Hosted by Music Co-Chair Dr. Solomon and the Music Department, Seniors in the Music and English Capstone courses presented their research at the Capstone Symposium on January 16, 2024. Phoebe Bergan ‘24, Jacob Kramarsky ‘24, and Veda Safranek ‘24 shared capsule presentations exploring topics such as the role natural imagery plays in expressing the agency of female characters in Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, tradition versus modernism in The Fiddler on the Roof, and vocal health in metal music performance.
Phoebe Bergan: Here Am I, Your Special Island: How Natural Imagery Helped the Women of Rodgers and Hammerstein Bloom
Jacob Kramarsky: The Act of Balancing: A Musical Analysis of Fiddler on the Roof (2004 Revival)
Veda Safranek: "What's That Noise?" An Exploration of Vocal Technique in the Metal Genre
After a Q&A panel, keynote speaker Professor Matthew D. Morrison from NYU spoke on his research from his forthcoming book Blacksound: Making Race in Popular Music in the United States.