Sisyphus Overture is a retelling of Albert Camus’ Myth of Sisyphus through the prism of his novel The Plague . It has a running time of approximately ten minutes and is a single movement, through-composed symphonic piece. Sisyphus Overture is not meant to be a programmatic piece…
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Bird-like is a continuous series of five musical scenes for sinfonietta, or, optionally, chamber orchestra (single winds, with a small string section). Each scene is inspired by the motions, behaviors, and physical appearances of a chosen species of bird or birds that might be s…
The three movements that comprise this orchestral work were inspired by selected illustrations created in 1946 by the artist Marc Chagall for a special edition of Arabian Nights Entertainments, a book of tales. This work is programmatic since it intends to describe musically the…
The portfolio consists of four original compositions: (1) Triptych (for orchestra); (2) Rain Sketch (for oboe & orchestra); (3) Rain Sketch II (for percussion quartet); (4) Calligraphy Fantasia (for Chinese instrumental ensemble). Triptych is written for a large orchestra, is di…
Night Dance was inspired by the contemplation of opposite worlds, the Ancient and the Modern, the East and the West, Piety and Decadence. My plan was to integrate these concepts into a composition in such a way that they all complimented one another, coexisting as a whole. I wan…
Beyond Rivers of Vision is a three-movement work for orchestra based on passages from three books in the Bible regarding rivers, prophets, and their visions. Composing this work emanates from a deep desire to musically convey the visions suggested in the books of Genesis (moveme…
Prophecies is a thirteen minute piece for full orchestra (3333 4331 timp perc(3) strings). It incorporates an Iranian melody, “Ey Iran,” which can be considered the unofficial Iranian national anthem, and some of the melodic material in the rest of the work is derived from this …
Road to Damascus for Piano and Orchestra is based on the story of the Apostle Paul's repentance and conversion to Christianity. This dramatic event is one of the most inspirational in the New Testament. Also, through this momentous story, Paul is admired by many artists in vario…
Songs Lost and Forgotten is a fifteen minute work in three movements for orchestra that explores the experience of musical memory. The piece deals with my memories of being sung to and evokes the act of remembering by distorting elements of recognizable musical materials associa…
Plethora, throughout its three movements, ("Panoply," "Vicissitudes," and "Techno Meso-morph,") represents a multitude of musical styles, most specifically the European classical tradition, Asian musics, and jazz. Since Plethora is a work for a medium-sized orchestra of equal-te…
The Doctoral Performance and Research submitted by Mary Mixter, under the direction of Laura Schwendinger at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Musical Arts consists of the following: I. Written Project“Southwest …
This dissertation traces the history of two regional orchestras in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Oakland and San José Symphonies, from their inceptions through their Chapter 7 Bankruptcy filings in 1986 and 2002, respectively. I pay special attention to the decades preceding t…
I am investigating the role of Dimitri Mitropoulos in promoting contemporary music primarily during his tenure as the principal conductor of New York Philharmonic. I plan to discuss the contemporary composers and works he found important, and why this music needed to be heard. T…
The performance of silent film scores with live screenings of silent films is an artform that is still enjoyed by 21st century audiences. One of the most frequently performed examples of this is The Phantom of the Opera (1925). In addition to being an iconic film in the history …
This thesis explores the role and function of the Bandung Philharmonic as a unique impression in the symphony orchestra world and how its ventures into multicultural education forms bridges from the local to the global community. It further demonstrates the unique negotiations t…