The Speaker:

Matt Mason, Composition 

The Speakers:

Rebekah Erdman, University of Iowa Musicology Student  
Research In Progess: Victorian-era work songs (specifically weavers) and how/if they transmit history that pushes against standard narratives.

Mark Rheaume, University of Iowa Composition Student 
Dissertation Work In Progress: "Public Memory and Public Melody: Restoring, Capturing, and Broadcasting Discourse in [Title] for Orchestra and Tape."

Zane Larsen, University of Iowa Music Theory Student 
Conference Paper In Progress:"Instances of Musical Queering in 'Flying Away (Finale)' from Fun Home."

The Speaker: 

Cody Norling, Musicology

Presentation Title: 

“Where in the World is May Valentine?: Chasing Traces of an Ancillary Opera Professional.”

Paper Title: 

“‘Angelica di voce’: Ángela Peralta as Nineteenth-Century Diva.”

Paper Title: 

“Metric Struggle/Cognitive Struggle: A Phenomenological Approach to Narrative in Schumann’s Symphony No. 2.”

Paper Title: 

“Puccini’s Grotesque West: Indigenous Depictions in La fanciulla del west.”