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An Exploration Of Musical Theatre Vocal Technique And Style 1950 - Present, Emily Slomovits

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

My Honors Thesis Recital is the culmination of my study of how singing techniques and styles have changed in musical theatre since its Golden Age in the 1940's and 50's from a semi-classical, operatic style and technique, to a sound much more infused with jazz, pop, rock, and other contemporary music styles. This recital explores works by some of the greatest musical theatre composers and lyricists, starting with giants like Rodgers and Hammerstein and Leonard Bernstein, and working up to present day with modern greats like Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, and Jason Robert Brown. I will demonstrate the evolution of …

Concert Recording 2017-03-30, Ronda Mains, Catalina Ortega, Ammi Lopez, Alaina Tuberville, Elizabeth Perry, Hannah Martin, Jeffrey Wright, Maggie Matheny, Kaitlyn Craven, Allison Risner, Dominique Phillips, Ruby Espinoza, Jordan Barnes, Donna Vickers

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Canon / Johan Pachelbel -- [04:48]. Danse de la chèvre / Arthur Honegger -- [08:54]. Sixth grand trio, Op. 86, No. 3. II. Adagio ; III. Rondo / Frederic Kuhlau -- [17:04]. Londonderry Air / Percy Grainger arranged by Robert Webb -- [20:09] Eine kleine Nachtmusik. I. Serenade ; II. Romanze ; III. Menuetto ; IV. Rondo / W.A. Mozart -- [Track 10]. 34:39:0 Oblivion / Astor Piazzola arranged by M. Orris -- [Track 11]. 39:04:0 ""William Tell"" overture. Finale / Gioachino Rossini arranged by R. Thurston.

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 …

The Development Of Contemporary Music By Korean Composers: Analyses Of Piano Works By Isang Yun, Young Jo Lee And U Zong Choe, Song E. Kim

Theses and Dissertations

This study concerns the development of contemporary music by three generations of Korean composers, including Isang Yun, Young Jo Lee, and U Zong Choe, focusing on stylistic analyses of selected piano works by each composer: Fünf Stücke für Klavier by Isang Yun, Korean Dance Suite by Young Jo Lee, and 12 Preludes pour piano by U Zong Choe. The study provides an overview of the history of Western contemporary music in Korea and biographical information of each composer. It also describes and analyzes the style influences and characteristics of these composers‟ output. The analyses include examinations of Western techniques and …

Concert Recording 2017-10-02, Yoko Fukuda, Florencia Zuloaga, Julia Penner, Brandon Torres, Jameson Jones, Abigail Smith, Diana Weeks, Kyle Forehand, Tori Rudolph, Madi Franquiz, Ashlee Steffen, Lauren Suchy, Alison Jones, John Lackey

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Amarilli bella / Giulio Caccini -- [06:30]. El sueño imposible from Man of La Mancha / Joe Darion -- [04:51]. An Sylvia / Franz Schubert -- [07:33]. O Isis und Osiris / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [09:59]. Apres un reve / Gabriel Fauré -- [12:18]. Dido's lament from Dido and Aeneas / Henry Purcell -- [15:40]. This in my beloved from Kismet / Robert Wright -- [17:48]. Heidenröslein / Franz Schubert -- [19:34]. Lord God of Abraham from Elijah / Felix Mendelssohn -- [22:07]. Lieben, hassen, hoffen, sagen / Richard Strauss -- [23:51]. Auch kleine Dinge from Italienischers Liederbuch …

Concert Recording 2017-11-28, Garrison Dean, Austin Dearing, Stephen Hunt, Brandon Garrett, Devon Giertz, David Grayling, Nicholas Liebl, Peyton Riley, John Lee, Kevin Robinson, Alex Clark, Jacob Copps, Jordan Alimena, James Harding, Chandler Abbott, Nick Fellner

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Bill Bailey / Hughie Cannon ; arranged by James Garrett -- [02:28]. Second suite. I. March ; II. Song without words, "I'll love my love" / Gustav Holst ; arranged by Cody Hutchison -- [09:53]. Deutschland uber alles / Franz Joseph Haydn ; arranged by Eugene Anderson -- [12:12]. Geleit from Three pieces / Johannes Brahms ; translated by William R. Lee -- [14:25]. Belle of Chicago march / John Philip Sousa ; arranged by Skip Gray -- [16:21]. Three preludes from op. 34. No. 14 ; No. 7 ; No. 16 / Dmitri Shostakovich ; arranged by Rauch …

Concert Recording 2017-10-11, Austin Dearing, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, James Harding, Cody Hutchison, Nicholas Liebl, Tomoko Kashiwagi, David Gonzalez, David Gonzalez, David Grayling, Nick Fellner, Jordan Alimena

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Fantasy on Acteon / J.B. Arban -- [07:26]. Fantasiestücke. I. Zart und mit Ausdruck ; II. Lebhaft, leicht / Robert Schumann -- [13:50]. El Moncayo / Jan Hadermann -- [17:07]. Concerto for tuba. I. Allegro moderato / John Williams -- [23;50]. Sonata in F minor. I. Triste ; II. Allegro / G.F. Telemann -- [30:32]. Suite no. 3 for solo cello, BWV 1009. Prelude / J.S. Bach -- [34:32]. Fantasy for tuba / Malcolm Arnold -- [38:50]. Sonata in F major / Benedetto Marcello.

Concert Recording 2017-03-06, Nicholas Liebl, Tommy Thovonekham, Precious Tucker, Chandler Abbott, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, James Harding, Vordie Mathis, Yoko Fukuda, Stephen Hunt, Nick Fellner, Garrison Dean, Alex Clark, Florencia Zuloaga, Jason Reznicek, Brandon Garrett

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Triumph of the demon gods / John Stevens -- [04:39]. Sonata in F minor. Andante cantabile / Georg Philipp Telemann -- [06:46]. Sonata in F minor. Allegro / Georg Philipp Telemann -- [11:11]. Sketches. Spirited / Michael McFarland -- 00:13:11:0 Sketches. Slow and expressive / Michael McFarland -- [18:39]. Sonata for unaccompanied euphonium. Introduction and allegro / Fred Clinard -- [21:57]. Sonata for unaccompanied euphonium. Song / Fred Clinard -- [23:49]. Tuba concerto. Allegro moderato / Edward Gregson -- [31:02]. Sonata 1 in F major. Largo Allegro / Benedetto Marcello -- [36:42]. Suite for cello no. 4, BWV 1010. …

Concert Recording 2017-11-05b, Cody Hutchison, David Grayling, Nicholas Liebl, David Gonzalez, Crixus Tuba Quartet

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. The barber of Seville / Giochino Rossini ; arranged by Cody Hutchison -- [07:57]. Vexillia regis . Locus iste / Anton Bruckner ; arranged by John Stevens -- [12:42]. Air from Orchestral suite no. 3 / J.S. Bach ; arranged by J.D. Goble -- [15:08]. Tubafest / Karel Husa -- [17:42]. Kierkegaard / Meyer Kupferman -- [21:10]. Quartet for tubas. Allegro ; Andante ; Vivo / Frank Lynn Payne.

Concert Recording 2017-04-23a, Ismaelena Serrano, Yoko Fukuda, Daryl Rojas, Nicholas Liebl, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Ammi Lopez, Carly Sigurdson, Mycah Kettner, Zachariah Davis

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. From Rêverie. Sognai / Francesco Schira -- [04:30]. Êtude-Tableau op. 39, no. 5 / Sergi Rachmaninoff -- [09:15]. Capriccio / Rodney Newton -- [18:40]. Solo de pajarillo / Omar Acosta -- [22:47]. Butterflies and bobcats / David L. McIntyre -- [32:59].Song to the mother / Johannes Möller -- [37:51]. Concerto for bass trombone. III. James Brown in the twilight zone / Chris Brubeck.

The Parton Paradox: A History Of Race And Gender In The Career Of Dolly Parton, Lindsey L. Hammers

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

With a career that has spanned over five decades, country music artist Dolly Parton has continually redefined her image and her music to remain relevant. By incorporating the musical and lyrical stylings of disco and other popular music genres into her songs, Parton moved beyond music’s color line to increase her popularity as an artist. This thesis shows how Parton established a distinct career that catered to different audiences as she traversed the musical color line and repackaged what feminism looked like to country music fans during the Women’s Movement of the 1960s. Placing Parton’s actions in conversation with music’s …

A Graduate Recital In Piano, Elisabed Imerlishvili

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Elisabed Imerlishvili performed her Master’s recital in Piano Performance at Bengtson Auditorium at the University of Northern Iowa on March 20th, 2017. In this abstract she will be discussing the following pieces that she performed at the recital: Scarlatti: Three Keyboard Sonatas-E Major K. 380. L. 23, D minor K. 1. L. 366 and D Major K. 492; Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a “Les adieux” by Ludwig van Beethoven; and 24 Preludes, Op. 28 by Frederic Chopin.

Guitar Music In Collections: A New Web-Based Index Is Launched, Ellwood Colahan

Soundboard Scholar

Is there any really good way to locate specific pieces of guitar music within published collections and anthologies? Might there be already a best way? Anyone who has taught or studied classical guitar is familiar with collections like Das Gitarrespiel or the Noad anthologies. But it is hard to remember with accuracy which pieces are in which of these editions or in dozens of others like them. Library and trade catalogs are not of much help. What is needed for this problem is in-depth indexing rather than traditional cataloging. These print indexes of song anthologies and collections have more recently …

Sinfonia Concertante By Luigi Boccherini, Edited By Matanya Ophee, Richard Long

Soundboard Scholar

Sinfonia concertante (G. 523), by Boccherini, Luigi 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.

A Graduate Recital In Piano, Jennifer Regina Legarde

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This recital abstract examines the program that was performed by Jennifer R. LeGarde on Friday, February 24, 2017 at eight o’clock in the evening, in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center’s Davis Hall. This recital was performed in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. The pieces that were performed on this program were selected by Ms. LeGarde because of their representation of four general stylistic periods of music. The program was presented in two parts and in chronological order. While each piece showcases stylistic features unique to each time period, they also are …

Seth Nordin In Recital, Matthew Seth Nordin

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This recital was prepared in collaboration with Dr. Polina Khatsko, Brent Mead, Nathaniel Welshons, and Tom Rauch. It was presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the University of Northern Iowa's Master of Music degree. The works presented were carefully chosen to showcase the performer's instrumental proficiency and understanding of a variety of solo tenor and alto trombone literature and chamber music. They are, in order, Concerto for Alto Trombone and Piano by Georg Christoph Wagenseil, selections from Dichterliebe by Robert Schumann, Improvisation No. 1 by Enrique Crespo, Fantasy for Trombone by Sigismond Stojowski, Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra …

Rhetoric And Wit In Nicolas Bernier's Le Caffé, Anne C. Wick

Dissertations, 2014-2019

The aim of this document is to create a better comprehension of the French Baroque cantata’s design through an examination of Nicolas Bernier’s Le Caffé, with particular attention paid to rhetorical influences, which will enhance the understanding of its value and performance style of the French Baroque cantata for both performers and audiences. To help modern teachers, performers and audiences to appreciate this genre and provide a practical means of approach to performance, this document will: 1) explain the purpose of the Late French Baroque Cantata as a vehicle to display the wit of both poet and composer; 2) reveal …

Graduate Piano Recital, Liping Xia

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The Graduate Piano Recital is the main recital of the Master’s degree which is one hour in length. The repertoire for my graduate piano recital includes: Estampes (Pagodes, La soirée dans Grenade and Jardins sous la pluie), by Claude Debussy; Variationen über das Motiv von Bach S.180 by Franz Liszt; and Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 by Ludwig Van Beethoven. This thesis will discuss the biography and musical style of each composer, the structure and analysis of each piece, and provide performance suggestions for each piece as well.

2016-2017 Performance Forum - December 15, 2016, Titus Underwood, Soojung Kwon, Alla Sorokoleova, Kayla Williams, Yana Lyashko, Nolan Carbin, Sheng Yuan Kuan, David Brill

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Soundboard Scholar No. 2: Editor's Letter, Thomas Heck

Soundboard Scholar

An introduction to the contents of this issue.

2016-2017 Santiago Rodriguez In Recital: Celebrating The 2016 Alberto Ginastera Centennial, Santiago Rodriquez

Guest Recitals

No abstract provided.

Soundboard Scholar No. 2: Cover

Soundboard Scholar

The painting Home Ranch, by Thomas Eakins (1844–1916), executed in 1892, visually captures some of the atmosphere that must have prevailed in Henry Worrall’s frontier world. The singing guitarist has been identified as Franklin Schenck. Might he have been singing Home on the Range, first published in Kansas in 1873? His friend Samuel Murray sits on the right. Now part of the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Home Ranch was donated by the artist’s widow and by Miss Mary Adeline Williams in 1929. This reproduction is in the public domain, according to the Wikimedia Foundation. …

Soundboard Scholar No. 2 (Complete)

Soundboard Scholar

No abstract provided.

Get Your Funky On: The Setnor Jazz-Funk Combo; Bill Dicosimo, Director, William J. Dicosimo, Setnor Jazz-Funk Combo, Setnor School Of Music

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

2016-2017 Gingerbread Holiday Concert, Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa

Philharmonia

14th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert presented by Lynn University and Friends of the Conservatory.

"The Art Of Re-Enchantment: Making Early Music In The Modern Age," By Nick Wilson, Geoffrey Burgess

Performance Practice Review

Geoffrey Burgess discusses Nick Wilson's 2013 work.

Wilson, Nick. The Art of Re-enchantment: Making Early Music in the Modern Age. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0199939930.

Lynn Chamber Music Competition 2016, Katherine Baloff, David Brill, Camille Ripple, Georgiy Khokhlov, Tinca Belinschi, Axel Rojas, Alfonso Hernandez, Alla Sorokoleova, Kayla Williams, Yana Lyashko, Xiaonan Huang, Junheng Chen, Elizabeth Lee, Matthew Calderon, Joan Kretschmer, Drew West, Steven Thomas

Lynn Chamber Music Competition

Judges

• Joan Thomson Kretschmer
• Drew West
• Steven Thomas

Winners (New York Prize)

• Impromptu String Quartet: Katherine Baloff (violin), David Brill (violin), Camille Ripple (viola), and Georgiy Khokhlov (cello)
• Winners Concert on May 2, 2017 at Kosciuszko Foundation

Winners (Miami Prize)

• Lyre Trio: Alla Solokoletova (flute), Kayla Williams (viola), and Yana Lyashko (harp)

53rd Annual Holiday Wassail, Chapman Orchestra, Chapman University Choir, Chapman University Singers, Chapman University Women's Choir, Chapman Percussion Ensemble, William Wells

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

No abstract provided.

Holiday-Break Riffs: The Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble; Dr. John Coggiola, Director, John Coggiola, Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble, Setnor School Of Music

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.