April 29, 2020

Ph.D. Dissertation successfully defended on April 29, 2020! I would like to acknowledge the limitless and ‎constant support of Dr. Dinos Constantinides, Major Advisor and Committee Chair, during every step ‎of the entire degree program. I also appreciate the endless guidance of Dr. Jeffrey Perry, Minor ‎Advisor and Committee Member, and kind support and encouragement of Dr. Griffin Campbell, ‎Committee Member; Dr. Jonathan Earle, the Dean’s Representative; and Dr. Joseph Skillen, Associate ‎Dean for Graduate Studies in Music and Theatre. Special thanks are extended to LSU School of Music ‎for being a sweet home to me for almost five years and to all my teachers, past and present, who ‎helped me reach this milestone. A very special note of thank you to my family and friends for their ‎unconditional love and continuous inspiration.