Joshua Lambert and Professor Eric Hansen, Music Department Throughout classical music history, most major composers of the baroque, classical and romantic eras overlooked the bass as a solo instrument leaving the instrument’s repertoire tragically underdeveloped. In recent decades, however, a significant number of virtuoso double bassists has emerged and, along with them, significant new solo […]
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto: The Composer’s Original, Auer’s Edition, and the Performer’s Dilemma
Caitlin Johnson and Professor Alexander Woods, Music I began my project with two purposes: to compile a history of the evolution of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, including the compositional process, premiere history, different editions, and performance tradition; and to synthesize that research in an informed performance of the concerto. The Tchaikovsky […]
“Shepherd” A Documentary Film
Jared Jakins and Professor Thomas Lefler, Theater Media Arts Introduction The production of this documentary has been extensive, and in the process the project was renamed “Ghosts on the Mountain.” The film examines the isolated lifestyle of H-‐2A guest workers in the American West by subtly exploring the emotions that come with their occupation. The […]
Karen Tuttle: Coordinated Violist Extraordinaire
Sydney Howard and Dr. Claudine Bigelow, Music For my project, I did extensive research on viola pedagogue, Karen Tuttle. Even after her passing, Ms. Tuttle remains an important influence in the fields of viola pedagogy and modern viola playing. She taught some of todays most influential viola professors, and through their teaching, Ms. Tuttle’s legacy […]
Another Look: A Rephotographic Survey of Giovanni Paolo Panini’s Works
Kendra Harris and Dr. James Swensen, Art History and Curatorial Studies Giovanni Paolo Panini was a famous painter during the 18th century, and is mainly known as a vedutisti, or view painter. He is notable for his paintings of Rome, which often incorporated fantastical landscapes of the most renowned sites of the city.1 The purpose […]
Summer Dance Intensive Field Study
Amy Gunter and Professor Nathan Balser, Dance Introduction Gaga, created by Isreal’s Ohad Naharin, is an innovative movement practice focused on enhancing sensations within the body through movement. It is used both as a training method for dancers, and a movement practice for the general public. Because the emphasis of Gaga is to explore sensation […]
Adriaen van de Venne’s Skating Owls (1620-1660)
Sarah James Dyer and Professor Martha Peacock, Art History and Curatorial Studies Although some scholars think that Skating Owls (1620-1660) by Adriaen van de Venne (Fig. 1) is solely a lighthearted piece, I have found that through his use of iconographic imagery and well-known proverbs, van de Venne was able to generate a work of […]
Project: Dancing in the Light
Charis Dexter and Professor Shayla Bott, Dance There are many ways that light is perceived, it can be seen, felt, measured, ignored, blocked, and directed. The project I successfully completed was a tangible experiment with light. I choreographed a dance for the BYU Ballet Showcase company called “Dancing in the Light”, the light of Christ. […]
Current Density Detection using Optical Fiber Sensing
Reid Worthen and Professor Richard Selfridge, Electrical and Computer Engineering The project that was proposed, by my professor and I, was to calculate the current density, that passes through an electrical circuit, by using an advanced technique that utilizes an optical fiber that has a slab crystal that is coupled to the core of a […]
Using Behavioral Data Maps to Speed up Malware Detection Times
Laura Wilkinson and Professor Dale Rowe, Information Technology Introduction A study done by the University of Singapore reports that in 2014 alone, $491 billion dollars was spent repairing damage dealt by Malware. Many of the companies hacked occurred because of Malware on the Point of Sale (POS) machines, which collected credit card information. Besides wreaking […]
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