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'Iii. The Sky's The Limit' From "High Vistas" For Piano 4-Hands, Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by Dena Kay Jones (piano) and Dominic Dousa (piano) at the annual beginning-of-year Faculty Departmental Recital.

"A Winter Pastorale" For Violin And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by Lesley Chen (violin) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

"New Day Dawning" For Orchestra, Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras, conducted by Benjamin Loeb. Piece was commission as part of activities as EPSYOs Composer-in-Residence.

"Sail On!" For Satb Choir And Concert Band, Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by the UTEP University Chorale and University Wind Symphony, conducted by William McMillan. Commissioned by the UTEP Music Department for the annual Departmental Gala concert.

"Sculptors Of Life" For Satb Choir And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by the UTEP University Chorale, conducted by William McMillan.

Solo Composition Recital (October 13, 2005), Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

Faculty Compositon Recital, presented by Dena Kay Jones (piano, UTEP), John Siqueiros (guitar, UTEP), Christopher Meerdink (tenor, UTEP), Don Wilkinson (soprano saxophone, UTEP), Laurence Gibson (viola, UTEP), and Dominic Dousa (piano). Performances of the following original compositions: "High Vistas" "Suite for Solo Guitar" "Songs of Sea and Life" "Ludington Woods"

'Iii. Crossing The Bar' From "Songs Of Sea And Life" For Tenor/Baritone Voice And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by Christopher Meerdink (tenor) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

"Little Suite - 'In Early Spring' " For Soprano Saxophone And Piano (Finland / 3 Performances), Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by Dan Gordon (soprano saxophone) and Jari Piikki (piano), as part of a recital of contemporary music for soprano saxophone and piano presented at three Finnish musical venues.

"Evening Piece And Summer Dance" For Viola And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by John Holguin (viola, student senior recital presenter) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

"The Tears Of Heaven" For Satb Choir And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by the UTEP University Chorale, conducted by William McMillan.

"Songs Of Sea And Life" For Tenor/Baritone Voice And Piano (Fairbanks, Ak), Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by Christopher Meerdink, tenor and Jamila Hla Shwe, piano at a Faculty/Guest Artist Recital.

Solo Composition Recital (February 11, 2005), Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

Faculty Compositon Recital, presented Stephanie Schweigart (violin), and Dominic Dousa (piano). Performances of the following original compositions: "A Festive Piece" "Changes in the Air" "A Winter Pastorale" "Five Winter Pieces

A Survey Of Daily Routines, George Palton

Music Faculty Research

Survey of professional tuba and euphonium players in the United States consisting of current college professors, prominent freelance musicians, and musicians in professional ensembles such as military bands and orchestras.

"Aedh Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven" For Satb Choir And Piano (South Bend, In), Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by the Vesper Chorale, conducted by Robert Briggs.

News From Cart, Deborah Nemko

Bridgewater Review

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Starlata, Princess Of Mars: A Space Operetta In One Act, Randall Snyder

Randall Snyder Compositions

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synopsis

Two Americans attempt the first landing on Mars. After escaping a meteor shower, they crash on the Red Planet and are captured by a hostile band of Children led by Ergo, the Grand Vizier. They are brought to the palace of Starlata, Princess of Mars, the last female of her dying species. After an intensive and humiliating interrogation, Starlata, in order to ensure the survival of her race, eventually decides to mate with …

"From The High Tatras" For Orchestra (Virginia Beach, Va), Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by the Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia, conducted by Steven Loy. Presentation of winning piece for 2000 BYOV's Composition Competition.

"Five U.K. Pubs I Have Known Intimately - Jeff Foote" And "Three Songs Of Night", For Bass-Baritone Voice And Piano (Mt. Pleasant, Mi), Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original compositions by Jeffrey Foote, bass-baritone, and Timothy Oonk, on a Faculty Recital at Central Michigan University.

A Descriptive Catalogue Of The Music Of Charles Ives, James Sinclair

Descriptive Catalogue of The Music of Charles Ives

This catalogue serves to describe the music manuscripts in the Charles Ives Papers, MSS 14, in the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library of Yale University. Published in 1999. Revised in 2012.

Roussel: The Flute And Extramusical Reference, Wendell Dobbs

Music Faculty Research

The article Roussel: The Flute and Extramusical Reference reveals the literary side of Roussel's flute music.

The Divine Madness: A Comedic Theater Piece For Six Players In Five Scenes, Randall Snyder

Randall Snyder Compositions

The Players (in order of appearance)

a middle-aged composer, dressed in 19th century costume
an impresario, speaks with W.C.Fields accent, dressed in a Dickensian style
the cast (chorus) of the Willy-Nilly Traveling Opera-Circus Troupe:
a flamboyant soprano, an aging diva, colorfully dressed
an alto, a timid musicologist, dressed as a college co-ed
a tenor, a jazzer, dressed in a pin-striped zoot suit, wearing sun-glasses
a bass, a bitter old man, speaks with a German accent, wearing shabby clothes
stage audience including a critic, and crew

Place

Five days in the present sets a garret and the backstage of a theater …

“A Splendid Time Is Guaranteed For All,” Sgt. Pepper’S Lonely Hearts Club Band: A Brief Consideration, Randall Snyder

Randall Snyder Compositions

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the 13th of 18 Beatles albums, released in the United States on June 1, 1967, has come to be regarded as one of the seminal artifacts of popular culture of the 20th century. This short paper explores aspects of this music that reached such a broad audience, in particular, some observations of the albums’ astonishing textual and musical diversity as well as less-obvious commonalities that bind the 13 songs with a logic and unity rarely found in popular music.

Words And Music: The Assembling Of Traveling West, Randall Snyder

Randall Snyder Compositions

This paper is a consideration of the art song as a unique collaboration of poet and composer, the result of which, rarely achieving a balance between the two, often resulting in a creation that comprises the predominant artistic vision of one or the other, with poetry usually getting short shrift. This discussion will examine how dfferent methods of text setting can affect the intended meaning of the poem, citing examples of poet-composer relationships. Then I will discuss how these concepts are utilized in my song cycle, Traveling West, settings of poems by Susan Strayer Deal, Marjorie Saiser, Hilda Raz, …

89th Annual Convocation; Annual Spring Concert, The Sherwood Conservatory Of Music

Commencement Programs

Programs for the Sherwood Music School 89th Annual Convocation ceremony held at Recital Hall (1014 South Michigan Avenue) on June 3, 1984 and the Annual Spring Concert on May 20, 1984

88th Annual Convocation, The Sherwood Conservatory Of Music

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 88th Annual Convocation ceremony held at Recital Hall (1014 South Michigan Avenue) on June 3, 1983

87th Annual Convocation; Annual Spring Concert, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Programs for the Sherwood Music School 87th Annual Convocation ceremony held at Recital Hall (1014 South Michigan Avenue) on June 4, 1982 and the Annual Spring Concert on May 23, 1982

86th Annual Convocation; Annual Spring Concert, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Programs for the Sherwood Music School 86th Annual Convocation ceremony held at Recital Hall (1014 South Michigan Avenue) on May 29, 1981 and the Annual Spring Concert on May 3, 1981

85th Annual Convocation; Annual Spring Concert, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Programs for the Sherwood Music School 85th Annual Convocation ceremony held at Recital Hall (1014 South Michigan Avenue) on June 3, 1980 and the Annual Spring Concert on May 18, 1980

84th Annual Convocation; Annual Spring Concert, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Programs for the Sherwood Music School 84th Annual Convocation ceremony held at Recital Hall (1014 South Michigan Avenue) on June 1, 1979 and the Annual Spring Concert on May 20, 1979

83rd Annual Convocation, Sherwood Music School

Commencement Programs

Program for the Sherwood Music School 83rd Annual Convocation ceremony held at Recital Hall (1014 South Michigan Avenue) on June 2, 1978