Theses & Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
A Graduate Recital in Voice, Morgan Horning-Griffin, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's Recital: Anna Godtland, Anna Godtland, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Echoes of the Nation: Janáček, Bartók, and the Articulation of Central European Identity in Opera, Elyse Morris, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The Flute Music of Claude Arrieu: Jean-Pierre Rampal, Radio, and the French Flute School, Breanna Daley, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
A Graduate Recital in Piano, Christine Compton, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Graduate Recital in Piano, Heather Gillis, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital: Lauren Leman, Mezzo-soprano, Lauren Leman, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A Study of Jacob Druckman’s Reflections on the Nature of Water, Paul Lansky’s Three Moves for Marimba, Emmanuel Séjourné, Concerto pour vibraphone solo et orchestre à cordes, Joseph Tompkins, March, and Kevin Volans, She Who Sleeps with a Small Blanket, Ethan Martin, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Masters in Tuba Performance Recital Abstract, Daniel Sanchez, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Master’s Recital in Wind Band Conducting, Stephen Seaberg, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital Yuxiao Sun, Piano, Yuxiao Sun, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Wind conducting recital: A journey through 100 years of wind band repertoire, Foteini Angeli, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's flute recital, Breanna Daley, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
MM percussion recital, Tyler Darnall, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Jovon Eborn, baritone, Jovon Eborn, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital: Colin Evers, piano, Colin Evers, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Late Romantic art song from various national styles, Aricson Jakob Knoblock, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital: Kyle Punt, Kyle Punt, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Luke Sanders, Matthew Lucas Sanders, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Sounds of the trumpet, Cody Alan Schnebel, School of Music, Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
A study of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata in E minor, BWV 914; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 10, No. 3 in D major; Claude Debussy’s Pour le piano L. 95; and Frederic Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, Hanna Stolper, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in piano, Molly Thomas, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital: Brandon Whitish, baritone, Brandon Mark James Whitish, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Jacob Brandenburg master of music recital abstract, Jacob Brandenburg, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in conducting, Jack Thomas Frank, School of Music, Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Graduate voice recital: Alyssa Holley, soprano, Alyssa Holley, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Musical composition graduate portfolio, Juan Marulanda, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Max McBride, Max Niles McBride, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in violin, Maria del Pilar Serrano Pineda, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Athena-Sadé Whiteside, mezzo-soprano, Athena-Sadé Whiteside, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Graduate recital in trombone, Obediah Bauer, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Isaac Schwartz, Isaac Schwartz, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Jenna Skarphol, mezzo-soprano and Dr. Andrea Johnson, piano, Jenna Skarphol, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in conducting, Meredith Kay Tipping, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in violin, Bethany Washington, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Elizabeth Wiley, soprano, and Dr. Korey Barrett, pianist, Elizabeth Wiley, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital: Anna Zetterlund, contralto, Anna Zetterlund, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital: Taylor Dengler, soprano, Taylor Anne Dengler, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A master's recital in flute, Kimberly Ann Abeyta, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Increasing student perceptions of success and inclusion through strategic programming of underrepresented composers, Joyce J. Beyer, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in composition, Adam Walter Carlsen, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in flute, Tamara Kathleen Drury, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A performance-demonstration of rhythm section instruments, trumpet, electric wind instrument, synthesizer, compositions, and arrangements by DeMetrio Lyle, DeMetrio Lyle, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in clarinet, Sayyod Mirzomurodov, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in trombone, Thomas Mortenson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in flute, Shiqun Ou, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master of music recital in clarinet, Lucas Randall, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in oboe, David Thompson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in viola, Gabriel Mateo Forero Villamizar, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in composition, Denzel Washington, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Graduate recital in piano, Mariya Akhadjanova, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in violin, Naima Burrs, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Megan Grey, mezzo soprano & Dr. Korey Barrett, piano, Megan Grey, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Leia Lensing, graduate voice recital, Leia Mae Lensing, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A performance-demonstration of rhythm section instruments, compositions and arrangements by Nicholas Leo, Nicholas Leo, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Chase Pebworth, tuba, Chase Pebworth, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Christopher Phalen, graduate conducting recital abstract, Christopher Richard Phalen, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in voice, Emily Secor, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in conducting, Logan Scott Vander Wiel, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in voice, Lara Elizabeth Wasserman, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Graduate voice recital, Kelly Behling, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in horn, Casey M. Chlapek, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in violin, Hannah Rae Howland, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in piano, Elisabed Imerlishvili, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A demonstration of proficiency on rhythm section instruments and saxophone performance by Sean Koga, Sean Koga, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in piano, Jennifer Regina LeGarde, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in piano, Yizhou Luo, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital abstract, MaKayla McDonald, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master of music recital in bassoon, Annalea Milligan, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital: Kelly Noltner, soprano & James Jenkins, piano, Kelly Noltner, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Seth Nordin in recital, Matthew Seth Nordin, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in conducting, Lucas Harry Petersen, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Blair Remmers, Tenor & James Jenkins, Piano, Blair Remmers, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate Recital in Viola, Andrea Carolina Del Pilar Sánchez Ruiz, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in voice, Noelle Smith, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in voice, Haley L. Steele, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Rachel Storlie, soprano & Robin Guy, piano, Rachel Storlie, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A demonstration of proficiency on rhythm section instruments, compositions, and arrangements by Sam Stranz, Sam Stranz, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in viola, Isaak Walter Sund, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in flute, Azeem Zakiyy Ward, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in saxophone, Cehuai Zhang, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A graduate's recital in piano, Huajun Zhang, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Jordan Boehm in recital, Jordan Boehm, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in voice, Melissa Kay Brown, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in conducting, John Chiles, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Music as a means of connecting, understanding, and being understood, Michael Chase Dickerson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in clarinet, Stacia Kay Fortune, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A performance-demonstration of rhythm section instruments, compositions and arrangements by Josh Hakanson, Josh Hakanson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital, Kayla Kjeldseth, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in piano, Melody Kosobucki, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in piano, Kathleen A. Meyer, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in voice, Michelle J. Monroe, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Graduate recital abstract: Graduate recital in voice, Katherine Elizabeth Beane, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A technical method for the high school string classroom: priorities and presentation of essential skills, Nicole Elizabeth Cody, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Sarah Draffen, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, JoAnna V. Geffert, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, Branden D. S. Haralson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master of music recital in flute, Mara Nicole Miller, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in flute, Natalie Mahree Neshyba, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in viola, Nichelle Probst, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
