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University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
Department of Music
Graduation
Sunday, May 8, 2022
2:00 p.m.
James and Susan Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall
Class of 2022Musical Prelude
“La Tirelitentain” and “Cache-cache mitoula” from Jeux de plein aire by Germaine Tailleferre
David Sarber Green, ’22, and Sydney Thai, ’22, piano
Greetings
David F. Garcia
Professor of Music; Chair, Department of Music
Recognition of Degree Recipients
Jocelyn Neal
Professor of Music; Associate Chair for Academic Studies
Evan Feldman
Professor of Music; Associate Chair for Performance, Composition, and Music Education
Musical Interlude
“World’s End” from Olmsted by Robert Honstein
Ayman Anthony Bejjani, ’22, violin and Shannon Chen, ’22, piano
Remarks
Lena Maclean Kantz, ’22
Musical Interlude
Bacchanal by James Robert Larkins, ’22
James Robert Larkins, ’22, cello
Presentation of Awards
Lee Weisert
Professor of Music; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Address
Dr. Terry Ellen Rhodes
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Professor of Music
“The Enduring Power of Music”
Musical Interlude
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands arr. Moses Hogan
Virginia Abigale Hawkins,’22, soprano and David Sarber Green, ’22, piano
Closing Remarks
David F. Garcia
Reception
Immediately following in the music tent outside Hill Hall
Sigma Alpha Iota, Music Fraternity for WomenMusic Degree Recipients
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Music
Rose Raenelle Abernethy* Nicole Judith Arch*
Ayman Anthony Bejjani Jason Alexander Blondell (December 2021)
Nadja Monay Brown* (August 2022) Caroline Elizabeth Collins+
Trevor Lamar Brown Joseph Nicholas Chung Figliolo+
Shannon Chen (August 2022) David Sarber Green* (August 2022)
Justin Ryan Crocker* Hunter Wilson Hoyle*
Cai Alexander Davis* Lena Maclean Kantz
Sarah Elizabeth Davis (December 2021) James Robert Larkins*
John William Feshuk Jr.* Jordan Emily Gonzales Lingao*
Justin Fligstein* Kennedy Blair Miller*
Gian Gabriel Gibboney* Phillip Jackson Moseley*
Virginia Abigale Hawkins* Jada Nicole Poteat+
Eri Kakoki* (August 2022) Joshua Mark Sheppard+
Ittai Korman Mackenzie Savannah Smith+
Josephine Dhanbee Lee* (December 2021) Nick Stephen Straight+
Joshua Emmanuel Lopez* (August 2021) Elizabeth Grace Yardley+
JaneGrace Guichan Lowther* (August 2022)
Alexander Grant Mckeveny*
Paul Worley Miller* *Double major
Divya P. Narayanan* +Music Education licensure
Brandon Tyler Overbeek
Lauren Elizabeth Ragsdale*
Kapilesh Ramanarayanan*
Jason Harris Reiser
Sydney Thai*
Matthew Christopher Wakeford (August 2021)
Sylvia Wang*
Madeline Clare Yara*
Master of Arts
ken tianyuan Ge
Thesis: “A Harlem in Every City: The Sonic Geopolitics of Cab Calloway’s Quizzicale, 1941–1942”
Advisor: David F. Garcia
Elias Aaron Irving Gross (December 2021)
Thesis: “‘All for One and One for All’: The Feminist Musical Labor of Aunt Molly Jackson”
Advisor: Jocelyn Neal
Sarah Allison Lindmark (August 2021)
Thesis: “The Underwater Sound: Timbre and Beatmaking Process in Hip Hop Production, 1997-2018”
Advisor: Aaron Harcus
Briana Nave
Thesis: “‘But Now I’m Gonna Move’: Embodiment and Desire in the Rock Criticism of Ellen Willis”
Advisor: Mark KatzDoctor of Philosophy
Jamie Catherine Blake
Dissertation: “Architects of Russian America: Transnational Musical Networks in the
Early Twentieth Century”
Advisor: Annegret Fauser
Erica Catherine Fedor (August 2021)
Dissertation: “Sounding Statecraft: U.S. Cultural Diplomacy Programs in the Twenty-First Century”
Advisor: Mark Katz
Michael Levine
Dissertation: “Lo Encontré en El Paquete’: Reparto Music, Media Piracy and Cultural Exchange in
Cuba’s Offline Internet”
Advisor: David F. Garcia
Honors
Graduation with Distinction
Ayman Anthony Bejjani Paul Worley Miller
Caroline Elizabeth Collins Kapilesh Ramanarayanan
Justin Ryan Crocker Jason Harris Reiser
Cai Alexander Davis Joshua Mark Sheppard
John William Feshuk, Jr. Mackenzie Savannah Smith
Jordan Emily Gonzales Lingao Madeline Clare Yara
Josh Emmanuel Lopez
Graduation with Highest Distinction
Nicole Judith Arch Kennedy Blair Miller
Virginia Abigale Hawkins Phillip Jackson Moseley
Hunter Wilson Hoyle Jada Nicole Poteat
Lena Maclean Kantz Lauren Elizabeth Ragsdale
Ittai Korman Sydney Thai
James Robert Larkins Sylvia Wang
Alexander Grant Mckeveny
Graduation with Honors
Caroline Elizabeth Collins
Thesis: “Musical Mediation: Fado as an Agent of Self-elaboration and Reconciliation”
Advisor: Michael Figueroa
Kennedy Blair Miller
Thesis: “One Century of Carmen: Tracing the Evolution of the Opera’s Reception and
Performance Practice with French Feminism”
Advisor: LaToya Lain
Graduation with Highest Honors
Hunter Wilson Hoyle
Thesis: “Sonata Form Revisited: Towards a Cognitive Theory of Formal Interference”
Advisor: Aaron Harcus
James Robert Larkins
Thesis: “Despite of Space: A Spatial Sound Art Installation”
Advisor: Allen AndersonDepartment of Music Awards
David Arons Award for Excellence in Musical Performance
This award was established in 1998 by the wife and family of the late Mr. Arons, a longtime supporter of music in the
Chapel Hill area. The award is determined by the Music Scholarship Committee, based on the student’s overall artistic
contribution to the performance program for four years.
James Robert Larkins
Music Department Award for Academic Excellence
This award was established in 1998 by the Music Department. The recipient is the graduating music student with the
highest grade point average for four years.
Lena Maclean Kantz
Baroque Ensemble Award
The Baroque Ensemble Award is for outstanding contributions and commitment to this period instrument
ensemble.
David Sarber Green
Chamber Music Award
This award is in recognition of outstanding achievement in chamber music performance. The director of the University
Chamber Players determines the recipients of this award.
Ayman Anthony Bejjani Sydney Thai
James Robert Larkins
Choral Music Award
The UNC Choral Music Award recognizes a graduating senior whose musical excellence and dedication have been
outstanding throughout four years of participation in a choral ensemble. The award is determined by the Director of
Choral Activities.
Nicole Judith Arch
Jonathan Gregory Rohr Award
The Jonathan Gregory Rohr Scholarship/Award is gifted by former UNC-Chapel Hill voice faculty Barbara Ann Peters
in memory and in honor of her brilliant voice student Jonathan Gregory Rohr, who excelled at Carolina, and who
embraced a successful and all-too-brief career as a professional baritone and lawyer. The award is offered annually for
four consecutive years to support a deserving baritone voice major who maintains excellence in both vocal and academic
studies until the completion of his undergraduate career at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Phillip Jackson Moseley
Benjamin Swalin Orchestra Award
This award was established in 2000 in honor of Maestro Swalin, former conductor of the UNC Symphony Orchestra and
subsequently Music Director of the North Carolina Symphony for 33 years. The award is given to graduating seniors who have
made significant contributions in artistry and leadership to the UNC orchestra program during their undergraduate years. The
recipients are determined by the orchestra director.
Ayman Anthony Bejjani
Thelma Thompson Composition Award
This award, established in 1984 by friends of Thelma Thompson, is given annually to the student who during the academic
year has created the strongest original musical composition(s). The award is determined by the composition faculty.
David Sarber Green
UNC Opera Award
The UNC Opera Award is given to a graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding performance in UNC Opera
productions and who has made a significant contribution to the opera program throughout his/her undergraduate career.
The opera director determines the recipient of the award.
Virginia Abigale Hawkins Kennedy Blair Miller
Lena Maclean Kantz Mackenzie Savannah Smith
* * * * * * * * * * * *Bluegrass Director’s Award
Awarded to a dedicated graduating senior who has participated in the band for their full time at Carolina.
Alex Meredith
Nelson Delgado Latin Jazz Student Award
Named for Nelson Delgado, a founding member of Charanga Carolina, this award recognizes student
excellence in the study and performance of Latin music.
Gian Gabriel Gibboney Madeline Clare Yara
Fred and Gail Fearing Jazz Award
The Fred and Gail Fearing Jazz Awards were created to honor students who have distinguished themselves in the Jazz
Studies program at UNC both on stage and in the classroom. Each recipient receives a check for $500. The awards are
given in recognition of their current accomplishments and to help them reach their full creative potential.
Ramunė Marcinkevičiūtė Griffin Martin
Danielle Elizabeth Liotta Award
This award honors and celebrates the life of Danielle Elizabeth Liotta, a member of the 2006–2007 Marching Tar Heels. It
is presented annually to a second-year member of the Marching Tar Heels who exudes the same
extraordinary characteristics, values, morals, and beliefs as Danielle: a good campus citizen who was ambitious,
compassionate, dependable, enthusiastic, loyal, and spirited, with a commitment to musical and academic
excellence.
Sophie Danielle Therber
The Joanne and Victor Marshall Bluegrass Award
This award is presented to a graduating member of the Carolina Bluegrass Band who demonstrated excellence in
performance and leadership with the band.
Jonah Dixon
Mildred Brown Mayo Undergraduate Research Fund Awards
The Department of Music helps to fund independent research projects through the Mildred Brown Mayo Undergraduate
Research Fund in Music. For the purposes of these awards, research is defined broadly to include scholarship in music history,
music theory, ethnomusicology, performance-based projects, and composition.
Jesse Anderson Ainslie William Mathew Svec
The Seamster-Sheinhaus Public Service Award
Austin Seamster (’18) and Adam Sheinhaus (’18) founded MTHVolunteers in 2017 to offer members of the Marching
Tar Heels the opportunity to provide distinct direct public service to local organizations which support others in the
community. The Seamster-Sheinhaus Public Service Award is given annually to the graduating member(s) of the
Marching Tar Heels who makes substantial contributions to the community through participation in the MTHVolunteers
program.
Sophie Danielle Therber
Earl Slocum Band Award
This award, honoring Earl Slocum, Director of Bands from 1935–1956, is given annually to the senior member of the
University Bands who has demonstrated meritorious achievement with regard to musicianship, leadership, and academic
excellence, and who also has made a significant contribution to the growth and success of the UNC Bands. The band
faculty determines the recipient and the award is formally presented at the Chancellor’s Award Ceremony.
Joseph Nicholas Chung Figliolo
UNC Band Directors Award
The UNC Band Directors Award recognizes the member(s) of UNC Bands who made the most significant contributions to the
program during their years of involvement.
Hunter Ray Barbee Destiny Alana Moore
Nadja Monay Brown Katelyn Rose Rhyne
UNC Bands Concerto Competition Winner
The winners of UNC Bands’ annual Concerto Competition, selected by a panel of faculty judges, are given the
opportunity to appear in concert with the UNC Wind Ensemble in the spring semester.
Nicholas R. McLaurinUNC Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners
The winners of UNC’s annual Concerto Competition, selected by a panel of outside professional judges, are given the
opportunity to appear in concert with the UNC Symphony Orchestra in the spring semester.
David Sarber Green Mackenzie Savannah Smith
Hannah Lee
Major John Yesulaitis Award
This award is presented to a graduating member of the Marching Tar Heels who best embodies Carolina spirit through
dedication, participation, motivation, and support of the missions of the UNC Athletic Bands.
Jennings Thomas Dixon Sean Michael Raycroft
Other Awards
William R. Kenan, Jr. Music Scholars
Ayman Anthony Bejjani
Shannon Chen
James Robert Larkins
Phi Beta Kappa
John William Feshuk, Jr. Phillip Jackson Moseley
David Sarber Green Kennedy Blair Miller, President
Virginia Abigale Hawkins Jada Nicole Poteat
Hunter Wilson Hoyle Lauren Elizabeth Ragsdale
Lena Maclean Kantz Sydney Thai
JaneGrace Guichan Lowther Sylvia Wang
UNC Music Ambassadors
Joseph Nicholas Chung Figliolo, Co-Director Matthew Luist Budidharma
Hunter Ray Barbee Nadja Monay Brown
National Association of Teachers of Singing, North Carolina Student Auditions
Nicole Judith Arch, Honorable Mention, Classical
Kathryn Brown, Honorable Mention, Musical Theater
Ali Castillo, Third Place, Musical Theater
Caroline Elizabeth Collins, Honorable Mention, Musical Theater
Marichi Gupta, Honorable Mention, Classical
Virginia Abigale Hawkins, Honorable Mention, Classical
Lena Maclean Kantz, Third Place, Classical
Jordan Emily Gonzales Lingao, Honorable Mention, Musical Theater
Kennedy Blair Miller, First Place, Classical
Julia Rafferty, Honorable Mention, Musical Theater
Lauren Elizabeth Ragsdale, Second Place, Musical Theater
Maya Schroder, Honorable Mention, Musical Theater
Carson Sifford, Honorable Mention, Musical Theater
Mackenzie Savannah Smith, First Place, Musical Theater
Hannah Whittington, Honorable Mention, Musical Theater
National Association of Teachers of Singing, Mid-Atlantic Regional Student Auditions
Kennedy Blair Miller, First Place, Classical
Lauren Elizabeth Ragsdale, Second Place, Musical Theater
Mackenzie Savannah Smith, First Place, Musical Theater
National Association of Teachers of Singing, US National Student Auditions
Kennedy Blair Miller, Semifinalist, ClassicalAbout our Commencement Speaker
D r. Terry Rhodes has been Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences since February 2019. Rhodes has long
championed the value of the arts and humanities to a well-rounded education throughout her more than
three decades at Carolina. She had previously served as Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts and Humanities in
the College of Arts & Sciences since 2012.
As Dean, Rhodes oversees the largest academic unit at Carolina with nearly 17,000 undergraduate students
and 2,500 graduate students, and more than 70 academic departments, curricula, programs, centers and
institutes. Initiatives that she has introduced since becoming dean include:
• Reckoning: Race, Memory and Reimagining the Public University, a shared learning experience that supports
student inquiry and dialogue on issues of heritage, race, post-conflict legacies, politics of remembrance
and contemporary projects of reconciliation.
• Countering Hate: Overcoming Fear of Differences, a collection of programming and courses that will enable
the university community to explore the phenomena of antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of
intolerance and prejudice.
• Southern Futures, an initiative designed to make Carolina the place to which the nation and world turn
to understand and imagine the South’s future. It will involve collaborations across campus, create an
international nexus for conversation and spark creativity and innovation in Southern communities.
Rhodes also oversaw the launch of the College’s new Program for Public Discourse. Its purpose will be to
help build our capacity for civil debate, dialogue, discussion and conversation — in a uniquely Carolina way.
She is principal investigator on the Humanities for the Public Good initiative from the Mellon Foundation,
which seeks to bridge the silos between academic research, teaching and the communities they serve. She was
co-P.I. on the Carolina Digital Humanities Initiative, which created partnerships and collaborations around
digital teaching, research and outreach in the arts and humanities.
Rhodes also led the steering committee for Carolina’s Human Heart: Living the Arts and Humanities, a
yearlong celebration in the 2016-17 academic year that showcased the important role that the arts, humanities
and qualitative social sciences play in helping us address the major issues of our time.
Throughout her time in the College, Rhodes has sought to strengthen scholarship and increase diversity and
inclusion. She has worked closely with the College’s director of faculty diversity initiatives and the departmental
diversity liaisons on matters of faculty recruitment and graduate student admissions. She received the
University Diversity Award in 2011.
Rhodes graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Carolina in 1978 (Bachelor of Music) and is a proud Carolina
parent. She joined the faculty in 1987 and has since served the University in a variety of roles, including as a
member of the voice faculty, UNC Opera Director, Chair of the Music Department and Faculty Marshal.
She is a soprano who has performed across the United States and in more than 20 countries throughout
Europe, Central and South America. A native of Raleigh, Rhodes earned her Bachelor of Music degree
from Carolina and her Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music at
the University of Rochester in New York. As a Fulbright Artist-in-Residence/Lecturer at the Conservatory of
Music in Skopje, Macedonia, she taught voice and performed throughout the Balkans and Eastern Europe. She
continues to teach and give concerts; for nearly two decades, she has regularly traveled to Spoleto, Italy, to do
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