Exploring Poetry and Song — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

Instructions

Student presentations must have a faculty sponsor.

Abstracts must include a title and a description of the research, scholarship, or creative work. The description should be 150-225 words in length and constructed in a format or style appropriate for the presenter’s discipline.

The following points should be addressed within the selected format or style for the abstract:

A clear statement of the problem or question you pursued, or the scholarly goal or creative theme achieved in your work.
A brief comment about the significance or uniqueness of the work.
A clear description of the methods used to achieve the purpose or goals for the work.
A statement of the conclusions, results, outcomes, or recommendations, or if the work is still in progress, the results you expect to report at the event.

Presenter photographs should be head and shoulder shots comparable to passport photos.

Additional Information

More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

Jun Wang
Kim Instenes
John Kirk
Nora Nickels
Andrew Pustina
James Ripley

Exploring Poetry and Song

Name: Diane Hahn
Major: Political Science, French
Hometown: West Fargo, ND
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Bianca Bakanec
Major: Theater Performance
Hometown: Salem, WI
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Evan Brehm
Major: Exercise and Sports Science
Hometown: Racine, WI
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Sammi Craig
Major: Exercise and Sports Science
Hometown: Oak Lawn, IL
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Steven Danko
Major: Business Management
Hometown: Lindenhurst, IL
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Sheridan Davis
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Taylor Flahaven
Major: Psychology
Hometown: St. Charles, IL
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Reese Herth
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Morton Grove, Il
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Brandi Mikorski
Major: Exercise and Sports Scienc
Hometown: Greendale, WI
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Ron Schaefer
Major: Accounting and Finance
Hometown: Kenosha, WI
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Marion Senior
Major: Exercise and Sports Science
Hometown: Skokie, IL
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Kellen Sherman
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Crystal Lake, IL
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Mark Tellez
Major: Business
Hometown: Hinsdale, IL
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Logan Titus
Major: Accounting, Spanish
Hometown: Moline, IL
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Name: Seles VanHuss
Major: Music Theater
Hometown: Baraboo, WI
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors: Pascal Rollet
Type of research: Course project

Abstract

Students of the Carthage Symposium MUSI/MLA 200T: Exploring Poetry and Song: Creations in Time – French and Spanish have already surpassed Pascal Rollet and Amy Haines’ class expectations with their new musical creations. This band of fledgling composers has completed at least four recording projects of increasing complexity and originality. Each project shows students’ progression in language skills, musical literacy, performance skills in voice, piano and/or guitar, and competency in the use of the software program Garage Band.

Student creations were guided by the following plans:

1. Found poem with found music.

2. New poem with found music

3. Found poem with new music.

4. New poem with new music.

These projects demonstrate the experience of being immersed in a multiple media creative world: creative writing in foreign languages, music performance, audio engineering, and weighing aesthetic value. Composed by students with majors from Political Science to Accounting, Sports and Exercise Science to Social Work, Theater, and Business, the creativity and aesthetic nuance is affecting. Sensitive use of language, flexible vocalization, and fresh musical creativity of inspired synchronicity and artistic accomplishment in the projects caused spontaneous celebration in class. We request to share these compositions with others, as well as inspire the creator in every adventurer.