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Concert Recording 2017-04-18, Fernando Valencia, Cali Alexander, Ammi Lopez, Rosabelle Zhou, Mitch Yeager, Danny Lopez, Andrew Thompson, Mauricellis Diaz, Asher Perkins, Florencia Zuloaga, Evan Norris, Gustavo Samudio, Jacob Arnold, Durgan Maxey, E. Scott Sewell

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00].Fresa y chocolate / Rebeca Mauleon -- [04:40] Philly mambo / Cal Tjader ; arranged by Fernando Valencia -- [08:27] Sabor / Joao Donato; arranged by Valencia -- [12:51]. Guachi guara / Cal Tjader ; arranged by Valencia -- [18:35]. Machito's blues / Oscar Hernandez -- [25:37]. Cuidate compay / Poncho Sanchez ; arranged by Valencia -- [31:48]. No te vayas todavia / Andres Cepeda ; arranged by Valencia -- [35:11]. Viaje / Doug Beavers -- [40:45]. Bemba colora / Jose Fumero ; arranged by Valencia.

Concert Recording 2017-08-28, Lia Uribe, Miroslava Panayotova, Fernando Valencia, Matt Brusca, Ronda Mains, Theresa Delaplain, Nophachai Cholthitchanta, Timothy Thompson

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. La fleur de Cayenne / Paquito D'Rivera -- [04:10]. Responsorio in memoriam Rodoflo Halffter / Mario Lavista -- [16:47]. El puente / Miho Sasaki -- [23:00]. Sonata for bassoon and piano / Blas Emilio Atehortua -- [36:27]. Ritmos de vuelo / Adina Izarra -- [45:05]. Del barro a la ciudad ; Ojo de Tormenta / Jorge Mockert -- [57:32]. Responsorio.

Concert Recording 2017-03-15, Ratko Delorko

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. The three preludes / George Gershwin -- [16:11]. The complete songbook. The man I love ; Swanee ; Nobody but you ; I'll build a stairway ; Do it again ; Fascinating rhythm ; Oh, lady be good ; Somebody loves me ; Sweet and low down ; Clap yo' hands ; Do do do ; My one and only ; 'S wonderful ; Strike up the band ; Who cares ; That certain feelin! ; Liza ; I got rhythm / George Gershwin -- [32:48]. Porgy & Bess. Opening ; Summertime ; It ain't necessarily so / George …

Concert Recording 2017-05-04a, Amanda Davis, Kristine Mezines

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. "Ma che vi fece, o stelle...sperai vicino il lido", K. 368 / W.A. Mozart -- [08:35]. Walzer-Gesänge, op. 6. I. "Liebe Schwalbe" II. Klagen ist der Mond gekommen ; III. Fensterlein, nachts bist du zu ; IV. Ich geh' des Nachts ; V. Blaues Sternlein ; VI. Briefchen schrieb ich / Alexander Zemlinsky.

On Unaccompanied Horn Music, Jason D. Klinect

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Unaccompanied music provides a host of challenges for solo musicians, and especially for wind players. The performer cannot rely on accompaniment for embouchure rest or for realization of the harmonic content, due to only being able to play one pitch at a time. An unaccompanied musician has to breathe life into the music by themselves, requiring an intimate knowledge of the music, even moreso than is already required. The pacing of the music, the dynamics, phrasing, and articulation need to be clearly conveyed to the audience by the performer alone. Likely due to the horn not having valves until the …

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.

Concert Recording 2017-12-05b, Anastasia Mills, Wendy Stewart, Fiona Slaughter, Christopher Barnett, Alaina Tuberville, Maigen Anderson, Rosabelle Zhou, Rebecca Smith, Sara Remoy, Maggie Matheny, Miranda Smithey, Dylan Adkins, Jaden Adkins, Florencia Zuloaga, Emma Humphrey, Sunshine Mckee, Katelyn Barry, Hannah Mindeman Shuman

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Évocations. I. Péruvienne ; II. Nigérienne / Henri Tomasi -- [06:32]. Sonata in G major. I. Andante ; II. Allegro / Francesco Saverio Geminiani -- [08:10]. Fantasia XIII. I. Largo ; II. Spirituoso ; III. Allegro / Georg Philipp Telemann -- [12:33]. Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030b. I. Moderato / J.S. Bach -- [20:15]. Sextet. II. Divertissement / Francis Poulenc -- [24:57]. Quintet, op. 56, no. 1 in B♭ major. I. Allegretto ; II. Andante con moto / Franz Danzi -- [35:35]. Six metamorphoses after Ovid, op. 49. I. Pan ; II. Phaeton / Benjamin Britten -- [39:22]. …

Concert Recording 2017-04-09a, Dylan Adkins, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. 00:01:0 Concerto. I. Allegro ; II. Adagio ; III. Allegro / Michael Corrette -- [07:10] Bagatelle for low horn and piano / Hermann Nueling -- [13:00]. Sonata for horn and piano. I. Allegro moderato ; II. Poco adagio, quasi andante ; III. Rondo, allegro moderato / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [26:05]. Concerto in B♭major for horn and piano. I. Allegro / Reinhold Gliere -- [39:40]. Just desserts - frippery style. #1 ; #2 ; #5 ; #9 ; #12 / Lowell E. Shaw.

Concert Recording 2017-04-29a, Aya Rowe, Miranda Baker, Cheyenne Mccoy, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Sonata in D minor no. 2, op. 5. I. Andante ; II. Presto / Francesco Saverio Geminiani -- [06:32]. Cello sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69. I. Allegro ma non tanto / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [16:22]. Piano trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8. I. Allegro ; II. Scherzo ; III. Adagio ; IV. 41:17:0 Allegro molto agitato / Johannes Brahms.

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 …

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 …

The Eccentric Compositional Style Of Mark Applebaum: An Analysis Of His Acoustic Percussion Works, Richard Shane Reeves

Theses and Dissertations

Mark Applebaum is an American composer and Professor of Composition at Stanford University who has made significant contributions to contemporary music. His music has been performed all over the world and his popularity as a composer continues to increase. The experimental nature of his music and his continual innovation and creativity makes his music worthy of study. However, there has been no scholarly research done on his music. Because of this void, a study of his music is needed and would be valuable to both performers and scholars alike.

The oeuvre of Mark Applebaum is vast and includes music written …

Graduate Recital In Violin, Hannah Rae Howland

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Hannah Howland performed a graduate recital on March 23, 2017 in Graham Chamber Hall. She was assisted by pianist Polina Khatsko. The program included Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonata No. 3, Op. 27, “Ballade,” by Eugène Ysayë, and Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 by Gabriel Fauré. These three pieces were selected for this performance because they are seminal works of the violin repertoire that represent three distinct styles and require a wide variety of technical and expressive elements for performance.

Master's Recital In Jazz Pedagogy: A Demonstration Of Proficiency On Rhythm Section Instruments, Compositions, And Arrangements By Sam Stranz, Sam Stranz

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this recital is to demonstrate a practical competency in playing techniques on the rhythm section instruments piano, bass, and drum set in addition to presenting arrangements and compositions by the performer. The study of rhythm section instruments provides the solid understanding of jazz rhythm and harmony necessary for any jazz educator endeavoring to provide adequate instruction for his or her students. The study of jazz arranging and composition also aids in instructing students of jazz at any level of proficiency. Although not a complete representation of the studies required of a student studying jazz pedagogy, this recital …

A Master's Recital In Horn, Casey M. Chlapek

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Casey Chlapek performed his graduate horn recital on November 9, 2017 at 6:00 pm in Davis Hall of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa. He was assisted by pianist Natia Shioshvili. This recital represents the partial fulfillment of obtaining a Master of Music degree in Horn Performance. The program included works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jan Koetsier Sigurd Berge, Carl Nielsen, and Jean Françaix. This abstract examines each piece in the context of its composer’s total musical output, explores the purpose and circumstances of composition, and provides brief comments regarding the …

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.

Graduate Recital In Saxophone, Cehuai Zhang

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Cehuai Zhang performed his graduate recital on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. in Davis Hall at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa. This recital was given in partial fulfillment of the requirement for his Master of Music degree, with an emphasis in saxophone performance. The recital program consisted of Concertino da Camera for alto saxophone and eleven instruments (transcribed for piano) by Jacques Ibert, Mai for alto saxophone solo by Ryo Noda, Fantaisie Sur un Theme Original for alto saxophone and piano by Jules Demersseman, and Buku for saxophone solo …

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.

A Master's Recital In Voice, Haley L. Steele

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Haley Steele presented a graduate voice recital on March 30th, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in Davis Hall of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa. The recital was presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Music degree in voice performance. The program included selections by Hugo Wolf, Joaquín Rodrigo, and early songs by Claude Debussy, in addition to a chamber piece for horn and soprano by Otto Nicolai and selections from a contemporary song cycle titled The Wild Iris by Forrest Pierce. This recital abstract surveys this repertoire with regard to relevant, …

A Graduate's Recital In Piano, Huajun Zhang

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

On March 22, 2017, Huajun Zhang presented a full graduate piano recital in completion of her Master’s degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. The recital was held at 8 p.m. in Davis Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa. Pieces on the program included: Sonatas in F minor, K. 466 and F minor, K. 239 by Domenico Scarlatti; Sonata in A Major, K. 331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Opus 14 by Felix Mendelssohn; and Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 16 by Edvard Grieg. This abstract contains further discussion …

A Master's Recital In Conducting, Lucas Harry Petersen

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Lucas Harry Petersen conducted in two recitals which took place on the evenings of Tuesday, April 4, 2017 and Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in the Great Hall at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The recitals were presented in partial fulfillment of a Master of Music in conducting. The full program consisted of three contrasting pieces: Dana Wilson’s Shortcut Home for wind band, Charles Gounod’s Petite Symphony for wind octet and flute, and Gordon Jacob’s Symphony AD 78 for wind band. The performing ensembles were the University of Northern Iowa Symphonic Band, and a chamber group comprised of undergraduate and …

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 …

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 …

Graduate Voice Recital: Rachel Storlie, Soprano & Robin Guy, Piano, Rachel Storlie

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

At 6:00 p.m. on April 14, 2017, soprano Rachel Storlie and pianist Dr. Robin Guy presented a recital of song literature in Davis Hall at the University of Northern Iowa, in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Voice Performance degree. Selections performed included songs from Grieg’s Haugtussa, Berg’s Sieben frühe Lieder, selections from Pâque’s Sept mélodies pour Chant et Piano, and Rorem’s Ariel with faculty artist/clarinetist Dr. Amanda McCandless. This document serves as a guide for the recital program through: exploration of poetic meaning and text setting style, observation of musical texture and melody, and illumination of …