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New Clubs: Taking Roots, Diorama, 1981

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Article with photographs describing the 1981 introduction of four new campus organizations: Delta Sigma Theta, Ascending Voices, Fashion Forum, and the University of North Alabama Film Society. The article is derived from the Diorama, the student yearbook.

A Survey Of Disability-Inclusive K-12 Public School Music Programs In The United States Where Best Buddies Friendship Programs Have Been Established, Geena Louise Jeffries Mattox

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examines the presence and structural characteristics of disability-inclusive band, orchestra, and choir programs serving students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) in K-12 public schools across the United States that implement the Best Buddies School Friendship Program. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is defined as group of chronic, lifelong conditions that originate before age 22, affecting physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. Despite federal legislation, peer reviewed scholarship specifically addressing access to performance-based music ensembles for students with IDDs remain comparatively limited. Employing a survey distributed nationwide within a defined population of schools implementing Best Buddies Programs, administered via …

Art Management Of Batavia Madrigal Singer (Bms) In The International Choir Competition, Agustinus Arbi Putra, Hery Budiawan, Rien Safrina

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to find out the management of the Batavia Madrigal Singers (BMS) choir, especially in achieving achievements at the international level. Batavia Madrigal Singers is a choir from Indonesia that is consistent in participating in and winning choir competitions at the international level. This study uses a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach through observation techniques, interviews, and literature studies. The results of the study show that the art management of Batavia Madrigal Singers includes (1) Planning, (2) Organization, (3) Leadership, and (4) Control. Based on the results of the research, it was found that Batavia Madrigal …

A Mixed Methods Study Of The Process Of Commissioning New Music For Choirs, Kyle Justin Brazell

Dissertations

This study provided an in-depth look at the commissioning process for choral music. The pursuit of new music has a storied tradition in western culture, deeply connected with the Catholic church, starting in the medieval era. In modern times, there is a substantial amount of research on commissioning new music. However, most of the existing research is focused on band and orchestra ensembles, with very few exploring choral music commissions. Using a mixed methods design, this study identified a process for pursuing new music for choral ensembles and measured attitudes and perceptions of the director and composer during the commissioning …

Music Festival 2025 - Finale Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2024-2025

The Department of Music presents the I Dream a World Finale Concert of the Music Festival 2025

Bridging The Gap: Fostering Emotional Expression Through Teaching Strategies In The Middle School Choral Classroom, Jacob Brown

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

This study investigates the impact of teacher-elicited expression strategies (i.e. emotionally evocative metaphor, technical elements through modeling, body of the conductor, understanding the emotional content) on the emotional expressivity of my middle school choral students. Using a mixed-method approach, data was collected through surveys of students' self-evaluations of the expression strategies, and their overall value of expression before and after learning processes that emphasized emotional expressivity. I found that each teacher-elicited expression strategies impacted student expressivity positively. Concrete strategies (i.e., body of the conductor and technical elements through modeling) were highly effective, particularly in my beginner and intermediate choirs, while …

The Seating And Standing Arrangements Of Band, Orchestra, And Choir, Sabrina Wolf

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

In this literature review, I will be looking for scholarly articles that discuss the seating and standing arrangements of band orchestra and choir ensembles. The main goal of this literature review is to find what information is available and discover what positions work to find the best sound that each ensemble can have. After finding the resources, I will annotate each source and summarize the information. I will also reach out to ensemble directors at the University of Akron and interview them to discover what seating and standing arrangements they prefer and why. I will compile this information into a …

Exploring The Collegiate Choir Participant's Values Within Ensemble Performances, Kaelyn Hunter

Honors Theses

This study examined how collegiate choral ensemble participants viewed their highest quality performance and their favorite performance. Examining characteristics of performances may encourage conversations about performance values between directors and students. Limited research has been done about musicians’ views, as getting accurate and in-the-moment documentation of how musicians feel about their performances is challenging. To provide more insight into this previously understudied topic, this study aimed to explore the musicians’ perspectives on their performances and how their emotions and repertoire are intertwined.

The Primary Investigator (PI) conducted an anonymous study among the 2022–2023 choral ensemble participants at The University of …

Video Game Scores: A Choir's Role In An Orchestral World, Kaitlin Crofford

Recital Papers

Video game music is growing in popularity – but what about the choir? Video game music has been developing and adapting with the increasing influence of video games in society. There is much recognition for orchestral aspects of video game music, but there is little research specifically on the choir’s role. This research paper sheds light on the choral aspects of video games for the purpose of bringing awareness to the incredible writing that is now available for choral programming. This research paper was written in conjunction with a conducting recital performed with the Belmont Chorale and includes analysis from …

Easter Choir Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2022-2023

Easter Tenebrae Choral Concert: From Darkness Into Light. Andrews University Singers | Stephen Zork

Showcase Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2022-2023

Showcase Concert held during the Andrews University Choir & Orchestra Music Festival 2023

Winter Choir Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2022-2023

Andrews University Chorale and Singers will present thoughtful and edifying narratives on the seasons of life, love, gratitude, passion, hope, and justice. This seasonal concert is offered as a balm to help melt the winter blues away. Some of the concert’s repertoire includes:

 Nobel Prize laureate Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changing” – The words to his song are more poignant than ever before

 “And So It Goes” by Billy Joel illustrates how heartache and lost love are respectfully entwined with abiding hope.

 Kim André Arnesen’s “What is Peace?” – Peace is fire! …

Fall Choir Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2022-2023

Sing A New Song

Andrews University Singers & Chorale Fall Concert

Alumni Homecoming Gala, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Music Department ensembles present music to Alumni visiting for the Homecoming Gala.

Au Singers And Symphony Orchestra Easter Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

A collaborative concert featuring the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra, Chris Wild, conductor, and the Andrews University Singers and Chorale, Stephen Zork, conductor, as they present "Easter Gloria." The concert will begin with choruses selected from the Easter portions of Handel's "Messiah", followed by the Overture from Giuseppe Verdi's "Nabucco", and conclude with John Rutter’s Gloria.

Spring Choir Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Andrews University Choirs presents, "Love is in the Air."

Choir Christmas Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Experience a festive garland of heartwarming carols such as Cameron Roses’ Infant Holy and selections from John Rutter’s Gloria, Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols. The centerpiece of the Christmas concert includes Z. Randall Stroope’s Magnificat, Shawn Kirchner’s setting of Brightest and Best, Paul Stookey’s Christmas Dinner arranged by Stephen Zork, and the reverent symphonic setting of See Amid the Winter’s Snow by Dan Forrest. The concert, presented in a collaborative purpose by instrumentalists and vocalists from the Department of Music, is designed to inspire you to serve those that Jesus Christ came to save.

Beethoven's 250th Birthday Celebration (Ode To Joy!), Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2020-2021

The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra (together with the University Singers and vocal soloists Sara Emerson, Julie Karpenko Reid, Charles Reid, and Stephen Zork), aim to celebrate the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven with a performance of his Symphony No.9 on May 1. The concert will open with a complementary world premiere composition by Andrews University graduate student Kaija Perry.

Holy Cross Choirs (Spring 2021), Choir, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Choirs Newsletter

No abstract provided.

From Darkness Into Light, In Thee Is Gladness!, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2020-2021

Andrews University Department of Music presents its Easter Choral concert, entitled "From Darkness to Light, In Thee is Gladness!". Ensembles include Andrews University Singers, Pioneer Men's Chorus, and Canta Bella. Conducted by Stephen Zork, featuring graduate conductor Kristii Rasmussen and undergraduate conductors Emily Jurek, Vivian Raimundo, and Beta Siriwattanakamol. Performing works by Stroope, Arnesen, Bach, Stopford, and others.

Chasing Away The Blues- Spring Choir Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2020-2021

The University Singers under the direction of Stephen Zork give their spring concert themed Chasing the Blues Away.

The concert featured guest artist, Andrew B.Fisher an active musician and vocal singer and Alan Mitchell an assistant Professor of Music at Andrews University Music Department.

The Light Of The World- Winter Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2020-2021

The University Singers, Pioneer Mens Chorus and Canta Bella all under the direction of Stephen Zork give a concert celebrating light.

Holy Cross Choirs (Fall 2020), Choir, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Choirs Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Graduate Degree Recital: "The Road Home" Winner Silvestre, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2020-2021

Winner Silvestre presents his graduate Conducting recital, featuring University Singers, Pioneer Men's Chorus, and Canta Bella. Performing works by Esenvalds, Forrest, Martin, and others.

Dynamic Uses Of Spectrographic Analysis In Choral Rehearsals And The Voice Studio, Mark Mcquade

Journal of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction

Spectrographic analysis is a powerful tool that allows students to see a visual representation of the acoustic properties of their instruments. For today’s technologically savvy students it brings an exciting new element to music making that will allow them to grow musically, artistically, and technically even faster. With a computer, microphone, and screen (or even just a smart phone) teachers can open their students’ eyes to see what their ears have always been hearing. By turning an aural/oral art into a visual experience, students will gain a deeper understanding of their instruments and how they can use those instruments efficiently …

A Conductor's Guide To Dale Trumbore's How To Go On, Stuart Dameron

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

How To Go On is a thirty-five minute work for a cappella choir composed by Dale Trumbore from 2015 to 2017. Since its premiere, How To Go On has been performed by notable choral ensembles including The Esoterics, the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, The Singers: Minnesota Choral Artists, and Webster University’s Chamber Singers. The work was awarded the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award in 2017.

This dissertation serves as an analysis and conductor’s guide for this work through the fulfillment of several purposes: a detailed and thorough investigation into the background and history behind the …

Holy Cross Choirs Newsletter (Spring 2020), Choir, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Choirs Newsletter

No abstract provided.

A Conductor's Guide To Amass By Jocelyn Hagen, Matthew J. Myers

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Contemporary American composer Jocelyn Hagen grew up in Valley City, North Dakota, where she found an early love for singing, playing instruments, and composing. After completing degrees at St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota, Hagen began a career as a full-time composer. Her appointment as Composer-in-Residence for The Singers led to her first major multimovement work, amass (2011).

Though Hagen planned to write a traditional setting of the Catholic Mass, she struggled to accept the text of the “Credo” as the only path to salvation. Thus, she substituted spiritual poems from a variety of faith traditions to create …

Singing Out: Gala Choruses And Social Change, Heather Maclachlan

Books and Book Chapters by University of Dayton Faculty

Can you change the world through song? This appealing idea has long been the professed aim of singers who are part of choruses affiliated with the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA). Theses choruses first emerged in the 1970s, and grew out of a very American tradition of (often gender-segregated) choral singing that explicitly presents itself as a community-based activity. By taking a close look at these choruses and their mission, Heather MacLachlan unpacks the fascinating historical and cultural dynamics behind groups that seek to change society for the better by encouraging acceptance of LGBT-identified people and promoting diversity …

Welcome Christmas -"O Light Of Light", Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Experience a garland of heartwarming carols, and choral selections that vary in style and genre from the Latin setting of O Nata Lux (Oh light of light) by English Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis to the Filipino folk setting of Umawit Kayo Sa Panginoon by Joy Nilo – sung in Tagalog language. The centerpiece of the Christmas concert is the joyful and radiant setting of Magnificat by J. S. Bach. Performed in its entirety, this 30-minute work is a unique and joyful response of Mary as recorded by Luke, the New Testament Gospel author. Magnificat is a universal celebration of hope …