Theses/Dissertations from 2023
An Exploration of Popular Tenor Audition Arias and a Guide to Selecting Opera Audition Repertoire, Tung Kei Lam
Robert Starer and His Music, with a Focus on Solo Works for Trumpet, Allison Mcswain
Kazimierz Serocki’s Trombone Concerto: Prominent Work in Post-War Poland, Dawid Mzyk
A Comparison of the Traditional Chinese Vocal Style and Western Bel Canto Singing, Jie Pan
Polish Nationalism and the Flute Sonatina: The Influence of Folklore on Inter-War Composers Tadeusz Kassern, Wojciech Kilar and Aleksander Tansman, Marta Plominska
The Issue of Communicability in Guerra-Peixe’s 1947 Solo Violin Works, Lucas Henrique Teixeira Martins
Asian Culture in Western Music: Piano Music by Tan Dun and Bright Sheng, Guqi Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Developing Vocal Agility of Light Lyric Coloratura Soprano Voices Through the Neglected Repertoire of French Opéra Comique, Valentine Baron
The Influence of Volga Tatar Folk Music and Soviet Cultural Policies on the Orchestral Composers of Kazan, Jane Katherine Brown
A Performer’s Guide to Richard Danielpour’s Spirits In The Well: A Cycle of Four Songs for Soprano and Piano with Lyrics by Toni Morrison, Christina Louise Chenes
Ukrainian Violin Sonata: Performance Analysis of Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Naum Lapynsky and Mykola Silvansky, Oleksiy Hamov
Adaptive Theatre Techniques for Use in Autism Behavioral Intervention, Tyler Hastings
Yusef Lateef, Autophysiopsychic Music and Oboe Performance, Ellen Hummel
Study of Narrative Effects of Each Instrumental Group in Exemplum: In Memoriam Kwangju by Isang Yun, Jeahyun Jo
Neo Development Of The Workplace Environment In Response To Evolutionary Social Changes, Dafne Odette
Jazz Sampling Hip Hop: A View of the Expanded Rhythm Section and the Musical Interactions Between Musicians and Machines, Molly Kaylynn Redfield
In the Image of… Towards a Trans Talmud, Laurence Myers Reese
A Performance Guide for Four Songs by Francisco Mignone, Amanda Mara Rizzotto Vidal Pessoa
Violin Performance Influences of Fritz Kreisler, Walter Daniel White
Lawrence T. Odom: Techniques and Commentary on Arranging for the Wind Band, Clinton L. Williams
Development of a Model for Affordable Senior Living Community, Nyx Wenlin Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
An Orchestral Percussionist's Guide to Instruments of the Caribbean, Lucas Brust
Yellow River Piano Concerto, Yaxin Chen
Use of Conductor Directives in Rehearsals by Conductors of Professional Music Ensembles, David Coyner
The Archetypal Female Image in Chinese National Opera: A Study of Xi Shi, Xin Guo
Preparation to Performance: A Conductor’s Journey to the Podium, Geoffrey B. Neuman
Dimitri Mitropoulos a Champion of New Music, Ioannis Protopapas
The Beat of a Subculture: A Study of the History and Impact of Non-pitched Percussion in Early Hip-hop, Jeffrey Michael Taylor
The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto (1959), Ying Zhang
The Bridge from Etude to Repertoire: Hermann Six Concert Studies, Op. 18, Yuxin Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
An Examination of the History and Evolution of Senior Adult Theatre accomplishments that Impact Intergenerational Theatre of the 21st Century, William Français Charette
Managing The Performing Arts Center: Best Practices For University-Based Performing Arts Centers, Lori Cobo
Sacred Song Sisters: Choral and Solo Vocal Church Music by Women Composers for the Lenten Revised Common Lectionary, Lisa Elliott
Rusalka and the Snow Maiden: A Comparative Study of Two Fairytale Operas, Olivera Gjorgoska
Escaping Time: Messiaen’s Musical Language, Religious Symbolism, and Undermining Time in Quatour Pour La Fin Du Temps, Sarra Elizabeth Hey-Folick
The Child Dreams: An Examination of Gil Shohat’s Adaptation of Hanoch Levin’s Play, Karin Hochman
The Musical Style and the Cultural Connotation of Bright Sheng's Opera 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Xirui Huang
An Alternative Approach to Food Market Design: Strategies That Nurture Human Health and Well-Being, Kendall Marsh
The Cello Concertos of Karl Davydov (1838–1889): Historical Context and Pedagogical Rol, Adam Matthew Stiber
Beginning the Baroque Bassoon: A Contemporary Approach, Elizabeth Ellen Valvano
Developing the Young Dramatic Soprano Voice Ages 15-22, Monica Ariane Williams
The Impact and Influence of The Diary Of Anne Frank on Middle and High School Students, Norma Jane Zuckerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
One-Handed Works: Historical Background, Injury Awareness and a Study of Selected Works, Zheni Georgieva Atanasova
Mozart's "Mezzos": A Comparative Study Between Castrato and Female Roles in Mozart's Operas, Erin Gonzalez
Torrente and Manjón: The Visionary-Producers of the Latin Fire Follies, Olivia Hernando
Illuminating Unsung Americans Sung as a Musical Staple within American Culture, Richard Leon Hodges
Florence B. Price's Compositional Style to Song Settings of Paul Laurence Dunbar's Dialect Poetry: A Performance Guide, Daniel Joseph Hunter Jr
The Historical and Cultural Influences of Gagok 가곡 (Korean Art Song): A Musical Guide, Sarah Kim
Words as Weapons and Wisdom, Barbara Paige
Casting for Success: Building Teams for Regional Operatic Productions, Keri Rusthoi
George Gershwin's Concerto in F: A Wind Orchestra Transcription with Historical Context and Transcription Techniques, Andrew Smouse
Balys Dvarionas: A Brief History, Analysis of His Concerto For Horn and Orchestra, and the First Recording of the Concerto, Jonathan Lewis Snyder
Bridging the Gap: An Introduction to Jazz Improvisation and the Application of Manipulating Composed Content for Classical Percussionists, James Douglas Whiting
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
The Synthesis of Balkan Folk Tunes in the Music of Vlastimir Nikolovski and Alexander Vladigerov, Dejan Daskalov
114 Years in Oblivion: The History and Development of International Flute Festivals in Central America, Dafne Zenice Guevara
Spiritual Roots and Classical Fruits: A Stylistic Analysis and Performance Guide of Selected Spirituals and Art Songs by Jacqueline Hairston, Phillip Lewis Newell Harris
Leonardo Balada and Surrealism in Music, Ivan Ivanov
Design Guidelines and Strategies for Thermal Solar Management of Fenestration in the Desert Climate, David Mccredo
Beyond the Melting Pot: An Anthology of Modern Art Song by Immigrant Composers in America, Kathryn Omune
Human Thermal Comfort in Transition Space, Asawari Anil Pawar
Cohousing Design Strategies for Active Aging, Marisela Thompson
The Life of a Marimba Master: Zeferino Nandayapa Ralda; Composer, Band Leader, Soloist, Lindsay Michelle Whelan
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Going Old School: Using Eighteenth Century Pedagogy Models to Foster Musical Skills and Creativity in Today's Students, Monique Arar
Finding the Shakespeare in Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet: A Comparison of Plot and Character in the Seventeenth-century English Play and the Nineteenth-century French Opera, Bonita Elissa Bunt
Object Language/On Defining Sculpture, Thaddeus Barak Moore Celia-Zoellner
Etudes for the Bassoon: An Annotated Bibliography and Pedagogical Guide, Eric Joaquin Fassbender
John Philip Sousa and the Wagner Overture: A New Transcription of the Overture to Der fliegende Holländer for Wind Orchestra, Stephen H. Goldeck
An Analysis and Band Transcription of Eric Whitacre's The River Cam, Charles Amon Maguire
Grand Solo Op.14 & Rondo Op2. N3: The Sonority of the Classical Era, Hugo Maia Nogueira
Songs of the Cajuns: A History and Analysis of Joie de vivre: Five Impressions of Acadian-America, Wendy Kay Moss
Cultural Influences upon Soviet-Era Programmatic Piano Music for Children, Maria Pisarenko
Crossover Trumpet Performance: Jazz Style and Technique for Classical Trumpeters, Kevin Christopher Tague
Of Sharks and Spaceships: The Role of the Tuba in John Williams's Film Scores for Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stephen Davis Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
A Performance Analysis of Dorothy Rudd Moore's Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds, and Death, Cordelia Elizabeth Anderson
Viktor Kosenko's Piano Cycle Eleven Etudes in the Form of Old Dances, Ekaterina Bessmeltseva
Water Harvesting Methods and the Built Environment: The Role of Architecture in Providing Water Security, Adam Joseph Bradshaw
An Annotated Bibliography of Beginning and Intermediate Solo Bassoon Literature, Kim Kehau Chai
Original Chamber Percussion Works for Silent or Silenced Film in Live Performance, James William Doyle III
How Queer!: Camp Expression in Francis Poulenc's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, Kevin Ryland Eberle
Theater Education: Thinking Outside of the Black Box, Raheve Gray
Collaborative Writing for Commercial Musical Theatre, Alexandra Grill-Childers
Efficient Strategies for Playing the Horn, Jon Allan Holloway
Applied Anatomy in Music: Body Mapping for Trumpeters, Micah Holt
Pansori, Bomi Kang
The Big Band and the Piano: Nikolai Kapustin’s Variations Op. 41, Ryan Kelly
Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony: An Analytical Exploration and Keys to Interpretation, Phillip Lenberg
Four Sonnets by Pablo Neruda, sets 1 and 2, by Judith Cloud, for High Voice and Piano: A Performer’s Perspective, Sheronda Levonne Mckee
Rhinestones in the Desert: The Rise and Fall of the Las Vegas Showgirl and the Productions That Shaped Her, Diane Marie Palm
Image, Narrative, & Concept of Time in Valerie Capers's Song Cycle Song of the Seasons, Lillian Channelle Roberts
Yiddish Diction in Singing, Carrie Suzanne Schuster-Wachsberger
George Crumb’s Personal Response to the Golden Age of Social Activism: Night of the Four Moons, Black Angels, and Vox Balaenae, Yi Ling Tsai
Kimmo Hakola's Diamond Street and Loco: A Performance Guide, Erin Elizabeth Vander Wyst
Innovative Fiber Optic/Thin Film Photovoltaic Systems: Adequately Distributing Daylight While Harvesting Energy, Sean Steven Zurko
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Models for Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98: A Stylistic Analysis, William George August Mccullough