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Lmu Jazz Band & Concert Band Fall 2021 Performance, Benjamin Bruflat, Dma

Band Programs

No abstract provided.

Generating Music With Sentiments, Chunhui Bao

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

In this thesis, I focus on the music generation conditional on human sentiments such as positive and negative. As there are no existing large-scale music datasets annotated with sentiment labels, generating high-quality music conditioned on sentiments is hard. I thus build a new dataset consisting of the triplets of lyric, melody and sentiment, without requiring any manual annotations. I utilize an automated sentiment recognition model (based on the BERT trained on Edmonds Dance dataset) to "label'' the music according to the sentiments recognized from its lyrics. I then train the model of generating sentimental music and call the method Sentimental …

Equipping The Wearer Of Many Hats: Considerations For A Classroom Choir Teacher And Theatrical Music Director, Joshua Burfeind

Senior Honors Theses

A high school choir teacher also serving as the theater music director is faced with the challenge of facilitating the learning process for a similar group of students at two different times of day in two different types of performance. One general key to success is to keep the aim in mind. For classroom choirs, the goal is to perform an intricately refined set of songs, calling for a long-term plan supplemented by learning moments. By contrast, the vocal rehearsal for theater must focus on efficiency because of the limited amount of rehearsal time considering the various other aspects of …

Program: Through The Looking Glass, And What You Found There, University Of Dayton, Teejai Dorsey

Dance and Theater Programs

Co-produced by the Theatre, Dance, and Performance Technology program and the Department of Music

What do you see when you look in the mirror? If you were on the other side looking back, in a land of opposites, how would your perception of reality be altered? Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There reflect the larger truths that underscore our social experience in this constantly changing nonsensical world. Journey with us through a wonderland of mystery and delight while exploring who we were, who we are, and who we are yet to become in this dramatic …

‘Jesus Is Not A Foreign God’: Baptist Music Making In Burma/Myanmar, Heather Maclachlan

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

Christians in the Southeast Asian country of Burma, also known as Myanmar, make up approximately five percent of the national population. The Christian community of Burma includes both Catholics and Protestants, and Baptists predominate among the Protestants. In this article I argue that twenty-first century Protestant Burmese Christians fulfill both aspects of a “twofold legacy” bequeathed to them by Adoniram Judson, the first Baptist missionary to Burma, and that their fulfillment of this legacy is manifest in their musical practices. I further argue that it has been, and continues to be, to Burmese Christians’ advantage to emphasize both aspects of …

Vatican Ii, Liberation Theology, And Vernacular Masses For The Family Of God In Central America, Bernard J. Gordillo

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

The Second Vatican Council (1962–65) instituted reforms in the Catholic Church that included changes in language and music employed in the liturgy, inspiring a proliferation of sung vernacular masses throughout Latin America. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research undertaken in Nicaragua and the United States, this article examines three Central American vernacular masses—Misa típica panameña de San Miguelito (1967), Misa popular nicaragüense (1969), and Misa campesina nicaragüense (1975). Each mass emanated from communities founded as part of the transnational Familia de Dios (Family of God) movement, which established programs of religious education, leadership training, and community building among impoverished …

Sankyoku Magazine And The Invention Of The Shakuhachi As Religious Instrument In Early 20th-Century Japan, Matt Gillan

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

The early 20^th century was a period in which understandings of music, religion, and the nation-state underwent rapid change in Japan. In this article I examine Japanese cultural discourse from the first decades of the 20^th century in which the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute, was frequently portrayed as a religious instrument. In some cases, this discourse referenced pre-20^th century historical affiliations of the shakuhachi with the Fuke-sect, an organization that was loosely affiliated to Rinzai Zen Buddhism. But the article also explores how religio-musical discourse surrounding the shakuhachi intersected with developments in modern Japanese religious life, …

Early Modern Scottish Metrical Psalmody: Origins And Practice, Timothy Duguid

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

Non-literate societies are often dependent on music for transmitting news and ideas because of music’s ability to enhance memory. Sixteenth-century reformers were aware of this, but they had to compete with secular and Roman Catholic music that often contradicted Reformed doctrine. Highly influenced by the Strasbourg-based Martin Bucer and the writings of Saint Augustine, John Calvin insisted that Biblical Psalms, set in vernacular poetry, were most appropriate for both corporate worship and private devotion. The result was a series of metrical psalters that were intended to be performable by everyone. Some editions had explicitly liturgical designs, but most were intended …

Chapman University Singers, Chapman University Singers, David York

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

No abstract provided.

Ensemble Concerts: Treble Choir, Men’S Glee, And Belle Voix, October 31, 2021, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

October 31, 2021

Sunday Afternoon

3:00 p.m.

Mus 124: Life Soundtracks, Adriana Ponce

Departmental Initiatives

No abstract provided.

Joint Recital, October 31, 2021, Allison Hoffman, Ryan Burns, Grace Eom (Ye Eun), Tiffany Ogdon Smith

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

October 31, 2021

1:30 p.m.

Senior Recital, October 30, 2021, Ty Bloomfield, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

October 30, 2021

Saturday Afternoon

3:00 p.m.

Senior Recital, October 30, 2021, Angel Lopez, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

October 30, 2021

Saturday Afternoon

2:00 p.m.

Senior Recital, October 29, 2021, Justin Lindsey, Jameel Stephens, John St. Cyr, Noah Berkshier, Riley Erskine

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

October 29, 2021

Friday Evening

6:00 p.m.

Guest Artist Recital Series, October 29, 2021, Daniel Shapiro

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

October 29, 2021

Friday Evening

8:00 p.m.

Fred And Dinah Gretsch School Of Music Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

School of Music: News & Publications (2017-2023)

• FACULTY & STAFF NEWS
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Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, October 29, 2021 [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.

2021-2022 Performance Forum - October 29, 2021, Luke Benedict, Collin Holoway, David Mersereau, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Carlos Medina Romero, Kari Jenks, Olivia Oakland, Nataniel Farrar, Taylor Overholt, Fabiola Hoyo, Rosie Rogers, Jeffrey Chapman, Maria Paula Mora

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Ix. Up And Coming, Mickey Dove

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

In my next letter, I'll bring you up to date on the activities discussed above, and will begin to share, hopefully, information about each of you with the Society.

Viii. Musical Notes, Dan Shea

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Until our newsletter established, I'll use this space to keep you informed of events that may be of interest. Please keep me posted on these kinds of events so that I can inform the Society.

Vii. Information We Would Like To Have From You

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

As we develop a contact/membership tracking database, we want to make sure that we have accurate information. In a subsequent letter, therefore, I'll be asking you to provide/verify information such as your address, telephone number, fax number, etc. I will also be asking each of you to indicate the level of financial support (if any) that you are considering so that we can develop a !998/99 budget. (We must provide the IRS with a copy of our proposed budget as part of the filing process)

Vi. Newsletter/Flyer

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Tom is working on developing an official flyer/brochure to distribute in response to inquiries. If you have suggestions regarding content or would like to assist with this effort, please contact Tom directly.

V. Legal Activities

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Dan is currently working to incorporate the Society in the state of Wisconsin. We have obtained all required forms from the IRS and are currently evaluating the most appropriate status to apply for at the federal level. I'll Keep you apprised of direction and progress.

Iv. Membership

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

The Society expects to provide the following membership contribution levels, although we are still working out the details of the specific benefits to be offered at each level:

Iii. Mission And Objectives/Ethical Principles Of The Jussi Bjorling Society - Usa, Mickey Dove

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

We are working toward finalizing a statement of mission and objectives and expect to have this task completed by the end of March. I'll provide the full text of the statement to you as soon as we have agreement on the exact wording.

Ii. Information On The Founding Sponsors

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

For those of you who are asking, "But just who are the people involved in forming this Society? And what's their interest in Jussi Bjorling?" the following biographical information may be helpful:

I. Official Announcement

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Frist, we want to recognize Mr. Harald Henrysson, Curator of the Jussi Bjorling Museum in Borlange, Sweden, for his invaluable advice and support. It was through Harald's generosity in allowing us to use the Museum's website for our official announcement that this key first step was made possible. The text of the announcement follows:

Dear Friends, Mickey Dove

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Welcome to The Jussi Bjorling Society - USA and to our official letter!

I'm Florence (Mickey) Dove, one of the organizers of the US Society. Dan, Tom, Andy, and I want to thank you for your patience as we address the structural elements and myriad organizational detail required to establish the Society properly.

Fall Concert: Scarlet Voices, Singing Statesment, Jonesboro Chorale, Arkansas State University Department Of Music

Performance Programs

No abstract provided.