2020 CMS Great Lakes Regional Conference Schedule of Events
Oakland University
Friday, April 3, 2020
8:30 AM Registration desk opens Outside Varner Hall Coffee, tea, and light refreshments served
Welcome Remarks Varner Recital Hall 8:45 AM Jay Batzner, President of the Great Lakes Chapter Benjamin Fuhrman, Local Arrangements Chair
Session 1A: Gender Issues Varner 222 Session Chair: Alexis Bacon (Michigan State University)
9:30 AM (Paper) Gender Trends in Regional Music Composition Faculty Margaret McGinity-Termuhlen (Central Michigan University)
10:00 AM (Paper) Music Created by White Men Predominates in Music Theory Textbooks Garrett Schumann (AEPEX Contemporary Performance)
Session 1B: Preparing the Collegiate Vocalist Varner 110 Session Chair: Tana Field (Murray State University)
9:30 AM (Paper) Fostering Singing Agency Through Emotional Differentiation In Collegiate Learning Environments Lauri A Hogle (Oakland University)
10:00 AM (Paper) Brokering Reflective Spaces in Experiential Learning: Interdisciplinary Engagements in a Summer Opera Program Sophie Louise Roland (Western University Don Wright Faculty of Music) Kelly Bylica (Western University Don Wright Faculty of Music) Laura Benjamins, student member (Western University Don Wright Faculty of \ Music)
Session 2A: Onstage/Offstage: Musicmaking in America Varner 134 Session Chair: Kate Hamori (University of Indianapolis)
10:30 AM (Lecture/Recital) New American Music: the Songs of David P. Rossow Matthew J. Daniels (Bishop Foley Catholic High School) David Rossow (Florida Atlantic University)
11:00 AM (Lecture/Recital) ‘L’-Evating Art: Spontaneous Experience of Participatory Music in a Presentational Genre) James Brinkman, student member (Michigan State University)
Session 2B: Pedagogy, Part I Varner 222 Session Chair: Toby Rush (University of Dayton)
10:30 AM (Paper) When American Music Teaching Leaves America: Grounded Theory Bethany Nickel, student member (Case Western Reserve University)
11:00 AM (Paper) Expanding the Sensorium of Understanding in the Music Theory Classroom Shersten Johnson (University of St. Thomas)
11:30 AM Recital Varner Recital Hall Andrea Cheeseman, clarinets
12:30 PM Lunch (on your own) CMS-GL Board Meeting
Session 3: Poster Session Varner 133
2:00 PM (Poster) Discovering Latin American Women Composers Gabriela Calderón Cornejo, student member (Ball State University)
(Poster) Giuseppe Martucci’s La Canzone dei Ricordi: A Musical Anomaly Tana Field (Murray State University)
(Poster) Popular Songwriting in Secondary and Post-Secondary Music Courses Bethany Nickel, student member (Case Western Reserve University)
Session 4A: Directions in Electronic Music Varner Recital Hall Session Chair: Elisabeth Honn Hoegberg (University of Indianapolis)
2:30 PM (Performance) Cue Next Scene: New Works for Trumpet and Interactive Elements Evan Fowler, student member (The University of Iowa)
3:00 PM (Performance) Electro-Acoustic Piano Performance Nanyi Qiang (Central State University)
3:30 PM (Performance) New(er) Works for Soli(ish) Clarinet Emily Mehigh (Independent Scholar)
Session 4B: Pedagogy, Part II Varner 218 Session Chair: Toby Rush (University of Dayton)
2:30 PM (Workshop) The Tritone—A Bridge Across Stylistic Boundaries Mark Lathan (Waubonsee Community College)
Session 5: Composition: Practice and Theory Varner Recital Hall Session Chair: Lauri A. Hogle (Oakland University)
3:30 PM (Paper) Henry Cowell’s Trio for Flute, Violin, and Harp: The Oakland Connection Amy Hardison Tully (Oakland University)
4:00 PM (Paper) Inspiration/Perspiration: Creating a Map of the Music Composition Creative Process Kyle Vanderburg (North Dakota State University)
Session 6: Piano Music Varner Recital Hall Session Chair: Paula Gudmundson (University of Minnesota-Duluth)
4:30 PM (Lecture/Recital)Two Piano Music By Women Composers From Around The World Julia Mortyakova (Mississippi University for Women) Valentin M. Bogdan (Mississippi University for Women)
5:00 PM (Lecture/Recital) Compositional and Performing Strategies in Works for Piano Solo by Carl Vine So Jung Kwak (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
5:30 PM Dutch Treat Dinner (not included in the conference fee)
8:00 PM Composers Concert Varner Recital Hall
Ralph Lewis: DuoTube (2018) Pre-Arranged Performers and Audience Participation
Alexis Bacon: 1. Tea in the Sahara (from The Sheltering Sky) (2015) Alta Boover, mezzo-soprano Alexis Bacon, piano
Sebastian Anthony Birch: Llanto por Ignacio Sanchez Mejias (2018) Bret Hoag, guitar
Kyle Vanderburg: Crosswinds (2014) Andrea Cheeseman, clarinet
Harry Bulow: Inventions for Eb Alto Saxophone and Piano (2017) Harry Bulow, alto saxophone Ellen Bulow, piano
Jay C. Batzner: Danger Tree (2019) Bruce Bonnell, french horn
Daniel Morel: Ich habe geschwiegen (2017) Kelly Birch, mezzo-soprano
Murray Gross: Waiting, again, for Lady Yang (2004) Andrea Cheeseman, clarinet
Joo Won Park: Hungry (2018) Bret Hoag, guitar
Saturday, April 4, 2020
8:30 AM Registration Desk opens Outside Varner Hall Coffee, tea, and light refreshments served
Session 7A: Retention and the Student Mindset Varner 205 Session Chair: Elizabeth Sullivan (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
9:00 AM (Discussion Forum) Defining Success: Music Student Mindset, Retention, and Performance Christine Beamer, student member (Michigan State University) Talitha Wimberly, student member (Michigan State University)
10:00 AM (Demonstration) Recruiting, Retaining, and Supporting the Rural Student Stacy K. Dziuk (Monmouth College)
Session 7B: Building the Musician Skill Set Varner 206 Session Chair: Kyle Vanderburg (North Dakota State University)
9:00 AM (Workshop) Audio Recording for Performers (and Their Teachers) Aaron Hynds (University of Kentucky)
10:00 AM (Demonstration) Emerging Entrepreneurial Trends for the Twenty-First Century Musician Shitong Zhan Sigler, student member (The Ohio State University)
Session 8: Flute Variations Varner Recital Hall Session Chair: Bethany Nickel (Case Western Reserve University)
10:30 AM (Lecture/Recital) Old and New Trios for Flute, Oboe, and Piano Elizabeth Sullivan (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) Rebecca Johnson (Eastern Illinois University) Cara Chowning (Ball State University)
11:00 AM (Performance) Iberia Terry Herald (Oakland University) Amy Hardison Tully (Oakland University)
11:30 AM (Lecture/Recital) Breaking Waves: The Music of Laura Netzel Paula Gudmundson (University of Minnesota Duluth) Rudolf Ozolins (Oakland University)
Keynote Speaker Varner Recital Hall Session Chair: Jay C. Batzner (Central Michigan University)
12:00 PM: Breaking the Sound Barrier Jacqueline Jove (The Sphinx Organization)
1:00 PM Luncheon and Business Meeting (included in the conference fee)
Session 9A: Relevancy in Music Pedagogy Varner 206 Session Chair: Amy Hardison Tully (Oakland University)
3:30 PM (Paper) Finding Common Ground: Is Practitioner Practice in School Music Repertoire Selection for Young Adolescents Consistent with Music Preference Research and Adolescents’ Views on Music? Sarah A. Robinson, student member (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)
4:00 PM (Paper) Mamlok on Day One: Strategies for Incorporating Recent Music Throughout the Undergraduate Music Theory Curriculum Neal Endicott, student member (Michigan State University)
4:30 PM (Demonstration) More than Accommodating: Tools and Techniques to Help Teach Students with Visual Impairments Toby Rush (University of Dayton)
Session 9B: Clara Schumann at 200 Varner Recital Hall Session Chair: Nick Ross (Otterbein University)
3:30 PM (Lecture/Recital) Clara’s World—Four Fleeting Pieces Susan Wheatley, retired member (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
4:00 PM (Lecture/Recital) 2019-2020: Clara Schumann’s 200th and Beethoven’s 250th Birth Years and Their Improvisations Junghwa Lee (Southern Illinois University at Carbondale)
5:30 PM Dinner (not included in the conference fee)
8:00 PM Oakland University Showcase Varner Recital Hall