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Justin Garrett Binek, Vocals, Justin Garrett Binek

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• JUSTIN GARRETT BINEK, Vocals

Justin Garrett Binek is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in jazz performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Mary (North Dakota).

Christina Gaston, Violin, Christina Gaston

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• CHRISTINA GASTON, Violin
• Yu Lien The and Susan Wiersma Uchimura, Piano
• assisted by Armenuhe Keheyan, Violin Henning Schröder, Saxophone Mark Ziegler, Bass

Christina Gaston is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in violin performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Wendy Wheeler, Soprano, Wendy Wheeler

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• WENDY WHEELER, Soprano
• Gunta Laukmane, Piano
• assisted by Keith Geiman, Trumpet

Wendy Wheeler is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in vocal performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from Saginaw Valley State University.

Andrew Miller, Tuba, 3/13, College Of Fine Arts

School of Music Faculty Recitals

• ANDREW MILLER, Tuba
• Helen Lukan, Piano

Ryan Billington, Vocals, Ryan Billington

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• RYAN BILLINGTON, Vocals
• assisted by David Proulx, Piano Mark Ziegler, Bass Chris Earley, Drums Jeremy Bieber, Guitar Rodney Glover, Saxophone
• and the GOLD COMPANY SEXTET Katie Campbell, Christina Johnson, Kristin Kenning, Erik Martinez, and Justin Binek, Vocals

Ryan Billington is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in jazz performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University.

Jonathan Althoff, Saxophone, Jonathan Althoff

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• JONATHAN ALTHOFF, Saxophone
• Helen Lukan and Yu Lien The, Piano
• assisted by Christopher Earley, Marimba
• and the GRADUATE BRASS QUINTET Scott Toth, Trumpet Keith Geiman, Trumpet Tabitha Rowley, Horn Ben Kadow, Trombone Stephen Molnar, Tuba

Jonathan Althoff is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in saxophone performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Elmhurst College (Illinois).

Ben Kadow, Trombone, Ben Kadow

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• BEN KADOW, Trombone
• Helen Lukan, Piano

Ben Kadow is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in trombone performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota).

Rodney Glover, Alto And Soprano Saxophone, Rodney Glover

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• RODNEY GLOVER, Alto and Soprano Saxophone
• assisted by Brett Farkas, Guitar Bartosz Hadala, Piano Don Sibley, Acoustic and Electric Bass Chris Earley, Drums Andy Szumowski, Drums and Percussion Carl Nilsen, Percussion and Congas

Rodney Glover is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in jazz performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston.

London Silas Shavers, Clarinet, London Silas Shavers

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• LONDON SILAS SHAVERS, Clarinet
• Nicholas Mosley, Piano

London Silas Shavers is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in clarinet performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University (Indiana).

Scott R. Toth, Trumpet, Scott R. Toth

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• SCOTT R. TOTH, Trumpet
• Yu Lien The, Piano

Scott R. Toth is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in trumpet performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.

Iconography: A Checklist Of Some Useful Sources For Scholars And Students Of Medieval Art And Drama, Clifford Davidson

Early Drama, Art, and Music

A classified bibliography of scholarship on medieval drama, art, and music compiled by Clifford Davidson in 2002. This reprint was created in 2014 for ScholarWorks at WMU, with some corrections to the content and the formatting of the 2002 version.

The Early Drama, Art, And Music Project: Publications 1977-2002, Timothy Christiansen, Clifford Davidson

Early Drama, Art, and Music

A bibliography of publications of the Early Drama, Art, and Music project at Western Michigan University, originally compiled by Timothy Christiansen and updated in 2002 by Clifford Davidson. This digital reprint was created in 2014 for ScholarWorks at WMU, with an addendum, an update, and a few corrections to the formatting of the 2002 publication.

Move!, David Morneau

Masters Theses

In composing MOVE! I wanted to combine the rhythmic excitement and improvisational elements of jazz music with the refined developmental techniques found in classical music. Rather than simply borrow jazz harmonies and sounds for use in a classical composition, or compose music in a classical style for a jazz ensemble, I tried to create music where both traditions are represented equally.

Each of the movements in the suite approach the combination of these ideas differently. The suite begins out by Shout, a fanfare in a jazz style. Shout takes its name from the shout chorus of many swing tunes. …

Marc Landes, Trumpet & Flugelhorn, Marc Landes

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• MARC LANDES, Trumpet & Flugelhorn
• assisted by THE EAST END ORCHESTRA Shawn Wallace, Saxophone Raphael Crawford, Trombone Dan Kramlich, Piano Joe Ayoub, Bass Jevin Hunter, Drums
• ORQUESTA RANURA Shawn Wallace, Saxophone Raphael Crawford, Trombone Joe Hettinga, Piano Dan Thatcher, Bass Landon Ewers, Drums Paul Spata, Conga Drums David McCormick, Auxiliary Percussion
• and Fred Knapp, Drums

Marc Landes is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in jazz performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University.

Lori Sims, Piano, 9/23, College Of Fine Arts

School of Music Faculty Recitals

• LORI SIMS, Piano

Renata Artman Knific, Violin & Raymond Harvey, Piano, 9/16, College Of Fine Arts

School of Music Faculty Recitals

• RENATA ARTMAN KNIFIC, Violin
• RICH RIDENOUR, Piano
• assisted by RAYMOND HARVEY, Narrator

For Orchestra, Joo Won Kim

Masters Theses

For Orchestra is a work consisting of two movements. In the first movement, the rhythmic pattern is based on the Korean traditional rhythm called "Changdan". There are a lot of "Changdan"s employed in Korean music. One of the Changdan-rhythms that are frequently used in traditional percussion ensemble is transferred to Western instruments through various contemporary techniques. The rhythmic elements are developed and combined with melody and harmonic texture. Harmonic textures include interval construction of perfect 4th, 5th, major and minor 7th, 3rd, and 2nd. There are both tertial and quartal combinations. The relationship between melody and chords is made up …

Gonca Huff, Cello, Gonca Huff

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• GONCA HUFF, Cello
• My-Hoa Le, Piano

Gonca Huff is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in cello performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Ankara State Conservatory (Turkey).

Douglass L. Phillips, Conductor, Douglas L. Phillips

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• DOUGLAS L. PHILLIPS, Conductor
• conducting the University Symphonic Band

Douglas L. Phillips is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in instrumental conducting. He received his bachelor’s degree from Stetson University (DeLand, Florida).

Shawn Wallace, Alto Saxophone, Shawn Wallace

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• SHAWN WALLACE, Alto Saxophone
• assisted by Bartosz Hadala and Dan Kramlich, Piano Roger Shew and Joe Ayoub, Bass Kevin Garcia and Jevin Hunter, Drums Marc Landes, Trumpet Raphael Crawford, Trombone Darius Pimpleton, Saxophone Justin Avery, Vocals Brett Farkas, Guitar Charles Laster II and the Christian Life Center Choir

Shawn Wallace is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in saxophone performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University.

Jamie L. Shew, Vocals, Jamie L. Shew

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• JAMIE L. SHEW, Vocals
• assisted by Bartosz Hadala and David Proulx, Piano Brett Farkas, Guitar Dan Kramlich, Vibes Roger Shew, Bass Chris Earley and Kevin Garcia, Percussion Shawn Wallace, Tenor Saxophone Jennifer Scovell, Christina Johnson, Ben Scott, Seth Ashby, and Rob Gardner, Vocals and Elizabeth Huffman, Violin with members of the LIBERACE STRING QUARTET Christina Gaston, Violin Aleksandra Holowka, Viola Renée Goubeaux, Cello

Jamie L. Shew is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in jazz performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from Washington State University.

Olga Ziabrikova, Viola, Olga Ziabrikova

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• OLGA ZIABRIKOVA, Viola
• Nikolai Choubine and Bartosz Hadala, Piano

Olga Ziabrikova is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in viola performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from Astrakhan State Conservatory (Russia).

Jennifer M. Scovell, Vocals And Piano, Jennifer M. Scovell

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• JENNIFER M. SCOVELL, Vocals and Piano
• assisted by Ben Scott, Seth Ashby, Jamie Shew, Rob Gardner and Christina Johnson, Vocals Raphael Crawford, Trombone Brett Farkas, Guitar Bartosz Hadala and David Proulx, Piano Mark Ziegler and Dan Thatcher, Bass Kevin Garcia and Fred Knapp, Drums

Jennifer M. Scovell is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in jazz performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Masterworks For The Organ, With Commentary, Katharine M. Hoogerheide

Honors Theses

No abstract available.

Roger Shew, Double Bass, Roger Shew

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• ROGER SHEW, Double Bass
• assisted by Shawn Wallace, Tenor Saxophone Marc Landes, Trumpet Dan Kramlich and David Proulx, Piano Brett Farkas, Guitar Chris Earley and Fred Knapp, Drums

Roger Shew is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in jazz studies. He received his bachelor’s degree from Washington State University.

Angie J. Rohlik, Piano, Angie J. Rohlik

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• ANGIE J. ROHLIK, Piano

Angie J. Rohlik is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in piano performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University.

Travis Freshner, Trumpet, Travis Freshner

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• TRAVIS FRESHNER, Trumpet
• Helen Lukan, Piano
• assisted by Wendy Wheeler, Soprano Tabitha Phelps, Horn Ben Kadow, Trombone Miriam Esper, Narrator

Travis Freshner is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in trumpet performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon.

Jae Chung, Guitar, Jae Chung

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• JAE CHUNG, Guitar
• assisted by Shawn Wallace, Flute and Alto Saxophone Roger Shew, Bass Ben Ball, Drums Kevin Garcia, Percussion

Jae Chung is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in jazz studies. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto.

Tim Williams, Tuba, Tim Williams

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• TIM WILLIAMS, Tuba
• Helen Lukan, Piano

Tim Williams is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in tuba performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University.

Michelle Milliken, Soprano, Michelle Milliken

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• MICHELLE M. MILLIKEN, Soprano
• Gunta Laukmane, Piano

Michelle M. Milliken is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in vocal performance. She received her bachelor’s degree from Albion College (Michigan).