, Carolyn M. Totaro, Julian Audinelle

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of Histoire du Tango by Astor Piazzolla discussing instrumentation and form.

Undergraduate Voice Students’ Understanding Of The Vocalize And Its Purpose, Natalie H. Bazemore

Honors College Theses

This research discusses undergraduate voice students' understanding of vocalizes and their purpose. To discuss this subject, a vocalize has been defined along with its purpose analyzed. By discovering what methods voice teachers are using to prescribe vocalizes tells us how they are educating their singers on developing technical singing skills. This research was collected through a survey conducted in Qualtrics and was shared via social media voice teacher forums and collegiate music settings. This 5-10 minute long survey included participants that are either undergraduate voice students or undergraduate voice teachers. The teachers and students completed different surveys, both asking about …

A Profile Of Daniel Barenboim, Carolyn M. Totaro, Daniel Valle

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Daniel Barenboim and his multi-faceted music career.

A Profile Of Jean-Michel Damase, Carolyn M. Totaro, Trinity Gilbert

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of the French composer Jean-Michel Damase including his family influences and his works.

A Study Of The Peasant Cantata, Bwv 212 By J.S. Bach, Carolyn M. Totaro, Peyton Smith

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Peasant Cantata by J.S. Bach discussing its origin, text, and music.

A Profile Of Evelyn Glennie, Carolyn M. Totaro, Molly Maltempi

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Evelyn Glennie discussing her training, disability, and career.

A Profile Of Jane Little Of The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Carolyn M. Totaro, Jayla Frazier

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Jane Little of the Boston Symphony exploring her biography, career, and tenure with the BSO.

A Study Of The Quartet For The End Of Time By Olivier Messiaen, Carolyn Totaro, Morgan Franklin

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen discussing its origin, instrumentation, form, and significance.

A Study Of The Coffee Cantata, Bwv 211 By J.S. Bach, Carolyn M. Totaro, Shelby Bagg

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 by J.S. Bach discussing instrumentation, form, and text.

Accountability In The Musical Classroom, Austin Chambers

Music

Once the teacher explains the topic and works with the class, the students must be able to review, either individually or in groups, and make necessary changes to be able to correct themselves. When the topic or lesson is portrayed and explained to the class, the students must be able to observe any different changes they may need to make to what they have observed in themselves. Once they are able to reflect on themselves with little or no teacher support, students can move on to additional topics or the next section of the lesson they are discussing. This can …

Creating A Modern American Piano: Antecedent, Launch, And Reinvention Of Mason & Hamlin's Piano Line Through 1905, Arian Sheets

Dissertations and Theses

The American piano industry was in a significant period of technical innovation, increased production, and standardization during the second half of the nineteenth century. This resulted in the American form of the instrument dominating the design and sound ideals still expected of the modern piano. Mason & Hamlin, a major reed organ company, entered the piano market in the early 1880s, relatively late compared to the largest, and most market-dominant companies, such as Steinway and Chickering. This thesis examines the origin and early implementation of the designs and innovations that have become standard for the modern American piano, and how …

From Eden To Eternity: An Artist's Narrative, Rachel L. Mah

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

A vocal performance student’s junior and senior recitals are crucial to the completion of their Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance degree. This thesis paper describes how I, a vocal performance student, enhance and connect my voice recitals through my artistry and faith in God in order to tell a narrative that is personal to myself. This creative project brings together the fine arts of music, paint, poetry, and literary analysis to enrich the audience’s overall experience of the performances. This senior project is accomplished through the intensive planning, preparation, and execution of thematically creating a cohesive narrative that reflects …

Opera | Saint Mary Of Egypt (Revised Version, 2026), John Craton

Craton Scores Collection

This is the revised score for Craton's Saint Mary of Egypt; the original 2021 version is also available in this collection.

Artistic Merit In The Wind Band Repertoire: A Critical Analysis Of Jarod Hall’S “Golden Horizons”, Eric Mills

All Master's Theses

The wind band repertoire has long been subject to rigorous scrutiny regarding its artistic legitimacy, and scholars have invested considerable effort in developing frameworks through which that legitimacy can be assessed. The most enduring of these is Acton Ostling's ten criteria of serious artistic merit, formulated in 1978 and tested across nearly half a century of subsequent scholarship. This thesis argues that JaRod Hall's Golden Horizons (2024) satisfies those criteria, through a close analysis of a single contemporary work, and what it reveals about the framework's continued analytical utility.

The methodology combines a review of the scholarship surrounding Ostling's framework, …