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A Study Of The Mikrokosmos By Bela Bartok, Carolyn M. Totaro, Cameron Thorne Jan 2026

A Study Of The Mikrokosmos By Bela Bartok, Carolyn M. Totaro, Cameron Thorne

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Mikrokosmos by Bela Bartok discussing its organization, focus, and significance.


A Profile Of Jerome Robbins, Carolyn M. Totaro, Victoria Sims Jan 2026

A Profile Of Jerome Robbins, Carolyn M. Totaro, Victoria Sims

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of the legendary dancer and choreographer Jerome Robbins covering his many collaborations with twentieth century composers.


A Profile Of Placido Domingo, Carolyn M. Totaro, Jadyn Case Jan 2026

A Profile Of Placido Domingo, Carolyn M. Totaro, Jadyn Case

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Placido Domingo covering his education, operatic career, and legacy.


A Profile Of Keith Lockhart, Carolyn M. Totaro, Gavin Buhr Jan 2026

A Profile Of Keith Lockhart, Carolyn M. Totaro, Gavin Buhr

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Keith Lockhart and his rise to fame as a young American conductor.


A Study Of The String Quartet By Maurice Ravel, Carolyn M. Totaro, Annie Mcmillion Jan 2026

A Study Of The String Quartet By Maurice Ravel, Carolyn M. Totaro, Annie Mcmillion

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the String Quartet by Maurice Ravel discussing its innovation and significance.


A Profile Of Van Cliburn, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ava Kronenberger Jan 2026

A Profile Of Van Cliburn, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ava Kronenberger

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Van Cliburn discussing his background, performing, and legacy.


A Study Of Le Tombeau Du Couperin By Maurice Ravel, Carolyn M. Totaro, Reece Logan Jan 2026

A Study Of Le Tombeau Du Couperin By Maurice Ravel, Carolyn M. Totaro, Reece Logan

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of Le Tombeau du Couperin by Maurice Ravel discussing its origin, orchestration, and significance.


A Study Of Also Sprach Zarathustra By Richard Strauss, Carolyn M. Totaro, Luke Stephens Jan 2026

A Study Of Also Sprach Zarathustra By Richard Strauss, Carolyn M. Totaro, Luke Stephens

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss covering its inception and iconic status.


A Study Of The Opera Trouble In Tahiti By Leonard Bernstein, Carolyn M. Totaro, Skyler Orr-Depner Jan 2026

A Study Of The Opera Trouble In Tahiti By Leonard Bernstein, Carolyn M. Totaro, Skyler Orr-Depner

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the opera Trouble in Tahiti by Leonard Bernstein discussing the libretto, roles, and music.


A Study Of The Opera Tosca By Giacomo Puccini, Carolyn M. Totaro, Natalia Hernandez Jan 2026

A Study Of The Opera Tosca By Giacomo Puccini, Carolyn M. Totaro, Natalia Hernandez

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini covering its libretto, music, and significance.


Chaotic Complexity: Order And Chaos In Works Of Cage, Xenakis And Boulez, Levi Graham Jan 2026

Chaotic Complexity: Order And Chaos In Works Of Cage, Xenakis And Boulez, Levi Graham

Music Theses

My thesis explores specific applications of chaos theory in contemporary twentieth-century music and analyzes the relationship between order and chaos in their creation. I will do this by referencing the levels of chaos presented by Katherine Hayles and categorized by Judith Lochhead. These levels of chaos include “Expressive Chaos,” “Denotative Chaos,” and “Ontological Chaos,” which provide a framework for grouping expressions of chaos in music.  I will analyze works of John Cage, Iannis Xenakis and Pierre Boulez through the lens of these types of chaos, with a particular focus on “Ontological Chaos,” which describes chaos as both dependent on and …


A Profile Of Arnold Jacobs, Carolyn M. Totaro, Caedmon Goettel Jan 2026

A Profile Of Arnold Jacobs, Carolyn M. Totaro, Caedmon Goettel

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Arnold Jacobs including his books and extraordinary tenure with the Chicago Symphony.


A Profile Of Vaslav Nijinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Megan Hoggarth Jan 2026

A Profile Of Vaslav Nijinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Megan Hoggarth

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Vaslav Nijinsky


A Study Of Ionisation By Edgard Varese, Carolyn M. Totaro, Mason Weintz Jan 2026

A Study Of Ionisation By Edgard Varese, Carolyn M. Totaro, Mason Weintz

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of Ionisation by Edgard Varese discussing the instrumentation and significance.


A Study Of The Makrokosmos By George Crumb, Carolyn M. Totaro, Hampton Turner Jan 2026

A Study Of The Makrokosmos By George Crumb, Carolyn M. Totaro, Hampton Turner

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Makrokosmos by George Crumb covering its inspiration, innovative composing, and significance.


A Profile Of Trevor Pinnock, Carolyn M. Totaro, Connor Skelly Jan 2026

A Profile Of Trevor Pinnock, Carolyn M. Totaro, Connor Skelly

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Trevor Pinnock covering his youth, education, and extensive performing career.


A Study Of The Airs For The Seasons By James Oswald, Carolyn M. Totaro, Sophie Nicholls Jan 2026

A Study Of The Airs For The Seasons By James Oswald, Carolyn M. Totaro, Sophie Nicholls

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Airs for the Seasons by James Oswald discussing the programmatic qualities of the works, their organization, their instrumentation, and significance.


A Study Of The Octet For Winds By Igor Stravinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Andres Montes Jan 2026

A Study Of The Octet For Winds By Igor Stravinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Andres Montes

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Octet for winds by Igor Stravinsky including a brief biography of the composer and a discussion of the instrumentation, form, and significance.


A Study Of The Ballet The Firebird By Igor Stravinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Lia Juan Jan 2026

A Study Of The Ballet The Firebird By Igor Stravinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Lia Juan

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the ballet The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky covering the original conception of the music, its evolution, and significance.


A Profile Of Isaac Stern, Carolyn M. Totaro, Hailee Howard Jan 2026

A Profile Of Isaac Stern, Carolyn M. Totaro, Hailee Howard

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Isaac Stern covering his amazing performance career.


A Profile Of Jeanne Baxtresser, Carolyn M. Totaro, Simone Gore Jan 2026

A Profile Of Jeanne Baxtresser, Carolyn M. Totaro, Simone Gore

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Jeanne Baxtresser discussing her education, tenure with the New York Philharmonic, publications, and teaching.


A Profile Of Pablo Casals, Carolyn M. Totaro, Thomas Canas Jan 2026

A Profile Of Pablo Casals, Carolyn M. Totaro, Thomas Canas

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of the legendary cellist Pablo Casals including his education, performing, and activism.


A Profile Of Richard Stoltzman, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ted Bielecki Jan 2026

A Profile Of Richard Stoltzman, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ted Bielecki

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Richard Stoltzman including his education, mentors, and career.


A Study Of Finlandia By Jean Sibelius, Carolyn M. Totaro, Aidan Aycock Jan 2026

A Study Of Finlandia By Jean Sibelius, Carolyn M. Totaro, Aidan Aycock

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of Finlandia by Jean Sibelius covering its composition, instrumentation, and significance.


A Study Of The Sinfonietta By Leoš Janáček, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ezra Vorvick Jan 2026

A Study Of The Sinfonietta By Leoš Janáček, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ezra Vorvick

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Sinfonietta by Leoš Janáček discussing its form, instrumentation, and significance.


A Profile Of Alice Chalifoux Of The Cleveland Orchestra, Carolyn M. Totaro, Sage Talamanco Jan 2026

A Profile Of Alice Chalifoux Of The Cleveland Orchestra, Carolyn M. Totaro, Sage Talamanco

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Alice Chalifoux of the Cleveland Orchestra covering her remarkable tenure and teaching career.


A Profile Of The Partch Ensemble, Carolyn M. Totaro, Grant Stanley Jan 2026

A Profile Of The Partch Ensemble, Carolyn M. Totaro, Grant Stanley

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of the Partch Ensemble discussing its formation, repertoire, and performances.


A Study Of The Opera Tales Of Hoffman By Jacques Offenbach, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ellie Sawyer Jan 2026

A Study Of The Opera Tales Of Hoffman By Jacques Offenbach, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ellie Sawyer

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the opera Tales of Hoffman by Jacques Offenbach discussing the unique libretto, roles, and music.


A Profile Of Jacqueline Du Pre, Carolyn M. Totaro, Macie Moon Jan 2026

A Profile Of Jacqueline Du Pre, Carolyn M. Totaro, Macie Moon

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Jacqueline Du Pre covering her childhood, early career, and untimely death.


A Profile Of Thomas Andrew Lehrer, Carolyn M. Totaro, Lilli Korakis Jan 2026

A Profile Of Thomas Andrew Lehrer, Carolyn M. Totaro, Lilli Korakis

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Thomas Andrew Lehrer including his university career and "side job" of musical parody.