A Senior Capstone Experience by Stevie Lyles ’26
Submitted to the Department of Music
Advised by Ken Schweitzer
Contributor Biography: Stevie Lyles is a 2026 graduate with a degree in Music. She is also the
recipient of the George Washington Medal and a Member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor
Society. She is currently working as a sound engineer at Seacrets in Ocean City, Maryland
while continuing to mix and release her own musi
Short Description: I Was Here Once is a short film featuring completely original
electronic and acoustic compositions. The film, written, produced, and composed by Stevie
Lyles, explores her interpretations of anxiety and dissociation through the lens of a sheet ghost.
The story is told without dialogue, only subtitles and musical lyrics, taking viewers on a journey
of their own interpretation, asking the question: what, or who, is home to you.
Watch Stevie’s SCE below:
