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2013-2014 Chamber Music Palm Beach No. 1, Michael Ellert, Mei Mei Luo, Susan Moyer Bergeron, Michael Forte, Paul Magersuppe, Marc Reese, Lisa Leonard, Karen Dixon, Dina Kostic, Rebecca Diderrich

Other Seasonal Concerts

No abstract provided.

Marshall University Music Department Presents The 12 O'Clock Jazz Ensemble, Martin W. Saunders

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Marshall University Music Department Presents Music From The Age Of Invention, The Maelzel Woodwind Quintet, Wendell B. Dobbs, Stephen Lawson, Kay Lawson, Curtis Foster, Richard Spece

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Ashley Hall, Trumpet, & Horacio Nuguid, Piano, September 18, 2013 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Honors Convocation, Nicole Thomas, Patrick Garcia, Haeun Grace Kim, Juan Mata-Alvarez, Lindsay Cunningham, Luigi Ng

Convocations

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Physical Movement In Rhythm Instruction In Early Instrumentalist Development, Jessica Horne-Greene

Theses and Dissertations

The focus of this study was to investigate if including physical movement in instruction improves instrumental music student's rhythmic abilities. Within the rhythmic instruction, the research study specifically focused on student's rhythmic ability and note reading improvements. Participants in this study included instrumental music students in grades four, five, and six, in a middle-class school district (N=18). The control group was given four weeks of traditional rhythm instruction, with a traditional counting method. The experimental group was given rhythm instruction incorporating physical movement over a period of four weeks. Prior to the lessons, both the experimental and control groups were …

Unlv Jazz Ensemble L, Dave Loeb, Nathan Tanouye

Jazz Ensembles

List of performers and performances.

Electronic Nirvana, A Concert Of Original Electronic Music, September 16, 2013 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Bruce Uchimura, Cello & Susan Wiersma Uchimura, Piano, 9/15, College Of Fine Arts

School of Music Faculty Recitals

• BRUCE UCHIMURA, Cello
• SUSAN WIERSMA UCHIMURA, Piano

Wolfgang David, Violin, & David Gompper, Piano, September 14, 2013 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Composing The Party Line: Music And Politics In Early Cold War Poland And East Germany, David G. Tompkins

Purdue University Press Books

This book examines the exercise of power in the Stalinist music world as well as the ways in which composers and ordinary people responded to it. It presents a comparative inquiry into the relationship between music and politics in the German Democratic Republic and Poland from the aftermath of World War II through Stalin’s death in 1953, concluding with the slow process of de-Stalinization in the mid- to late-1950s. The author explores how the Communist parties in both countries expressed their attitudes to music of all kinds, and how composers, performers, and audiences cooperated with, resisted, and negotiated these suggestions …

2013-2014 The Uzbek Trio, Anna Tsukervanik, Yuliya Kim, Olga Kim

Other Student Recitals

No abstract provided.

Master's Recital, Laurie Swain, Nathan Swain

Graduate Student Recitals

List of performers and performances.

Mark Baldin, Trumpet, Jon Warfel, Piano, September 13, 2013 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

2013-2014 Performance Forum - September 13, 2013, Cassidy Moore, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Jesse Yukimura, Josue Jimenez Morales, Meghan Yost, Mark Poljak, Brian Garcia, Clinton Soisson, Jordan Robison

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Byu Mariachi Music Clinic, Catherine Wernli, Dr. Andrew Dabczynski

Journal of Undergraduate Research

According to the 2000 census report for the state of Utah, the state population included almost 87,883 foreign-born citizens from Latin America. In 1990 there were only 13,825. Compared with Asian-born citizens and other foreign-born citizens, this is the highest increase of an ethnic group of people in Utah. Three-fourths of these Latino foreign-born citizens are entering Utah from Mexico. These numbers don’t even include the native-born Mexicans that have grown up in Utah. All signs and research suggests that this trend will continue. Now, more than ever, it is important to ensure that Mexican immigrants have a place in …

Christian Hand-Bells In Celtic Lands, Adam Crandell, Dr. E. Harrison Powley

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The zealous Christian missionary Patrick arrived in Ireland in 432 A.D., laboring to introduce to the Celtic tribes there the gospel and monasticism. He used bells, among other clerical instruments, for this purpose. Bells were employed to sundry ends, from the mundane gathering of the missionaries to the more miraculous effecting of curses. His followers, both members of the church and fellow missionaries, revered the bells that Patrick used. Accordingly, his bells would become treated as relics, passed down from cleric to cleric as a divine investiture. Other later missionaries like Columba, Columbanus, and Ninian would also adopt the use …

I Dreamt Of David: An Electronic Music Composition, Jeremy Bowen, Dr. Steven Ricks

Journal of Undergraduate Research

On November 28, 2006, I was standing backstage in the Dumke Recital Hall at the University of Utah, frazzled and slightly nervous, with a magnetic sensor strapped around my chest, and its output cable dagling out of my shirt. When I received the signal, I walked out to the stage, took a little bow as the audience applauded, and plugged myself into my computer, which was connected to the sound system. I sat down on a chair, centered on the stage, and took a slow breath. The audience sat riveted, as I breathed in and out, slowly and calmly, but …

“I Had Walked The Damascus Road, Seen The Light, Repented Of Past Transgressions…And Switched To Viola.” An Annotated Index Of The Letters Of William Primrose, Jennifer Call, Dr. Claudine Bigelow

Journal of Undergraduate Research

This project was designed to create an index to the over 5,000 letters of the violist William Primrose that are held in the Primrose International Viola Archive (PIVA) at Brigham Young University. This index will be an aid to violists or others interested in researching aspects of the life and career of William Primrose through his letter. After my work on the index it is over halfway completed. As it is with many archival projects, this was a great task for one undergraduate. Dr. Claudine Bigelow, my advisor and viola professor, desired that the catalog include the date, author, and …

Randy Grabowski, Trumpet, September 10, 2013 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Jackson, Sheila Lavern (Harris), B. 1955 - Relating To (Sc 1110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1110. Materials generated by and for the Sheila Harris Fund, to benefit Harris, a native of Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky. A Western Kentucky University graduate and aspiring opera singer, she had benefactors who made it possible for her to graduate from the Curtis Institute of Music in 1982. Includes programs of some of her recitals and a photograph.

F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series: The Boston Camerata, The Boston Camerata, Anne Azéma, Camila Parias, Timothy Leigh Evans, Daniel Hershey, Ryan Turner, Donald Wilkinson, Shira Kammen, Tom Zajac, Old Dominion University Madrigal Singers, Lee Teply (Director)

Guest Performances

No abstract provided.

Rediscovering The New York Harp Ensemble, Laura Allen, David A. Day

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Almost forty years ago, a Hungarian immigrant named Aristid von Wurtzler created a quartet of harpists known as the New York Harp Ensemble. Throughout the Ensemble’s career, they played in over 60 countries, performed at the White House on many occasions over the course of four administrations, and even performed for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. From standard works by Beethoven to jazzy Gershwin pieces, from beautiful works of Saint-Saens to familiar tunes such as Yankee Doodle, Wurtzler created over 200 arrangements for this quartet. The year 1997 brought the death of Aristid von Wurtzler, and with his …

Hiva Usu: Sacred Choral Music Of Tonga, Robert Swenson, Dr. Paul Broomhead

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Protestant missionaries from England first set foot in Tonga in the early 19th century. Along with a radically new theology, they brought with them a musical style rooted in Western European tradition. Tongans whole-heartedly embraced Christianity and eagerly integrated elements of European culture into their own – both in a religious and in a musical sense. This combining of cultures resulted in a unique style of hymn singing that blended Western tonality and form with traditional Tongan musical practices. At first, only hymns from the official church hymnal were sung. As the style’s popularity spread, native Tongans began composing their …

Concert Studies Companion, Benjamin Taylor, Dr. David Brown

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The primary goal of this project was to compose a companion duet for eight of the sixteen etudes in Concert Studies for Trumpet, providing a pedagogical tool for use in the trumpet studio at BYU. The remaining eight etudes are being considered for a similar project next year. Once the entire sixteen etudes are completed, I plan to submit the project for publication.

Building Bridges Through Music Tamil Nadu, India, Shaunel Watts, Susan Kenney

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The southern most Indian state, Tamil Nadu, is home to over 40 colonies of leprosy affected people. To maintain livelihood, these “untouchables” generally resort to a life of begging. The situation has vastly improved in the past decade as charitable groups have helped accommodate the medical and physical needs of the people. Unfortunately, the colony children remain largely disadvantaged because of their social status and poor living conditions. In 2001, the non-profit organization, Rising Star Outreach (RSO), began a boarding school to help the children of the colonies.

Exploring The Impact Of German-American Heritage And The Musical Works Of William Henry Pommer, Holly Cassell

Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

William Henry Pommer (1851-1937) was a versatile German-American composer and musician of St. Louis. He held various musical positions as an educator, director, and performer. He was also an active composer with almost 500 works to his credit, composed in a variety of styles that reflect the variety of the different positions he held. Through archival work in St. Louis and by studying and playing through Pommer’s music, we have identified different styles that he composed in and begun to pick music for performances to best represent his work. In addition to performances, recordings of these performances will be on …

2013-2014 Performance Forum - September 6, 2013, Jie Ren, Timothy Nemzin, Mozhu Yan, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Josiah Coe, Winnie Santia Soekojo, Anna Tsukervanik, Yuliya Kim, Olga Kim

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Rave Reviews The History Of Akron's Tuesday Musical, Thomas Bacher, Cynthia Harrison, Sharon Cebula

University of Akron Press Publications

The Tuesday Musical Club was founded in 1887 by thirteen young Akron women who had an overwhelming desire to share their love of music. With further support of Gertrude Penfield Seiberling, the wife of industrialist Frank Seiberling, the organization grew like many other musical organizations across the country. Unlike similar clubs, the Akron-based entity continued to expand and is one of a very few that have survived. Among the artists who have appeared as a part of the rich history of Akron's Tuesday Musical Organization are Vladimir Horowitz, Artur Rubinstein, Yehudi Menuhin, Yascha Heifetz, Glenn Gould, Van Cliburn, Isaac Stern, …

Hannah Holman, Cello, & Sean Botkin, Piano, September 5, 2013 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.