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Poetry Reading: New & Original Poetry From The Craft Of Poetry Class (Section 2), Cara Dees, Luke Bouchard, Holden Cessna, Istabra Elmi, Annie Rose Berndt, Jackie Oram, Hattan Mongtomery, Claire Carillo, Maggie Cleve

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In this luminous poetry reading, students from "English 3420: Craft of Poetry" will perform their own poetry that they have written throughout this semester. They have worked hard to originate, craft, and revise these poignant poems, which provide timeless and timely representations of beauty, love, pain, and hope.

A Study Of Ionisation By Edgard Varese, Carolyn M. Totaro, Mason Weintz

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A Study of Ionisation by Edgard Varese discussing the instrumentation and significance.

A Study Of The Makrokosmos By George Crumb, Carolyn M. Totaro, Hampton Turner

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A Study of the Makrokosmos by George Crumb covering its inspiration, innovative composing, and significance.

A Profile Of Trevor Pinnock, Carolyn M. Totaro, Connor Skelly

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A Profile of Trevor Pinnock covering his youth, education, and extensive performing career.

A Study Of The Airs For The Seasons By James Oswald, Carolyn M. Totaro, Sophie Nicholls

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A Study of the Airs for the Seasons by James Oswald discussing the programmatic qualities of the works, their organization, their instrumentation, and significance.

A Study Of The Octet For Winds By Igor Stravinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Andres Montes

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A Study of the Octet for winds by Igor Stravinsky including a brief biography of the composer and a discussion of the instrumentation, form, and significance.

A Study Of The Ballet The Firebird By Igor Stravinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Lia Juan

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A Study of the ballet The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky covering the original conception of the music, its evolution, and significance.

A Profile Of Isaac Stern, Carolyn M. Totaro, Hailee Howard

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A Profile of Isaac Stern covering his amazing performance career.

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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A Profile of Dame Joan Sutherland and her operatic career.

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

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

Biographies For The Cadets Who Rest At Oak Ridge Cemetery, Jenifer A. Harding

5BFTS Announcements - What’s New

Remembering the 21 RAF cadets from 5BFTS (British Flying Training School) and the 2 RAF cadets on the Arnold Scheme who died in Florida during WW2 and are buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Arcadia, Florida.

Read their biographies written by Chandler Mock and Renny Lloyd Prhys. Now on the 5BFTS Digital Archive.

https://commons.erau.edu/bfts-british-cadets-oak-ridge-cemetery/

Introduction, Philip P. Arnold, Sandra L. Bigtree, Adam Dj Brett

Religion - All Scholarship

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Supporting Comparative Studies Of Judicial Behavior: Introducing The Australian High Court Database, Patrick Leslie, Zoë Robinson, Russell Smyth, Tonja Jacobi

Faculty Articles

Comparative research on law and legal institutions depends on high-quality data infrastructure. This article introduces the Australian High Court Database—a new resource that encodes structured information on all full judgments of the High Court of Australia between 1995 and 2020, and all leave applications (Australia’s equivalent to petitions for certiorari) from 2003 to 2018. The database is built in accordance with core principles that support comparative research: it is adaptable, and comparable. By attending to jurisdictional specificity while adhering to general standards, the database supports both within-country analysis and cross-national comparison. We illustrate how the Australian High Court Database can …

You Can't Kill The Beat: Cult Musicals, Alexis T. Kinsey

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You Can't Kill the Beat: Cult Musicals

This paper examines how certain musicals achieve lasting popularity despite initial failure, in the eyes of critics, by developing cult followings. Drawing on theories of camp aesthetics and fandom, this paper explores how exaggerated, unconventional, and "campy" elements, often rejected by critics, become the qualities that attract niche audiences. Using examples of certain musicals, such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ride the Cyclone, Heathers, and Carrie, I argue that cult musicals survive and thrive because audiences actively participate in sustaining them. The revival of shows through social media illustrates how digital fandoms …

Poetry & Fiction Reading By The Students Of "Introduction To Creative Writing", Cara Dees, Melat Molla, Dani Cox, Ava Armstrong, London Johnson, Evelyn Kelley

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This poetry and fiction reading features several student presenters from "English 2430: Introduction to Creative Writing," many of whom are performing their creative work to a live audience for the first time. Whether through poetry or prose, these students' inventive use of language and storytelling will hook you from beginning to end.