Eastern Division Research

Join us for the following Research Sessions at the Eastern Division Conference in Providence, RI, February 16-18, 2012.

Thursday, February 16th

11:30am-12:30pm, Research Gallery Opening: Westin Hotel, Ballroom B

Featuring research posters on the following topics:

• An Analysis of Vocal Jazz Repertoire by Three Selected Publishing Companies
  Billy Baker, New Jersey City University
• The Power of Stylistic Context: Schnittke's Requiem from the Incidental Music to Friedrich Schiller's Don Carlos
  Brian Bartoldus, Music Director, Frederick Presbyterian Church, Assistant Director, City Choir of Washington, D.C.
• Girl Choir Culture: An Ethnography of the Seattle Girls' Choir
  Sarah J. Bartolome, Louisiana State University
• Choral Science: Applying Research to Rehearsal
  Duane Cottrell, University of Delaware
• Aaron Copland's In the Beginning
  Allison Fromm, University of Illinois
• Mathematical and Musical Formal Procedures in the First Movement of Lutoslawski's Trois Poêmes d'Henri Michaux
  Thomas Kim, American University of Beirut
• The Impact of Musical Background, Choral Conducting Training and Music Teaching Style on Choral Warm-up Philosophy
  Bradley C. Olesen, West Chester University
• The Choral Music of Antonio Soler
  Nancy Plum, freelance writer, singer, music critic and musicologist, Princeton, NJ
• Perspectives On A Cappella: The Developmental Benefits Of Contemporary Unaccompanied Ensemble Singing
  Donald St. Jean, Salve Regina University
• Jazz Elements in Select Finnish and Swedish Choral Music
  Sarin Williams, University of Rio Grand, OH

4:00-5:00pm, Research Session: Westin Hotel, rm. 557

Featuring in-depth paper presentations on two topics from the Research Gallery:

• Aaron Copland’s In the Beginning (Allison Fromm, University of Illinois)
• An Ethnography of the Seattle Girl’s Choir (Sarah J. Bartholome, Louisiana State University)

Friday, February 17th

3:00-4:00pm Research Session: Exploring 20th Century Masterworks, Westin Hotel, Ballroom E

Featuring in-depth paper presentations on two topics from the Research Gallery:

• The Power of Stylistic Context: Schnittke's Requiem from the Incidental Music to Friedrich Schiller's Don Carlos (Brian Bartoldus, Music Director, Frederick Presbyterian Church, Assistant Director, City Choir of Washington, D.C.)
• Mathematical and Musical Formal Procedures in the First Movement of Lutoslawski's Trois Poêmes d'Henri Michaux (Thomas Kim, American University of Beirut)

4:00-5:00pm, Research Gallery Drop-In: Westin Hotel, Ballroom B

Mingle with Research Gallery presenters for a lively discussion of their research.

Saturday, February 18th

8:00-9:00am, Research Session: Westin Hotel, rm. 550

• An in-depth presentation on one of the topics from the Research Gallery:
  Choral Science: Applying Research to Rehearsal (Duane Cottrell, University of Delaware)

Last revised January 02, 2012