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Instrumental Chamber Music, Sam Miller, Megan Malloy, Rebecca Walsch, Jacob Vogel, David Stetson, Sam Donelson, Stephen Sanders, Brett Sprague, Candice Grasmeyer, Henry Allen, Daniel De Arakal, Joseph Zamudio, Patrick Shiroishi, Diana Sczech, Laura Lascoe, Monica Pearce, Jared Eben, David Zedaker, Daphne Wagner, Celeste Markey, Crystal Holzendorff, Phillip Triggs, Esther Yim, Jee Hye Hwang, Erin Weber, Grace Kim, Katie Kroko, Miwa Sugiyama

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Student Recital, Joe Zamudio

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Friday Convocation, Blake Farmer, Zheni Atanasova

Convocations

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New Music Ensemble, Chapman New Music Ensemble

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A Senior Recital, Ryan Shaffer, Joey Hennigan, Tyler Lozier, Paul Schmidt, Stephen Ferradino

Senior Recitals

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Unlv Community Concert Band, Eric Ewazen, Takayoshi Suzuki, Anthony Labounty

Orchestra

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The Unlv Community Concert Band 20th Anniversary Concert, Unlv Community Concert Band, Eric Ewazen, Anthony Labounty, Takayoshi Suzuki, Jeffrey Koep, Thomas Leslie, David Irish, Jeffrey Mccracken, Zach Hartley, Danielle Mccracken

Wind Ensemble

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2007-2008 Ppc Recital - Tiffany Richardson (Viola), Tiffany Richardson, Dionisio Camacho, Ralph Fielding, Rebecca Diderrich, Carlos San Isidro, Madeline Neely

PPC/PSDP Recitals

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Jazz Combo And Big Band, Chapman Jazz Combo, Chapman Big Band

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2007-2008 Ppc Recital - Piero Guimarares (Percussion), Piero Guimaraes, Joel Biedrzycki, Chris Tusa

PPC/PSDP Recitals

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20th Annual Elementary Choral Festivals, Derfelt Chorus, Goynes Combined Choirs, Batterman Honor Choir, Lummis Honor Choir, Steve Schorr Honor Choir, Wolff Honor Choir, Cartwright Coyote Chorale, Unlv University Children's Chorale - Bel Canto, Roger Bryan Honor Choir, Sheila Torr All Star Choir, Deskin Chorale, Richard H. Bryan Choir, Bilbray Patriot Singers, Adams All-Star Choir, Gilbert Select Chorus, Unlv University Concert Singers, Ries Rock-It! Honor Choir, Hayes Honor Choir, Cozine Honor Choir, Ronzone Honor Choir, Gibson Honor Choir, Staton Pioneer Chorale, Martha P. King Cobra Chorus, Unlv University Children's Chorale - Youth Chorale

Choral Ensembles

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Junior Recital, Jimmy Lykens, Euphonium, Accompanied By, Mila Markun, Jimmy Lykens

All Performances

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Sholund Scholarship Concert, Chapman Chamber Orchestra, Chapman University Choir

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2007-2008 Class Of 2008 In Concert, Raquel Da Silva, Mauricio Murcia, Helena Piccazio, Bud Holmes, Kasia Paciorkowska, Inara Ferreira, Wallas Pena, Valentin Mansurov, Valeriya Polunina, Ilie Curteanu, David Suarez, Natalia Herrera, Krume Andreevski, Georgi Shterev

Other Student Recitals

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Graduate Wind Quintet, Krista Aasland, Jong Young Lee, Heidi Boothe, Brian Marsh, Fred Stone, Cara Sommers, Aki Oshima, Farah Zolghadr

Orchestra

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Graduate Wind Quintet, Krista Aasland, Jong Young Lee, Heidi Boothe, Brian Marsh, Fred Stone, Cara Sommers, Aki Oshima, Farah Zolghadr

Wind Ensemble

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Music Among Friends, Stephen Caplan, Megan Wingerter, Mykola Suk, Jong Yong Lee, Philip Garber, Brian Marsh, Brenda Griego, Joe Griego, Claudia Badillo, Nikolas James, Michael Schwartz, Christopher Reames

Chamber Music Programs

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A Senior Recital: Love... In Many Forms, Christina Williams, Michelle Lee

Senior Recitals

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A Senior Recital, Hitomi Shoji, Dan Beck, Megumi Kurokawa, Travis Higa, Bryce Nakaoka, Chris Castellanos, Fred Stone, Christopher Kase, James Nelson, Nate Kimball, Jason Slaughter, David Irish, Paul Schmidt, Stephen Ferradino, Corene Peltier, Amy Homer

Senior Recitals

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2007-2008 Performance Forum - May 2, 2008, Ilie Curteanu, Tao Lin, Nikola Nikolovski, Marina Stojanovska, Bud Holmes, Kasia Paciorkowska

Performance Forum

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Junior Recital, Leeah Weber, Soprano, Assisted By, Mark Smith, Piano, Wendell Dobbs, Flute, Mitchell Spurlock, Tenor, Leeah Weber

All Performances

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Chapman Percussion Ensemble, Chapman Percussion Ensemble

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2007-2008 Brass Bash! From The Studios Of Marc Reese, Greg Miller, Dan Satterwhite And Kenneth Amis, Conservatory Of Music

Studio Recitals

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Jon De La Paz, Jon De La Paz, Sallie Pollack, Heidi Boothe, Kanade Oi, Aki Oshima, Fred Stone

Chamber Music Programs

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A Comparison Of Two Distinctive Jazz Trombone Artists, David Steinmeyer And Curtis Fuller, Eddie Lee Elsey Jr.

Dissertations

This dissertation discusses two jazz trombonists, David Steinmeyer and Curtis Fuller. Six solos performed by these two artists are analyzed for the purpose of studying and comparing their individual styles of playing. Each solo is analyzed melodically, harmonically, and rhythmically with musical excerpts from each solo included to provide emphasis on a particular area.

This dissertation also includes comparisons of overall styles, full transcriptions of each solo, discographies for both artists, and brief biographical sketches of each artist. Although the artists play in different styles, they still share similar philosophies in approaching the performance of playing jazz trombone.

Instrumental Tango Idioms In The Symphonic Works And Orchestral Arrangements Of Astor Piazzolla. Performance And Notational Problems: A Conductor's Perspective, Alejandro Marcelo Drago

Dissertations

Tango performance practices and notational conventions included in the orchestral works of Astor Piazzolla belong in two groups. The first is tango performance manner, or the specific way of rendering the written musical text; and the second is tango special effects, which could be defined as a group of non-traditional (for European music) instrumental techniques specific to tango music. Both groups are part of a performance style that has been poorly systematized, if at all, and kept alive only by means of face-to-face transmission. The purpose of this dissertation is to identify and analyze the challenges that Piazzolla faced while …

A Comparative Analysis Of Poetic Structure As The Primary Determinant Of Musical Form In Selected A Cappella Choral Works Of Gerald Finzi And Benjamin Britten, Andrew Malcolm Jensen

Dissertations

Numerous scholars have identified the relationship linking words and music as the prime factor in the success of both Gerald Finzi's and Benjamin Britten's vocal music. However, few authors provide a satisfactory discussion concerning the specific musical elements used to achieve that success. Those that do, typically focus upon textual/musical correspondences that highlight poetic meaning at the phrase or single word level. Additionally, no known source draws connections between the text-setting practices of these composers. This dissertation seeks to identify the association of text and music on a larger scale: specifically, the influence of poetic structure as the primary determinant …

A History Of The Tara Winds Community Band, Jonesboro, Georgia, 1988-2008, Myra King Rhoden

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The Tara Winds Community Band is an all-adult symphonic band based in Jonesboro, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. In its short twenty-year history, the ensemble has gained national recognition and has performed for a variety of audiences at regional and national conventions. Over seventy percent of the members are active or retired band directors from the metropolitan Atlanta area or are in the music profession as an elementary music teacher or private instructor. The ensemble contributes to the wind band repertoire through its commissioning project, and supports the community through its scholarship foundation. The information provided about this ensemble may …

A Performer's Analysis Of Eric Ewazen's Sonata For Trumpet And Piano, Joseph Daniel Mcnally Iii

Dissertations

Eric Ewazen is a prolific composer whose works are becoming standard repertoire for not only trumpet players but also for brass quintets, soloists, and wind ensembles alike. Ewazen wrote the Sonata for Trumpet and Piano for the International Trumpet Guild, and it was premiered by Chris Gekker, trumpet, and Ewazen, piano, in 1995 in Bloomington, Indiana.

This document illuminates some of the characteristics of Ewazen's music, and summarizes the music's technical and performance demands, based on firsthand performing experience. It should also offer practical observations and recommendations for the performance of Eric Ewazen's Sonata for Trumpet and Piano.

An Analytical Conductor's Guide To The Satb A Capella Works Of Arvo Part, Kimberly Anne Cargile

Dissertations

Arvo Part (b. 1935) is an Estonian composer whose works include film scores, piano and organ works, chamber music, choral/orchestral works, and unaccompanied choral works. This dissertation is limited to the composer's SATB a cappella works. During an eight-year "period of silence" from 1968 to 1976, Part ceased serious composition in order to find his true compositional "voice." During this hiatus, Part abandoned his Lutheran faith, converting to the Russian Orthodox Church, and discovered a fascination with sacred Medieval and Renaissance music, which had been denied him as a student in the USSR. These events, added to the lingering influence …