Program Notes
Ms. Stein has composed program notes for the following performances:
Senior Recital , December 2016
Kennesaw State University Community Alumni Choir, Holiday Concert 2016
Kennesaw State University Community Alumni Choir, Spring Concert 2015
Junior Recital, December 2015
Additionally, Ms. Stein translated and edited supertitles from Italian to English
for Kennesaw State University's Scene Study Program, November 2016
Additional written work:
Italy: The Center of Music, July 2015
This essay examines the influence of Italian composers on classical music from the Renaissance to 1750.
Musical Storytelling: Love Can Overcome, April 2016
Storytelling techniques employed by Richard Wagner in Tristan und Isolde and by Leonard Bernstein in West Side Story provide an opportunity for exploring the correlation between music and text.
On Being Human, November 2016
The author presents an analysis of the folk song, art song, and aria genres and their ability to communicate personal experiences with the audience.