PapaSmirk

My name is Tad, and my interests include Music, Genealogy, Creative Writing, and language.

Меня зовут Тэд, и мои интересы включают музыку, генеалогию, творческое письмо и язык. (Мой русский ржавый.)

제 이름은 태드이고, 저는 한국어를 약간 읽을 수 있습니다.

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ru-1Этот участник владеет русским языком на начальном уровне.

ko-0이 사용자는 한국어를 모르거나, 이해하는 데 어려움이 있습니다.

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Music

BSThis user has a Bachelor of Science degree in Music.

TUThis user attends or attended Towson University

I graduated Magna Cum Laude in the spring of 2020.

I took History of Music in the U.S. with Dr. David Cosper at Towson University. For your enjoyment, here is my final argument essay from that course:

• On a Mission From God - analysis of the line between tribute and appropriation in the 1980 film, The Blues Brothers.

Due to COVID-19, the Spring Semester of 2020 moved to online-only, and in-person recitals were canceled or postponed. Rather than wait for a chance to perform in the lovely recital hall, I opted to film my Senior recital in my living room. If you're interested, here it is, warts and all!

• Recital part 1
  • Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791): Tradito, Schernito (Recitative and aria from Act II, Scene II of Cosi fan Tutte)
  • Franz Schubert (1835-1885): Geheimes
  • Dmitriy Shostakovich (1906-1975): Das Lied von der Not from the song cycle From Jewish Folk Poetry
• Recital part 2
  • Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979): Avec mes sens, avec mon Coeur… from Les heures claires, no. 2
  • Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Beau Soir
  • Florence Price (1887-1953): Night
• Recital part 3
  • Han Myung-hee (b. 1939): 비목 (Bimok/The Branch)
  • Samuel Barber (1910-1981): Secrets of the Old
  • Richard Hundley (1930-2018): City of Light and Hearts
  • Declan MacManus (b. 1954): The Birds Will Still Be Singing from The Juliet Letters

Genealogy

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• I blog at Mightier Acorns
• Visit the Mightier Acorns Facebook page

Writing

See my "portfolio" with links to writing and narrations on the Escape Artists wiki.

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