The halls of the Westbrook Music Building are once again busy and our faculty, staff, students and alumni are all doing amazing things! Read about them here:
Marci DeAmbrose
Marci DeAmbrose (Ph.D., May 2019) successfully defended her dissertation: “CHOIR MIGHT ACTUALLY SAVE YOUR LIFE”: A CONVERGENT MIXED METHODS STUDY ON ADOLESCENTS’ ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF MIDDLE LEVEL VOCAL MUSIC
Read the abstract here: https://unl.box.com/s/1kcpvbgk2g7sdfpmjo3m9b2gpwc0sbaf
Matthew Hill
Matthew Hill (DMA, May 2019) successfully defended his terminal document: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF Z. RANDALL STROOPE: WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON HODIE
Read the abstract here: https://unl.box.com/s/ibhtax5qnccxgs504pqzyegdnuw8js2t
Christopher Brandt
Christopher Brandt (DMA, May 2019) successfully defended his terminal document: AUTHENTIC PERFORMANCE OF WIND BAND TRANSCRIPTIONS
Read the abstract here: https://unl.box.com/s/vipdthk493jsvs5d1cxoz93s1pdysewn
Sarah Cosano
Sarah Cosano (DMA, May 2019) successfully defended her terminal document: TRANSCRIBING ASTOR PIAZZOLLA’S WORKS TO MAXIMIZE STYLISTIC FIDELITY: AN EXAMINATION OF THREE SAXOPHONE QUARTETS WITH A NEW TRANSCRIPTION
Read the abstract here: https://unl.box.com/s/k5ht2dzo8l3kz8b4dus92xl2sdzhxnz3
Pierrot Lunaire
Graduate students Paul Zeller and Rebecca Nederhiser both recently used the work, Pierrot Lunaire, as the main feature in each of their separate recitals. It’s believed to be the first student ensemble to attempt and successfully perform the work in the history of the school. They also recently performed as special guests at Doane University (Crete campus), where they were featured in an educational assembly for the student body.
Louis Claussen
Louis Claussen (DMA, May 2019) successfully defended his terminal document: FROM IMPROVISATION TO ARTISTRY: A STUDY OF THE PIANO’S 12 SIDES BY CARTER PANN
Read the abstract here: https://unl.box.com/s/gkgz1uybnb8bf31hlq904yy3ddump8ui
Brian Lew
Brian Lew (DMA, May 2019) successfully defended his terminal document: ORIGINAL MUSIC FOR BASS TROMBONE AND PIANO FROM 1985 TO 2018:AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Read the abstract here: https://unl.box.com/s/7mv7b774v8yt2bftw8qhwjdsgkfdy9ny
Colleen Carney
Alum Colleen Carney (bachelor's of music degree in Piano Performance, May 2018) and her duo piano partner, Melissa Terrall, won first place at the National Federation of Music Clubs' biennial Ellis Competition for Duo Pianists with a cash prize of $20,000 on Saturday, March 30th. They also received the Abild American Music Award (for the best performance of an American piece) with a cash prize of $1,000.
Matthew Armstrong
Matthew Armstrong (DMA, May 2019) successfully defended his terminal document: THE CHORAL NEGRO SPIRITUAL ARRANGEMENTS AND COMPOSITIONS OF HALL JOHNSON PERFORMED IN THE GREEN PASTURES
Read the abstract here: https://unl.box.com/s/lycqsxvaooh7y0owi0s8cm0plmetj5mu
Epsilon Omega Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi
It was quite a weekend for our Epsilon Omega Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at the Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma Midwest District Convention in Boulder, CO this weekend!
The chapter won three awards: The Scrapbook Award, Travel Award, and Joint Travel Award (with Tau Beta Sigma.) They also had the most attendees of any single Chapter (out of 21 total.)
Also, Junior MUED Major Jacob Coughlin was elected President of the Midwest District of Kappa Kappa Psi.
Lastly, the joint Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma delegation voted unanimously to accept the bid to host the 2020 Midwest District Convention here in Lincoln.