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Concert Recording 2013-10-23, Oklahoma City University. Faculty Brass Quintet

Concert Recordings & Programs

Solomon, HWV87. The arrival of the queen of Sheba (1748) / G.F. Handel ; arr. Howard Cable -- Ricochet (1993) / Kerry Turner -- Celestial suite (2011). Copemicus, earth vs. sun; Gallieo; Newton; Hubble; Hawking / James E. Stephenson -- Quintet no. 5 (1986) / Thom Ritter George -- Four outings for brass (1975). Moderato, with energy; Blues tempo; Slowly; Vivace / Andre Previn

In-Depth Analysis And Program Notes For A Selection Of Wind Band Music, Miles Wurster

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This document is an in-depth analysis of five selections for wind band: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Elliot Del Borgo; Jericho, Jesse Ayers; Sunrise at Angel's Gate, Philip Sparke; Danza Sinfonica, James Barnes and The Engulfed Cathedral, Claude Debussy, transcribed for wind band by Merlin Patterson. These pages contain biographical information on each composer, program notes, formal analysis, musical considerations, and conducting and rehearsal considerations by the author. A detailed diagram of the formal and phrasal structure is included on each piece in the Appendix.

A Conductor’S Guide To David Del Tredici’S In Wartime, Joe David Moore

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici (b. 1937) has gained recognition as a composer for both instrumental and vocal settings. Although his instrumental contributions include solo, chamber, and orchestral works, to date he has only written one composition for wind band. A conductor must devote himself / herself to score study and analysis in order to form an accurate interpretation and to conduct effective rehearsals. A vital part of score study and analysis is familiarity with the composer’s technique and style of writing.

A brief biographical sketch presents Del Tredici’s background, education, honors and awards, academic career, and influences, as …

A Progressive Guide To Commercial Trumpet Playing, Eric R. Murine

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The commercial genre of trumpet playing has been overlooked by educators for years. The goal of this project is to author a book, A Progressive Guide to Commercial Trumpet Playing, to address this issue. Commercial music can be defined as music for the mass consumer audience with the intent to produce monetary profits.

This approach will take a student stylistically from blues through the popular music of the 21st century. The ultimate goal of this book is to fill the pedagogical void in trumpet performance study material, providing a more complete foundation for the trumpet performer. Each chapter will …

0802: Kay Wildman Collection, 1900-2006, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The Kay Wildman Collection explores the history of music in Huntington, WV. This collection consists of oral histories, photographs, newspaper clippings, and research materials. In most of the oral histories you will find a copy of the interview on a CD and a typed outline of the interview. A diary by Robert Grant, a member of numerous musical groups in Huntington, can also be found in this collection. This diary covers the period of time Grant was a student at Marshall University with some additional entries that go beyond that period of time.

Concert Recording 2013-11-22, Brielle Johnson, Denzel Rashard Washington, John James Forsyth, Jacob Louis Sklar, Pafoua N. Yang, Adam Richard Schoelz, Kyleen Marie Floyd, Nicole Johnson, Teana Delisa Herbert Rosales, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Joshua Brice Robertson

Concert Recordings & Programs

Baby it's cold outside / Frank Loesser -- On my own / Claude Michel Schonberg -- Silent night / Franz Gruber -- The music of the night / Andrew Lloyd Wever -- Bridge over troubled water / Paul Simon -- Rinaldo. Lascia ch'io pianga / G. F. Handel -- An die Musik / F. Schubert -- Vaghissima sembianza / S. Donaudy -- Vaga luna che inargenti / V. Bellini -- Dein blaues auge / J. Brahms -- Sebben crudele / A. Caldara --Vergin tutto amor / F. Durante -- An den mond / F. Schubert

Concert Recording 2013-11-21, Curtis Simmons, Amy Mayes, Kristi Smylie, Austin Jay, Andrew Baker, Yulia Orlova

Concert Recordings & Programs

Partita no. 5 in e minor / Georg Philipp Telemann -- Oboe Concerto in c major, k. 314 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Sonata for Oboe / Francis Poulenc -- Quintet for winds no. 2 / David Maslanka

Muop 356/856: Intermediate/Advanced Opera Techniques—A Peer Review Of Teaching Project Benchmark Portfolio, Jamie M. Reimer

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

I began the investigation of this course and subsequent course portfolio with the following objectives in mind:

1. To solidify and articulate the skills I intend students enrolled in this course to achieve by the end of the semester;
2. To think creatively about the presentation of course material to most effectively engage and empower students' success; and
3. To assess the effectiveness of the course activities in achieving course goals stated in the syllabus.

I am also excited to explore the options available for different methods of content delivery in this course, particularly the application of recorded performance for assessment. In the …

0810: The Huntington Symphony Orchestra Collection, 1974-2012, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The Huntington Symphony Orchestra Collection focuses mainly on the EFFORT (Education For Future Orchestra Related Tradition) Program. The EFFORT Program went from school to school performing for students, and teaching them about the instruments. This collection consists of many EFFORT reports from various years which show the schools the orchestra traveled to. It also includes a variety of programs and flyers and a multitude of newspaper clippings and photographs ranging from residencies to EFFORT In-School performances.

Made In Japan: Kumi-Daiko As A New Art Form, Anna Marie Viviano

Theses and Dissertations

Japanese taiko ensemble drumming, known in Japan as kumi-daiko, is an art form that has only taken shape within the past fifty years. This new performance style involving taiko seems, on the surface, to have much in common with traditional Japanese court and theater music, regarded by scholars as the art music of Japan. Using drums that have a long history in Japan, however, does not necessarily make that ensemble part of ancient Japanese tradition. By studying the most famous groups in Japan, such as Kodo, it is easy to discern that kumi-daiko has many different inspirations, but is not …

Conrad Susa's Discovery And Praises: A Conductor's Guide To Performance Considerations, Keith Harry Walker

Theses and Dissertations

Conrad Susa (b. 1935) is an American composer who has contributed over thirty choral works that are of high quality incorporating texts written by well-known literary figures. His choral works are usually spiritual in nature though not strictly liturgical. Discovery and Praises is a presently unpublished cantata in four movements for mixed chorus, solos for two sopranos, an alto, a tenor, and a baritone. The accompaniment is scored for organ, harp, percussion, flute and handbells. Susa chose to set ancient poetry by Caedmon, Wipo of Burgundy, John Donne, and St. Patrick. Although the piece was composed in 1966 and revised …

The Wind Chamber Works Of Ernst Toch: A History And Comparative Analysis, C. Nicole Gross

Theses and Dissertations

Ernst Toch (1887-1964) is one of the forgotten composers of the twentieth century. Paul Hindemith, Arnold Schoenberg, and Kurt Weill were contemporaries, while Wilhelm Furtwängler, and Erich Kleiber championed his early works. Toch lamented his lack of notoriety to Nicolas Slonimsky two years prior to his death. Forgotten or underappreciated were his numerous compositions of art music written in the decades prior to his immigration to the United States and in the final years of his career; remembered only were his lighter works and American film music.

Toch composed one work for military band: Spiel für Blasorchester, Op. 39 (1926), …

The Psychological Benefits Of Participating In Group Singing For Members Of The General Public, Marianne D. Judd, Julie Ann Pooley

Research outputs 2013

The last decade has produced a growing number of studies examining the potential psychological benefits of singing in a choir. Studies have tended to focus on the benefits for groups that might be described as marginalized or criminal. In contrast, the current study focused on members of the general public who regularly participate in choral singing. An in-depth qualitative design was utilized to explore the meaning and importance of group singing for 10 participants. Thematic analysis based on an interpretive approach was utilized to analyse the data. Psychological benefits emerged as two themes: individual and group. A third theme, mediating …

Reflections On The Construction Of Meaning Through Immanent Visual Association, Samuel P. Gillies, Lindsay R. Vickery

Research outputs 2013

Since the advent of digital video editing and projection, multimedia presentation in the concert space is no longer exclusive to the music of stadiumsized popular music events. Increasingly, many in the field of new music are incorporating elements of mixed media presentation. Examples of this trend include performances across the spectrum of new music such as Sensorband, Nico Muhly, Leafcutter John, and more. This paper discusses the artistic and thematic accomplishments of four different approaches to audio-visual association before discussing the influences of these approaches, their incorporation or rejection, into my own work Red River. (Gillies, 2011)

Concert Recording 2013-04-05, Richard Rulli, Jennifer Fox, Corey Divine, Matthew Kamilos, Philip Elsbecker, University Of Arkansas Fayetteville. Trumpet Ensemble, Nathan Cunningham

Concert Recordings & Programs

Canzon cornetto / Samuel Scheidt -- Suite for five trumpets / Ronald Lo Presti -- Cinq bagatelles / Pierre Max Dubois -- Prelude, air and fugues / Amedeo de Filippi -- Five steps to the answer. Call (opener) ; Inquiry (jazz waltz) ; Search (rock) ; Fact (ballade) ; Recall (be-bop) / Wolf Escher

Concert Recording 2013-10-09, Stephen Thorn, Chase Teague, Alex Grisos, Nathan Cunningham, Dylan Gililland, Stephan Mitchell, Kristine Mezines, Corey Divine

Concert Recordings & Programs

Intrada / Arthur Honegger -- Andante et allegro / Joseph Guy Ropartz -- Legend / George Enescu -- Concerto / Aleksandr Arutunian -- Sonata for trumpet and piano. Mabig bewegt ; Trauermusik, alle menschen mussen sterben / Paul Hindemith -- Oliver's birthday / Bruce Broughton

Concert Recording 2013-02-22, Kristine Mezines, Corey Divine

Concert Recordings & Programs

Concerto in D (1762) / Leopold Mozart; ed. Alexander Weinmann -- Concerto in A-flat major (1950) / Alexander Arutiunian; ed. Roger Voisin -- Sonata for trumpet and piano. With strength and vigor; Rather slowly and with freedom; Moderately fast, with energy / Kent Kennan -- Rustiques / Eugene Bozza

Concert Recording 2013-03-13, Cody Walter, Jason Forte, Kelsey Menze, S. Michael Shuman, Jamie Porche, Amy Frenzel, Alfredo Maruri, David Hutler, Tim Clifford, Brandon Denike, Megan Dobbs, Dallas Tucker, Jessi Camden, Kolby Palmore

Concert Recordings & Programs

Lento / Paul Holmes -- Sonata IV / Handel -- Odelette / Camille Saint Saens -- Beyond these hills / Carl Anton Wirth -- Time for the show / Tyler Swick -- Rant and rave -- Firework / Katy Perry ; [arr.] Tyler Simmons

Concert Recording 2013-11-14a, Ratko Delorko

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata in b flat major / Domenico Cimarosa -- Zeitklang. Movement ; Leaving ; Threat ; Confidence ; Ice palace ; Dancing waters ; Wind in the strings ; The wizard ; Begin of dawn ; Renewal / Ratko Delorko -- Nocturne in b flat major / John Field -- Otmar-alt-sonata. Dance with the grand ; From the silence of the night ; Westphalian platypus ; Semisomnolent thoughts of the platypus / Ratko Delorko -- Romance in f sharp major / Robert Schumann -- MIDI_sonata, a modern time concerto for piano and computer. Medium tempo ; slow flow ; rondo …

Concert Recording 2013-03-29, Ratko Delorko

Concert Recordings & Programs

The three preludes. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso; Andante con moto e poco rubato; Agitato -- George Gershwin / The complete songbook. The man I love; Sawnee; Nobody but you; I'll build a stairway; Do it again; Fascinating rhythm; Oh, lady be good; Somebody love me; Sweet and low down; Clap yo'hands; Do do do; My one and only; S wonderful; Strike up the band; Who cares; That certain feelin!; Liza; I got rhythm / George Gershwin -- Porgy and Bess. Opening; Summertime; It ain't necessarily so / George Gershwin -- Rhapsody in blue / George Gershwin

Concert Recording 2013-04-19, Ashley Nolen, Jennifer Garrison, Breana Stewart, Edge Nowlin, Stephanie Farkas, Walker Dugan, Abby Carr, Trista Mcvey, Amanda Davis, Janelle Hollister, Mallory Bennett, Tazonio Anderson, Hyeon-Min Jang, Kailey Miller Erwin, Ellen Pate, Judd Burns, S. Michael Shuman, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Shuman Philharmonic

Concert Recordings & Programs

Hand of bridge / Samuel Barber ; Gian Carlo Menotti -- Trial by jury / Arthur Sullivan ; W.S. Gilbert

Concert Recording 2013-03-27, Kelby Ferguson, Michael Fletcher, Amanda Davis, Amy Frenzel, Connor Davis, Claudia Burson

Concert Recordings & Programs

Vertical river / Blake Tyson -- It's a privilege / Mark Holloman -- Blue Monk / Thelonious Monk

Ronald Stevenson, Composer-Pianist : An Exegetical Critique From A Pianistic Perspective, Mark Gasser

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This exegetical critique makes a conceptual summation of Ronald Stevenson’s life’s work for the piano and his contributions as a composer‐pianist. Chapters one and two provide a profile of Stevenson as a pianist, examining the aesthetic and musical concerns that defined his long career, as well as precedents and antecedents of his pianism. Of particular interest are the ways that Stevenson coalesces aspects of the ‘grand manner’ and his obsession with a pianistic bel canto style. Chapter three examines Stevenson’s remarkable output in terms of piano transcriptions. His conceptualization of this as ‘capturing the essence’ of the original composer is …