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Composition Studio Recital, May 21, 2017, Lawrence University

Conservatory of Music Concert Programs

Harper Hall

World Music Series, Balinese Gamelan Concert, May 21, 2017, Lawrence University

Conservatory of Music Concert Programs

Memorial Chapel

Expansions, Lawrence University Wind Ensemble, May 20, 2017, Lawrence University

Conservatory of Music Concert Programs

Memorial Chapel

Iglu (Improvisation Group Of Lawrence University), Found Objects And Invented Instruments, May 22, 2017, Lawrence University

Conservatory of Music Concert Programs

Shattuck Hall 163

Interdisciplinary Arts As An Agent For Community Building In A U.S. Public School, Ida Pappas

Educational Studies Dissertations

The aim of my dissertation research is to understand the relationship between interdisciplinary arts experiences and the establishment of a community culture in a mainstream public high school in northeast United States. With this research, I hope to provide evidence to support the inclusion of interdisciplinary arts projects in the fabric of students’ high school curricular and extra-curricular experiences. Through engagement in design, art, video, music, dance, theater and the close study of a minority culture, high school participants provided regular responses to planned survey questions and open-ended survey questions (Experience Sampling), as well as through interviews, written prompts and …

Spring Opera Scenes '17, May 18, 2017, Lawrence University

Conservatory of Music Concert Programs

Stansbury Theatre

Lawrence University Jazz Band, Brazilian Jazz Concert, May 17, 2017, Lawrence University

Conservatory of Music Concert Programs

Memorial Chapel

Piano Studio Recital Of Chi Yong Yun, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2016-2017

Students of Chi Yong Yun featuring works by Chopin, Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, Gershwin, Chopin, Schumann, Bach and Scriabin.

Who Benefits From Blackness? The White Compulsion For Capital, Akira Milligan

Cultural Studies Capstone Papers

This project will examine the change in representations of blackness and black character in commercially successful hip hop music through music videos directed by Hype Williams from 1995 to 2005. This research will use a womanist approach to address the significant historical influence of storytelling in the black narrative and how the emerging concepts of hypermasculinity and the degradation of the black body have seemingly become the new normal. These concepts largely contribute to the negative stereotypical perceptions of black identity that keeps black bodies marginalized because there is little diversity in the public representations of blackness while there exists …

A Graduate Recital In Conducting, Joshua Donaldson

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The thesis consists of a graduate conducting recital and accompanying program notes. Repertoire included will represent different styles and musical periods. For each composition, there will be brief biographical notes about the composer, historical information about the selected music, and a musical or poetical analysis of the selection.

A Graduate Recital In Voice, Joshua Donaldson

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

This thesis consists of a vocal performance recital and the accompanying program notes. The recital includes a variety of literature and styles, ranging from the Baroque to the Twentieth Century. The program notes for each selection include biographical information, analysis of the work, poetic analysis (when necessary), and performance concerns. Composers include George Friederich Handel, Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel, Peter Warlock, and Ernest Charles.

Graduate Piano Recital, Seth T. Ernst

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

GRADUATE PIANO RECITAL

An Abstract of the Thesis by

Seth Ernst

This thesis will include program notes for advanced piano repertoire representative of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century music style periods. For each work, there will be biographical information about the composer, a thorough analysis and a presentation of performance suggestions. The works to be discussed include the Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861, from Book 1 of the Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach; the Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 22, by Ludwig Van Beethoven; the Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 22, by Robert Schumann; …

Graduate Piano Recital, Zhengyuan Tao

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

GRADUATE PIANO RECITAL

An Abstract of the Thesis by

Zhengyuan Tao

This thesis will include program notes for advanced piano repertoire representative of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic music style periods. For each work, there will be biographical information about the composer, a thorough analysis and a presentation of performance suggestions. The works to be discussed include the French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 by Johann Sebastian Bach; the Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI: 50; Vier Klavierstücke, Op.119 by Johannes Brahms; and Berceuse Op. 57 in D Flat Major by Frederic Chopin.

2016-2017 Performance Forum - May 11, 2017, Bailey Michelle Collins, Nicole Marie P. Cortero, John Weisberg, Cameron Hewes, Robert Williams, Erika Andersen, Suhao Bai, Sohyun Park, Trevor Mansell, Greg Perrin, Teresa Villalobos, Scott Davis, Yvonne Lee, Yue Yang, Shanshan Wei, Niki Khabbazvahed

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Guest Recital, Joel Fan, Piano, May 10, 2017, Lawrence University

Conservatory of Music Concert Programs

Memorial Chapel

"Composers’ Intentions?: Lost Traditions Of Musical Performance," By Andrew Parrott, Colin Lawson

Performance Practice Review

Colin Lawson discusses Andrew Parrott's 2015 work.

Parrott, Andrew. Composers’ Intentions?: Lost Traditions of Musical Performance. Suffolk: Boydell and Brewer, 2015. ISBN 978-1-783-27032-3.

Student Recital: Kevin Fields, Cello, Kevin Fields, Oksana Lutsyshyn

Student Recitals

No abstract provided.

Kit Yee Tang Kelyth, Piano: Student Recital, Kit Yee Tang Kelyth

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Daniel Fields, Tenor: Senior Voice Recital, Daniel Fields

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Anouk Lenormand, Cello: Student Recital, Anouk Lenormand

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

“Ain’T It A Pretty Night?”: An Analysis Of Carlisle Floyd’S Susannah As An Allegory For The Socio-Political Culture Of The United States In The 1950s, Melissa L. Allen

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This capstone thesis discusses the applicability of Carlisle Floyd’s 1955 opera, Susannah, as an allegory for the socio-political climate of the United States in the 1950s. In order to do so, a musical analysis of the opera’s score was then performed for its use of folk song conventions and verismo operatic conventions. The libretto was analyzed for the use of social conventions of Southern Appalachia. Characters actions and musical content were then judged on whether (1) their actions were in line with the social conventions of traditional Appalachian culture and (2) if their musical content used/reflected conventions of traditional Appalachian …

“Emily Dickinson: The Poet’S Voice As Expressed Through Music” A Pedagogical Performance Analysis Of Selected Dickinson Poetry In Solo And Choral Literature, With Emphasis On Expression And Meaning Throughout The Rehearsal Process, Nelia M. Maurizi

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Vocal music is unique to other forms of music because of the inclusion of text. Words allow a performer to directly express thoughts, a story, or an emotion to an audience. Composers throughout history have taken famous texts as set them to music. This particular project explored the work of Emily Dickinson, one of Americans most prolific poets, in both choral and solo vocal literature. The culmination of this project was a lecture recital. This paper is a written documentation and exploration of the research, preparation, and execution of the recital. In it contain lesson plans, score analyses, the recital …

2016-2017 Senior Recital - Patricia Cova (Cello), Patricia Cova, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

2016-2017 Ppc Recital - Benjamin Joncas (Tuba), Benjamin Joncas, Feruza Dadabaeva

PPC/PSDP Recitals

No abstract provided.

Marching Band And The College Transition, Jessica Fix

Honors Projects

The relationship between college student engagement and personal growth has been studied for decades. However, involvement in specific types of organizations or activities has not been researched as in-depth. This study examined involvement in college marching band specifically and how it affects transition into college and overall growth and learning of college students. This study analyzes quantitative data of all marching band participants at Bowling Green State University in the most recent year (2016-2017), as well as qualitative data retrieved through focus group sessions with first year marchers and returning marchers. Results of this study suggest that involvement in marching …

Princess Grace Library Monaco – Thomas Moore, Drawing Room Entertainer Or Rebel Songster?, Una Hunt

Conference papers

The poet of all circles and the idol of his own…

The words of Lord Byron, inscribed on the tall Celtic cross erected on Thomas Moore’s grave, in Bromham churchyard, one hundred years ago. Thomas Moore wrote a biography of Byron, his close friend, and Byron adored the Irish Melodies. He told Moore ‘I have them by heart … they are my matins and my vespers.’ Although he moved easily in privileged circles, Moore was also genuinely loved by the people of Ireland where he was described as ‘the true hearted Irishman.’

Ten volumes of Irish Melodies totalling 124 songs, …

Hang Zhang, Violin: Student Recital, Hang Zhang

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

Degree Recital - Andrew Krause, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2016-2017

Andrew Krause featuring works by Brahms, Bach, and Saint-Saens.

Degree Recital - Nathaniel Cogen, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2016-2017

Natheniel Cogen featuring works by Liszt, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Gershwin.

Trombone Degree Recital - Kenneth Andrade, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2016-2017

Kenneth Andrade featuring works by Handel, Guilmant, Hindemith, and Verhelst.

Special guests: Jonathan Penrod, Tyler Ronto and Monika Ansinn.