The Wind Was There is a setting for soprano voice and orchestra of two poems by Bravig Imbs (1904-46). Imbs was an American writer active in France for most of his career. He was also a violinist and amateur composer. The piece is in two movements, with a total duration of approximately twenty-five minutes. Each movement represents a different stylistic approach to the musical material. Movement one represents the spirit, though not the harmonic language, of the early twentieth century. The second movement shows the influence of Lutoslawski and Lugeti. This eclectic approach was chosen due to the quite different moods imparted to me by the two poems.The relationship between the soprano and the orchestra is not one between soloist and accompaniment, but is more in the nature of a symphonic dialogue.

the problem was to take a group of poems from a work entitled The Dark Land, by Kathleen Tankersley Young, and set them to music in such a manner as to produce a unified, artistic, whole, A string quartet was chosen as an accompanying group because of a desire to produce a work comparable in scope and seriousness of content to a piece of chamber music.

The Serenade for Viola and Orchestra is a one-movement composition of three connecting sections with two main themes of contrasting character. The "relatedness" of the sections does not depend on common thematic material, but rather on a system whereby motives evolve out of the thematic material and from elements in preceding sections. The sonorous timbre of the viola is exploited and becomes the central tessitura for the piece. The title is representative of the lyrical nature of the composition as a whole, especially the first and third section.

The composition is in four movements and requires approximately fifteen minutes for performance. Characteristic features of the work include fugal imitation, modified arch form, sound mass and special brass effects, and quintal harmony in each movement, respectively. The purpose of the composition is to expand literature for brass choir and prepared tape.

The compositional goals strived for in this work are (1) to unify the past and present, (2) to present a rhythmically simple but harmonically complex use of the voices, (3) to explore the timbral complexities of voices and instruments, (4) to explore rhythmic changes without changing meters, (5) to integrate the orchestra and chorus so as to produce one musical entity rather than two opposing groups, (6) to produce a work that is both practicable in performance and contemporary in spirit.

Te Deum is a concert work for orchestra (woodwinds in pairs plus contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, two trombones, tuba, percussion, and strings) and a large mixed chorus. The text is derived from The Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England. In the interest of intelligibility, the text setting is mostly syllabic. The single through-composed movement, lasting about eleven minutes, is divided into three principal sections. Section two contains the primary climax of the work. The basic musical material of the piece is a set of motives which are altered and combined in various ways.

<p> An attempt has been made to estimate the abundance of trace and major constituents in the Precambrian surficial rocks in a large part (43,000 square miles) of the Red Lake - Lansdowne House area in northwestern Ontario. The area has an average composition which is close to that of granodiorite, more silicic than most estimates of crustal abundance, close to other estimates for continental shield areas, but possibly deficient in K2O relative to Poldervaart's (1955) estimate. The rocks of this area appear to be low in Be, Ti, V, Cu, Y, Sc and Zr, and high in Sr, relative to crustal abundances based on the proportion of exposed rocks on the surface of the continents (Turekian and Wedepohl, 1961). Analysis of variance techniques have detected significant regional variations of Cr, Mn, Sr and Ba. Significant variation exists between rock types for all trace elements analyzed except Cu.</p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)

In this thesis, I explored how I can work on transcribing and analyzing music to develop my personal musical voice. I examined different methods of transcribing and analyzing music, then chose the one that worked best for me. I then applied this method to three solos and three compositions. Through this process, I identified specific elements that spoke to me in the music and used them as tools to expand my improvisation and composition style. The results of this study show that the use of this method brought a newfound level of clarity to my music and allowed me to expand my artistic range. However, it was also recognized that further experimentation and exploration would be necessary to continue my development of a deeper, more fully-realized musical voice. In conclusion, this study highlights the potential for transcribing and analyzing music to enhance personal musical expression and underline the importance of ongoing experimentation and refinement for artists looking to develop a clear and authentic voice. / <p>Konsertprogram:</p><p>The Traveler</p><p>Stress</p><p>Travis</p><p>Transparent</p><p>Fadeing</p><p></p><p>Medverkande musiker:</p><p>Hampus Westin - Bas</p><p>Aaron Dutton: Saxofon</p><p>David Stener - Piano</p><p>Albin Ormegard - Gitarr</p><p>William Wermeling - Trummor</p><p></p><p></p><p>Inspelning av konserten finns bifogad</p>

Great Lakes Leviathan is a work for Piano and Large Chamber Orchestra that takes its main source of inspiration from cryptozoological reports of sea creatures; particularly those found within the midwestern region of the United States. This work develops over the course of four movements. In the opening movement and in the thalassic finale, entitled The Rising Deep and Great Lakes Leviathan respectively, the listener will experience sound worlds imitating tumultuous waters, majesty, chaos, and an encounter with the aforementioned Leviathan itself. The second movement, The Fossil Finder, explores themes of excavation, research, and course charting. The third movement, Eventide, reflects upon narratives of exploration, maiden voyage, expanding horizons, and evening twilight.

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