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Degree Recital: "Affect-Ions" Betania Canas, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2020-2021

Betania Canas, flute, presents her Junior Degree Recital "Affect-ions". Featuring Jason Marquez, clarinet, Maria Boucher, piano, and Gabriel Palacios, piano. Performing works by Saint-Saens, Jolivet, Clark, and Liebermann.

Graduate Recital: Muyu Zou, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2020-2021

Muyu Zou, piano, presents his Masters degree recital. Performing works by Chopin, Bach, Beethoven, and Ravel.

Degree Recital: Jeremy Ahn, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2020-2021

Jeremy Ahn, piano, presents his Senior Degree recital. Performing works by Bach, Mussorgsky, and Kapustin.

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.

Degree Recital: "When You Were Here" Joanna Deonarine, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2019-2020

Joanna Deonarine, contralto, presents her senior recital "When You Were Here" accompanied by Ivan Rachath, piano. Works by Mozart, von Gluck, Thomas, and others.

"Dream With Me" Juwel Howard Voice Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2019-2020

Juwel Howard, soprano, presents her senior recital "Dream with Me", accompanied by Emily Jurek, piano. Works by Bernstein, Verdi, Mozart, and others.

Exploring The Relationship Between Music And Art Through Paint And Performance, Anna Eyink

Honors Projects

This project sought to find methods for translating musical compositions into visual compositions. After thorough analysis of each piece's structure, colors, rhythms, tonality, accompaniment, purpose, and extramusical influences, the goal was to conceptualize appropriate color schemes, shapes, mark making, paint application, and arrangements to create a visual representation of the music. As a result, each painting has elements that make sense from a musician's perspective as well as that of an artist.

Preparing And Performing A Trumpet Recital, Jesse Gibens

Honors Theses

The pieces are examined based on historical context and explained based on the practice notes that I journaled and reflected upon by comparing and contrasting standard recordings of each work. This thesis is divided into nine sections that explore the pieces that are performed, as well as the instruments used to perform them. The thesis also explores my repertoire choices based on instrumentation, style, composer, and genre, as well as how to deal with the challenges of approaching a diverse program. Historical information has been taken from articles, books, and other scholarly writings produced by experts within their fields of …

The Role Of The Piano In The 12 Poems Of Emily Dickinson By Aaron Copland, Krista Benesch

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

In the song cycle 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson by Aaron Copland, one may observe the interplay between the piano and the narrator. Throughout all twelve songs, the piano plays different roles. In several songs, the piano plays a certain character: in “Nature, the gentlest mother,” the piano is personified as Nature, while in “Dear March, come in!” the piano is March. In other songs, the piano reacts to the narrator—for example, in “Going to Heaven!”, the narrator announces a statement, and the piano follows with fast, tumbling eighth notes that portray the narrator’s scattered thoughts. Every song in the …

"And The Wind" Peyton Ware Senior Voice Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2019-2020

Peyton Ware, soprano, presents her senior recital "And the Wind", accompanied by Karen West, piano.

"Dancing In The Rain" Anna Rorabeck Senior Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2019-2020

Senior piano student Anna Rorabeck presents her degree recital. Featuring works by Bach, Debussy, and Chopin.

"A Reflection" Colin West Senior Voice Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2019-2020

Bass-baritone Colin West performing his undergraduate recital, accompanied by Karen West, piano. Featuring works from Copland, Britten, Schubert, and others.

Gabriel Halsey Senior Clarinet Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2019-2020

Gabriel Halsey presents his senior Clarinet recital Assited by Gabrielle Smith in piano, Betania Canas on flute and Diego Armando Duran on the piano. presenting works by Debussy, Danzi and Copland.

Linda Sanchez Graduate Piano Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2019-2020

Linda Sanchez, piano, performing her graduate degree recital. Featuring works from Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, and others.

"Nightingale" Katharina Burghardt Senior Voice Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2019-2020

Soprano, Katharina Burghardt, in her senior vocal recital. Ms. Burghardt will be assisted by Gabriel Palacios on the piano. Katharina will perform works by Schubert, Wagner, Mandel, Clarke, and Menotti.

Sms- Chi Yong Yun Piano Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Pianist Chi Yong Yun performs masterworks by the Romantic greats.

Wind Studio Recital, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

The Wind Studio presents a recital featuring the students of Jason Gresl, Debra Inglefield, Aleksandra Kemble, and Gabriel Renteria-Elyea. Works include Mozart, Debussy, Faure, and others.

Rebecca Kim Senior Piano Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2019-2020

Rebecca Kim presents her senior recital presenting works by Beethoven, Brahms and Debussy.

Piano Studio Recital: An Evening Of Chopin, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Piano students of Dr. Chi Yong Yun present an evening of pure Chopin.

Strings Fall Studio Recital, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Andrews University Department of Music presents the Strings Studio's Fall Recital. Featuring students in the studio of Professor Trynchuck performing works by Bach, Brahms, Mozart, Bruch, and Kreisler.

Lower Strings Fall Studio Recital, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Students of Dr. Chris Wild, Dr. Claudio Gonzalez, and Professor Carla Trynchuck perform works for the violin, viola, and cello. Featuring works by Sibelius, Brahms, Beethoven, Bartok, Schumann, and Lalo.

Chamber Studio Recital: Fall, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Andrews University Department of Music presents the Fall Chamber Studio Recital. Featuring chamber works by Haydn, Grieg, Shostakovich, and Ravel.

Whitcomb Towers Recital Series, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Recital series featuring Department of Music students from various disciplines such as Voice, Piano, and Strings performing works by Brown, Chopin, Bach, and Vieuxtemps.

Piano Studio Recital Of Olena Rybachok, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2018-2019

Students of Olena Rybachok featuring works by Bach, Haydn, Baton, and Riley.

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Graduate Recital, John Seals, Saxophone, John Seals

2019 Performances

John Seals, Saxophone, in collaboration with:

Dr. Johan Botes, piano
Dr. Júlio Alves, guitar
Dr. Adam Dalton, conductor
The Emerald Saxophone Quartet

"A Journey Through Song" James- Andrew Britton, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2018-2019

James-Andrew Hearn and Hteemu Dee in a delightful recital titled “A Journey Through Song”.

"The American Oboe" Pedro Falcon, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2018-2019

Pedro Falcon, oboist, is joined by Heidi Ordaz, pianist, on a delightful program of music by American composers.

Piano Studio Recital Of Seo Hee Kang & Olena Rybachok, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2018-2019

Students of See Hee Kang and Olena Rybachok featuring works by Chopin, Bach, Mozart, and Faure.

Melody Morgan Senior Voice Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2018-2019

Melody Morgan Soprano, Accompanied by Joshua Goines in a delightful journey in song.

Sunday Music Recital Series - Carla Trynchuk & Chi Yong Yun, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2018-2019

Carla Trynchuk (violin), and Chi Yong Yun (piano) featuring works Beethoven, mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms and Franck.