Fall 2021 Commencement Program

Ceremonies begin Friday, December 17, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. CST
Claude L. Shaver Theatre, Music & Dramatic Arts Building

A stream for this ceremony will be available on our Facebook page.

Order of Ceremonies

Processional
Performed by the Norem Brass Quintet

National Anthem
Performed by Angela Bleke

Welcome
Kristin Sosnowsky, Interim Dean, LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Presentation of Undergraduate Candidates
Amy Smith, Assistant Dean of Student Success

  • Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
  • Bachelor of Arts in Music
  • Bachelor of Music Education

Presentation of Graduate Candidates
Jeffrey Perry, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies

  • Master of Music
  • Doctor of Musical Arts
  • Doctor of Philosophy

Alma Mater
Performed by Angela Bleke

Recessional

*Graduate degrees are officially conferred by the Graduate School.
*Andreas Giger is serving as the Graduate Council representative for the awarding of graduate-level degrees.

 

December 2021 Graduating Class

Scarlett Ann Abrams

Performance

 

Jolie E Boudreaux

Film Television 

Design Technology 

SUMMA CUM LAUDE 

 

Justice E Graham

Film Television

 

Reginald Jackson

Film Television

 

Brookelyn Marie LeBlanc

Design Technology

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Addison LeJeune

Performance

 

Emily Anne Lemoine

Performance 

 

Quinton J McMickens

Film Television

 

Quinn D Moreau

Theatre Studies

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

 

Brian J Wolfe

Film Television 

Damian Rex Wellman

Jazz Bass

Austin T Noto

Euphonium 

 

Alexander J Planche

Euphonium 

 

Cameron L Robillard

Percussion 

 

Sean P Savard

Saxophone

Angela Joy Bleke

Vocal Performance

 

Xiaoyuan Cao

Piano Performance

 

Christopher A. Orr

Choral Conducting

 

Keri Pertuit

Composition

“Looking Down from the Top of a Redwood Tree”

Patrick James Lavergne

String Performance, Bass

“The Origin and the Evolution of the Double Bass”

 

Eduard Teregulov

String Performance, Cello

“Expansion of the Cello Repertoire in the 21st Century: A Collaboration with Composers Paul Eddison Lewis, Thomas Wilson, Austin Franklin, and Alex Shanefelt, and the Resulting New Compositions for Cello and Electronics - Examined and Recorded by the Performer”

Maria Eduarda Lucena Vieira

Music Education

“Using Performance Cues as a Memorization Strategy with Group Piano Students by Implementing Teacher and Student-Directed Learning Approaches”

 

Jennifer Lee Pulling

Music Education

“Three Learning Contexts as Paths to Preservice Instrumental Music Teachers' Score Analysis, Rehearsal Planning and Instructional Readiness: An Exploratory Study in Professional Development”

Brook Akya Hanemann

Theatre History

"The Orlando International Fringe 

Festival: An Historical and Administrative Overview"

The appearance of a name in this program is presumptive evidence of graduation, but is not to be regarded as conclusive. Students whose names are listed more than once in this program are receiving multiple degrees. The names of some students may not be listed in this program due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.

For a full list of LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts faculty and staff, please visit our college directory.