Undergraduate Capstone Papers, Projects, and Recitals
Submissions from 2013
Last Minute Practice, Alyssa Moore
“Ravaged by Time”: The Effects of the Past and Future on the Present in The Glass Menagerie, Lauren R. Moore
Life of Pi: Perspectives on Truth, Sarah Morse
“I’m not lost anymore:” Hyperreal Self-Realization amidst Hostile Father-Son Relationships in Lunar Park, John Michael Mumme
Dusk at the Colosseum, Zachary A. Murphy
Energy, Zachary A. Murphy
Italian Bike, Zachary A. Murphy
Delora Neuschwander, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Lecture Recital, Delora Neuschwander
Russian-Jewish Art Music: The Voice of a People, DeLora J. Neuschwander
Jessica Pearson, Senior Clarinet Recital, Jessica Pearson
Grand Haven Pier, Arianna Pepper
Home Sweet Home, Arianna Pepper
Mackinac Bridge, Arianna Pepper
Grand Canal in Fog, Stephen J. Port
Parisian Canvas, Stephen J. Port
Vendor's Life, Stephen J. Port
Cory Richardson, Senior Percussion Recital, Cory Richardson
Deanna Ruman, Senior Piano Recital, Deanna Ruman
Cameron Swett, Senior Trumpet Recital, Cameron Swett
Josh Thomsen, Senior Guitar Recital, Josh Thomsen
If I Remember Correctly, Kristin L. Troyer
The Effects of Young Caregiving in Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone, Natalie V. Youngquist
Submissions from 2012
Ariel Bacon, Senior Piano Recital, Ariel Bacon
Amy Beach: Tenacious Spirit, Ariel Foshay Bacon
Lauren Bidwell, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Lauren Bidwell
Alisa Daum, Senior Flute and Piccolo Recital, Alisa Daum
David Dion, Senior Clarinet Recital, David Dion
Gretchen E. Mayer, Senior Piano Recital, Gretchen E. Mayer
Samantha Grelen, Senior Violin Recital, Samantha Grelen
The Role of Harmonic and Formal Elements as They Relate to Performance Practices in Chopin's Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47, Zachary James
Summer Breeze, Melissa Johnson
Meredith Lawrence, Senior Cello Recital, Meredith Lawrence
I Will Live This Way Forever, Alyssa Moore
Taylor Nelson, Baritone, Senior Voice Recital, Taylor Nelson
Alison Patton, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Alison Patton
Janette Plumley, Senior Piano Recital, Janette Plumley
“First they built the roads”: The Automobile Agent in Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs, Kimberly Prijatel
Guido of Arezzo and His Influence on Music Learning, Anna J. Reisenweaver
Kyle Schick, Senior Saxophone Recital, Kyle Schick
Waste, Wasting, Wasted: Repercussions of Simulations on the American Family in Tracy Letts’s August: Osage County, Kate Soules
Rockwell Taylor, Senior Percussion Recital, Rockwell Taylor
Vienna Trindal, Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Vienna Trindal
Hannah Tucker, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Hannah Tucker
Submissions from 2011
Emily Ann Powell, Senior Viola Recital, Emily Ann Powell
Kaitlyn Arnott, Senior Trumpet Recital, Kaitlyn Arnott
The Fantasy of the Real: J.R.R. Tolkien, Modernism, and Postmodernism, Hannah Brady
Aubrie Compitello, Senior Piano Recital, Aubrie Compitello
Matthew Compton, Senior Trumpet Recital, Matthew Compton
Brittany Denningham, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Brittany Denningham
Audrey Hebson, Senior Cello Recital, Audrey Hebson
David Kauffman, Senior Saxophone Recital, David Kauffman
Sara Moody, Senior Guitar Recital, Sara Moody
“Look Back at Me”: North and South and the Two-faced Neo-Victorian Gaze, Julie Ellen Pickens
Gabrielle Sanfilippo, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Gabrielle Sanfilippo
Matthew Glenn Scheerschmidt, Bass, Senior Voice Recital, Matthew Glenn Scheerschmidt
“Playing Like a Man”: The Struggle of Black Women in Jazz and the Feminist Movement, Katherine Soules
Catherine Stampfli, Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Catherine Stampfli
Sarah Thompson, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Sarah Thompson
Krista Wiles, Senior Piano Recital, Krista Wiles
Submissions from 2010
Mary Abraham, Senior Piano Recital, Mary Abraham
Lisbeth Cummings, Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Lisbeth Cummings
Porgy and Bess: A Racial Paradox, Carolyn Deemer
Evan Felmet, Baritone, Senior Voice Recital, Evan Felmet
Greg Gallagher, Tenor, Senior Voice Recital, Greg Gallagher
The Grotesque Gospel of Buechner’s Godric, Emily Burris Geary
Katrina Gingerich, Senior Piano Recital, Katrina Gingerich
Stephanie Haines, Senior Piano Recital, Stephanie Haines
Gwendolyn Jobson, Senior Piano Recital, Gwendolyn Jobson
Women and Worship Ministry: Contemporary Opportunities and Challenges, Nicole Johnson
Elizabeth J. Preston, Senior Violin Recital, Elizabeth J. Preston
Conservative Radical: Martin Luther’s Influence on Congregational Singing, Jonathan Knight
Jessica Kolody, Senior Flute and Piccolo Recital, Jessica Kolody
Lynn Mellum, Senior Piano Recital, Lynn Mellum
Alise Merrin, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Alise Merrin
Hannah Miller, Senior Piano Recital, Hannah Miller
Lisa Pollock, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Lisa Pollock
Lindsey Richardson, Senior Trumpet Recital, Lindsey Richardson
Stacey Russell, Senior Flute Recital, Stacey Russell
Benjamin Scheerschmidt, Baritone, Senior Voice Recital, Benjamin Scheerschmidt
Music as Therapy: Treating the Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease, Christina Sidaras
Bradley Smith, Senior Piano Recital, Bradley Smith
Jonathan Storch, Senior Viola Recital, Jonathan Storch
Laura Thayer, Senior Piano Recital, Laura Thayer
Elizabeth Weix, Senior Piano Recital, Elizabeth Weix
Sarah Whitfield, Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Sarah Whitfield
Submissions from 2009
John Carey, Senior Percussion Recital, John Carey
Ian Casper, Tenor, Senior Voice Recital, Ian Casper
Kaydrie Clymer, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Kaydrie Clymer
Sara Craig, Senior Piano Recital, Sara Craig
Hannah Endres, Mezzo-Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Hannah Endres
Sarah Erlandson, Senior Piano Recital, Sarah Erlandson
Brent Fugate, Senior Percussion Recital, Brent Fugate
Joshua Griffith, Baritone, Senior Voice Recital, Joshua Griffith
Ryan Hales, Baritone, Senior Voice Recital, Ryan Hales
Timothy Harenda, Senior Composition Recital, Timothy Harenda
Stacey Keller, Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Stacey Keller
Sharon Lehr, Senior Piano Recital, Sharon Lehr
Kathryn Lutz, Soprano, Senior Voice Recital, Kathryn Lutz
Joel Moody, Senior Piano Recital, Joel Moody
