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Friday Convocation, Kristina Newman, Emmanuel Mojica, Megan Schnizlein, Elsa Griffin, Zheni Atanasova, Asuka Kawashima, Carlos Carrasco, Nancy Porter, Courtney Waldron, Brian Hwang

Convocations

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Concert Iv, Unlv Chamber Orchestra

Chamber Music Programs

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Blue Moon Coffeehouse Presents Willy Porter, Allegra Gallian ’09

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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An Examination Of Vocal Music By John Musto, Stephanie R. Thorpe

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

John Musto, a contemporary composer based in New York, is known for his vocal, piano, and orchestral compositions. Musto is an active performer, who accompanies his own compositions in performance and on recordings. Several festivals and foundations have commissioned his compositions, many of them vocal works.

This document will examine a song set, a solo song and two song cycles by John Musto, which represent the composer's developing vocal compositional style from beginning to present. Equally informed by classical and jazz techniques, his style is comprised of popular idioms, ambiguous key structures, irregular rhythms and meters, unpredictable intervallic movements, and …

Ralph Vaughan William's The Pilgrim's Progress: Problems And Solutions For Future Performances, Richard Brandon Brunson

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The 1951 premier of The Pilgrim's Progress by Ralph Vaughan Williams was not a success. Two years later, Vaughan Williams told Michael Kennedy that "the Pilgrim is dead."1 A handful of attempts have been made to revive the work in the last few years, and a second recording of the opera by Richard Hickox has revived some interest.

Despite this progress, three big problematic areas (outlined by contemporary critics and Vaughan Williams) continue to stand in the way of staging this work. These three areas are the Apollyon scene, the homogeneity of the tempi, and the lack of dramatic elements …

The Olympic Singer: Integrating Pilates Training Into The Voice Studio, Veera Khare Asher

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The objectives of the document are to define potential synergies and benefits in the application of Pilates method physical training to versatile and high-level voice performance, and to develop an integrated vocal pedagogy-Pilates method to improve voice performance.

Marshall University Music Department Presents The Marshall University Symphonic Band, Ben F. Miller, Conductor, Lee Ann Lykens, Graduate Student Conductor, Ben Miller, Lee Ann Lykens

All Performances

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Unlv Symphonic Winds, Katharine Jensen, Jeffrey Alan Malecki, Robert J. Sanchez, David Irish, Marcus F. Lewis

Orchestra

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Senior Recital, Shane Jensen, Ryan Beyer, Michael Cochran, Luana Devol, Michael Elliot, Ian Gargantiel, Brian Myer, Anthony Risolio, Micheal Lee Smith Jr., Michael Woxland

Senior Recitals

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Senior Recital, Trevor Davis, Paul Ringenbach, Julian Tanaka, Adam Moses

Senior Recitals

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Presentation By The University Of Nevada, Las Vegas: College Of Fine Arts, Unlv Symphonic Winds, Anthony Labounty, Katharine Jensen, Jeffrey Alan Malecki, Robert J. Sanchez, David Irish, Marcus F. Lewis

Wind Ensemble

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Chamber Brass, Marshall University

All Performances

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2008-2009 Performance Forum - April 29, 2009, Steven Gellersen, Seul-A Lee, Ilie Curteanu, Natasa Stojanovska, Jose Menor, Chien-I Yang, Oderlyn Gutiez, Veroslav Taskov, Mauricio Murcia, Jensen Ling, Yu Ju Sun, Matthew Barwegen, Ralph Fielding, Anthony Pastore, Marina Stojanovska

Performance Forum

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Wednesday Convocation, Kent Bailey, Elsa Griffin, Nathan Van Arsdale, Eri Chih, Danielle Sigman, Eric Foote, Travis Lohmann, Ronald Holmes, Norell Garcia, Amanda Mura, Richard Weiss

Convocations

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Marshall University Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Elizabeth Reed Smith, Conductor, Elizabeth Reed Smith

All Performances

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2008-2009 Master Of Music Recital - Erin Huang (French Horn), Erin Huang, Yang Shen

Master of Music Recitals

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2008-2009 Junior Recital - Eduardo Albuerme (Bassoon), Eduardo Albuerme, Yang Shen, Oderlyn Gutiez, Mauricio Murcia

Junior and Senior Recitals

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Lally, Kelly A. (Fa 412), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 412. Paper: "Hazel Famer Martin and the Farmer Family Gospel Music Tradition" written by Kelly A. Lally for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Unlv Symphony Orchestra: Concert V. Mahler, Taras Krysa

Orchestra

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21st Annual Elementary Choral Festivals, Givens Elementary Choir, Bilbray Patriot Singers, Wolff Honor Choir, Batterman Honor Choir, Adams All-Star Singers, Gilbert Chorus, Lummis Honor Choir, Staton Honor Choir, Ries Rock-It! Honor Choir, Sheila Tarr All Star Choir, O'Roarke Choraie & Pride Percussion, Cartwright Coyote Chorale, Unlv University Concert Singers

Choral Ensembles

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Sci Student Composition Concert, Marshall University

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Unlv Symphony Orchestra, Taras Krysa

Orchestra

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Nevelson Duo, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Violin, Leslie Petteys, Piano, Assisted By Blake Racer, Voice, In "E" Is For..., Elizabeth Reed Smith, Leslie Petteys

All Performances

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The Belle & Lynum Jackson Competition Winner's Recital, Austin Seybert, Trombone, Austin Seybert

All Performances

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Recital, Angela Crum, Trumpet, Angela Crum

All Performances

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Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Recital, Jami Saunders-Jarrett, Accompanied By, David Patrick, Piano, Jami Saunders-Jarrett

All Performances

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Senior Recital, Adriana Velinova

Senior Recitals

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Senior Recital Stoeck: April 26, 2009, Lauren Stoeck, Simi Russell

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and ninetieth program of the 2008-2009 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

April 26, 2009

Sunday

Noon

Senior Recital Billman: April 26, 2009, Chad Billman, Nancy Pounds

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and ninety-first program of the 2008-2009 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

April 26, 2009

Sunday Afternoon

1:00 p.m.

Graduate Recital Kuraszek: April 26, 2009, Colleen Kuraszek, Patricia Foltz

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and ninety-fourth program of the 2008-2009 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

April 26, 2009

Sunday Afternoon

3:30 p.m.