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Ensemble Concerts: University Band And Symphonic Band, October 8, 2015, Gavin Smith Conductor, Joe Manfredo Assistant Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
October 8, 2015
Thursday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Faculty Recital: Christiana Reader, Viola; Rachel Charbel, Violin; Ruth Marshall, Cello; Garret Ross, Piano; October 7, 2015, Christiana Reader Viola, Rachel Charbel Violin, Ruth Marshall Cello, Garret Ross Piano

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
October 7, 2015
Wednesday Evening
7:30 p.m.

Student Recital: Convocation Hour, October 6, 2015, School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
October 6, 2015
Tuesday Morning
11:00 a.m.

Guest Artist Series, The Adam Larson Trio: Adam Larson, Saxophone; Luke Sellick, Bass; Jimmy Macbride, Drums; October 5, 2015, Adam Larson, Saxophone/Bandleader, Luke Sellick, Bass, Jimmy Macbride, Drums

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
October 5, 2015
Monday Evening
7:00 p.m.

Student Ensemble: Afternoon Of Brass, October 4, 2015, Joe Neisler Director

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
October 4, 2015
Sunday Afternoon
3:00 p.m.

Faculty Recital, Latino Cultural Heritage Month: Adriana La Rosa Ransom, Cello; Carmela Ferradans; Juliet Lynd; James Pancrazio; October 4, 2015, Adriana La Rosa Ransom Cello, Carmela Ferradans, Juliet Lynd, James Pancrazio

School of Music Programs

University Galleries
Uptown Normal
October 4, 2015
Sunday Afternoon
1:00 p.m.

"Sing Me A Sad Song And Make Me Feel Better": Exploring Rewards Related To Liking Familiar Sad Music, John D. Hogue

Theses and Dissertations

Hogue (2013) tested some of Levinson's (1997) theoretical ideas about why people like listening to songs that make them sad. Particularly, Hogue tested Levinson's ideas of communion, mediation, savoring feeling, and how absorption interacted with the songs to affect communion and the emotion. Hogue, however, did not use musical stimuli that were familiar to the participants, which is a precursor to Levinson's (1997) theory. This thesis retested Levinson's theory comparing familiar songs against unfamiliar songs and songs from another participant.

Data were collected from 82 participants. Each participant provided songs that induced happiness and songs that induced sadness. Participants listened …

Student Ensemble: Wind Symphony, October 2, 2015, Martin H. Seggelke Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
October 2, 2015
Friday Evening
8:00 p.m.

The Trojan Woman, School Of Theatre And Dance

Programs - Theatre, Dance, and Film

By Ellen McLaughlin

Productions took place November 6-8 and 10-14, 2015

Fences, School Of Theatre And Dance

Programs - Theatre, Dance, and Film

By August Wilson

Productions took place October 2-4 and 6-10, 2015

2015-2016 Production Season Flier, School Of Theatre And Dance

Programs - Theatre, Dance, and Film

Listing of shows for the 2015-2016 season

Brighton Beach Memoirs, School Of Theatre And Dance

Programs - Theatre, Dance, and Film

By Neil Simon

Productions took place September 23-27, 2015

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, School Of Theatre And Dance

Programs - Theatre, Dance, and Film

By Dale Wasserman

From the Novel by Ken Kesey

Productions took place October 23-25 and 27-31, 2015

School Of Music Faculty/Staff Newsletter, October 2015, School Of Music

School of Music Faculty/Staff Newsletter

Accomplishments and news from the faculty and staff of the School of Music at Illinois State University.

Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter, Vol. 24, No. 1, The Sinclair Lewis Society

Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter

“Death, Home, and House in 1920s Materialistic America,” by Wisam Chaleila, KU Leuven, Belgium

“Sinclair Lewis Center Closes: Museum Artifacts Now Scattered throughout Town,” by Dave Simpkins, Sauk Centre Herald

“George Babbitt and Almus Pickerbaugh as Representatives of Standardized Society,” by Narine Zakaryan and Ann Yeganyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia

“Picturing the Story: A Review of Magazine Illustrators of Sinclair Lewis’s Short Fiction: A Case History of Early 20th Century Popular Art,” by Bob Ruggiero

Guest Artist: Rene Izquierdo, Classical Guitar; September 28, 2015, Rene Izquierdo Classical Guitar

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
September 28, 2015
Monday Evening
7:30 p.m.

Junior Recital: Elliott Godinez, Percussion; September 26, 2015, Elliott Godinez Percussion

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
September 26, 2015
Saturday Evening
6:00 p.m.

Ensemble Concert: Jazz Ensemble I, September 25, 2015, Jonathan Beckett Director

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
September 25, 2015
Friday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Graduate Recital: Andy Harnsberger, Percussion; September 24, 2015, Andy Harnsberger Percussion

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
September 24, 2015
Thursday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Living Between Dialectics: A Bakhtinian And Lacanian Reading Of Jade Snow Wong's Fifth Chinese Daughter And Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior, Xiaojun Luo

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation creates a dialogic web encompassing the sociocultural and psychological aspects of Jade Snow Wong's and Maxine Hong Kingston's autobiographies Fifth Chinese Daughter and The Woman Warrior. The American mainstream society and Chinese patriarchal community have conceived insurmountable ethnic and gender differences that are inherent in Wong's and Kingston's growing-up environment. The dissertation argues that how the two authors perceive the way of how these differences have been conceived is central to our understanding of their representations of ethnic female consciousness when they are writing as both subjects and writers. The dissertation notes, to be more specific, Wong's and …

Studio Recital: Trombone, September 23, 2015, Mark Babbitt

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
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Student Ensemble: Choral Showcase, September 20, 2015, Kristin Moroni Director, Mark Grizzard Director, Karyl Carlson Director, Leslie Manfredo Director

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
September 20, 2015
Sunday Afternoon
3:00 p.m.

Student Ensemble: Symphony Orchestra Concert, September 20, 2015, Glenn Block Conductor, Amy Gilreath Trumpet

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
September 20, 2015
Sunday Evening
7:00 p.m.

Student Ensemble: Symphonic Winds, September 17, 2015, Martin H. Seggelke Conductor

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
Thursday Evening
September 17, 2015
8:00 p.m.

Student Ensemble: Wind Symphony, September 13, 2015, Martin H. Seggelke Conductor, Daniel Gallagher Isu Concerto Competition Winner

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday Afternoon
September 13, 2015
3:00 p.m.

School Of Music Faculty/Staff Newsletter, September 2015, School Of Music

School of Music Faculty/Staff Newsletter

Accomplishments and news from the faculty and staff of the School of Music at Illinois State University.

Sexual Minority Educators And Public Disclosure: How Identity And Culture Influence The Decisions To Be Out In School Settings, Breanna Evans-Santiago

Theses and Dissertations

In thirty years, sexual minority educators will have taught at least 65,676,600 children. Several studies have shown that sexual minority teachers exercise the right to refrain from disclosing their sexual identity because they are aware of the possible repercussions when they "come out" in the K-12 educational setting. Choosing whether or not to disclose their sexual identities may result from the juxtaposition of deciding how and with whom to identify. This study specifically analyzes cultural factors and educators' commitments as professionals in educational settings. This study dissects the stories from five K-12 educators that identify as Lesbian or Bisexual. Several …

2015 Illinois Shakespeare Festival Program, School Of Theatre And Dance

Illinois Shakespeare Festival

38th Season. The Theatre at Ewing. Love's Labor's Lost by William Shakespeare. Richard II by William Shakespeare. Q Gents by GQ and JQ. Love's Labor's Won by Scott Kaiser.

Dime Novels Gone Digital, Eric Willey

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

A survey of archival institutions which have digitized and made available online some or all of their collection materials containing dime novels, or penny dreadfuls.

Tenant Management Groups In Chicago Public Housing 1940-1990: 50 Years Of Struggle And Progress, Megan Helene Rufin

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis analyzes the work and effectiveness of formal and informal resident management groups in public housing in Chicago, IL during 1940 to 1990 as reported by local newspapers. The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is infamous for managerial neglect of buildings and, more importantly, its residents. It is for this reason that CHA residents throughout the city regularly came together on their own merit in an attempt to effect change and better their circumstances. This thesis evaluates the process in which Chicago public housing residents politicized themselves in order to create better living situations for themselves and their families in …