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School of Music Concert Programs

Below is a collection of programs from the Kennesaw State University School of Music.

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Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert

Samuel Boeger, Justin Chesarek, Andrew Creech, and Michael Makrides

KSU Percussion Ensemble, led by director John Lawless, performs an exciting program of repertoire for various groupings of percussion instruments and players.
Junior Recital: Lacee Link, cello

Lacee Link and Eric Jenkins

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Ms. Link studies cello with Charae Krueger.
Gospel Choir Spring Concert

Led by Professor Emeritus Dr. Oral Moses, the KSU Gospel Choir features members from across the university and community who come together to perform sacred music ranging from traditional spirituals to gospel favorites in various styles.
KSU Wind Ensemble and KSU Symphony Orchestra featuring Winners of the 2018-19 KSU Concert Competition

Andrew Berry and Melissa Ake

KSU Symphony Orchestra, led by Director of Orchestral Studies Dr. Nathaniel F. Parker, and KSU Wind Ensemble, led by Director of Bands Dr. David Kehler, features performances by winners of the 2018-2019 KSU Concerto Competition as well as additional works by Jennifer Jolley, Ron Nelson, and more.
Brass Ensembles Showcase

The KSU brass area presents a special program featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, and Mozart plus recent compositions by living composers and more written for various groupings of student brass players. Performance includes the KSU Trumpet Ensemble, Horn Choir, Trombone Ensemble, and Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.
Men's Extravaganza, KSU Men's Ensemble and Chamber Singers with special guests Sequoyah High School Men's Chorus

The KSU Men's Ensemble and Chamber Singers, led by Director of Choral Activities Dr. Leslie Blackwell, presents a special men's choral performance with the Sequoyah High School Men’s Chorus, directed by Josh Markham.
University Band and Wind Symphony Spring Concert

Arie Motschman

KSU Wind Symphony, led by Associate Director of Bands Dr. Debra Traficante, perform works by Michael Markowski, Donald Grantham and Paul Richards. KSU University Band, led by Assistant Director of Bands Dr. Trey Harris, perform works by Bach, Sousa, Robert Sheldon and Viet Cuong.
Jazz Ensemble I & II

This performance features KSU Jazz Ensemble I led by Director of Jazz Studies Sam Skelton performing a special program titled "Bone Voyage," and KSU Jazz Ensemble II led by Wes Funderburk, Artist-in-Residence in Jazz Studies and Jazz Trombone.
Summit Piano Trio

Helen Kim, Charae Krueger, and Robert Henry

The Summit Piano Trio presents a special recital featuring violinist Helen Kim (Professor of Violin), cellist Charae Krueger (Artist-in-Residence in Cello), and pianist Robert Henry (Director of Piano Studies and Assistant Professor of Music).
Junior Recital: Trey Dunnahoo, jazz guitar

Trey Dunnahoo, Brad Cannata, and Dallas Dawson

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Mr. Dunnahoo studies jazz guitar with Trey Wright.
Philharmonic and Women's Choir Spring Concert

This performance features the KSU Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Assistant Professor of Music Education Dr. Nancy Conley, and KSU Women's Choir directed by Dr. Alison Mann, Associate Professor of Choral Music Education.
Jazz Guitar Ensemble

Chris Marks, Trey Dunnahoo, Robert Herrington, Diego Fonseca Perez, Rodrigo Suarez, Brad Cannata, and Zack Smith

This performance features the KSU Jazz Guitar Ensemble directed by Senior Lecturer of Jazz Studies and Jazz Guitar, Trey Wright.
Mixed Chamber Ensembles

This performance of KSU Mixed Chamber Ensembles features students performing a variety of chamber works for various groupings of instruments.
Junior Recital: Grayson Saylor, bassoon

Grayson Saylor, Arie Motschman, Andrew Brady, and Joseph Grunkemeyer

This recital is presented while pursuing the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Ms. Saylor studies bassoon with Andrew Brady.
Student Composers' Recital 2019

Ben Champion, Nicholas A. Felder, Matthias Kosse, Yazmeen Mayes, Nolan Rodack, and Brianna Spottsville

This special program features world-premiere performances of original works created by current student composers of the KSU School of Music under the supervision of KSU Composer-in-Residence, Dr. Laurence Sherr, and faculty composer Jennifer Mitchell. An exciting feature of the concert will be the premiere of a 30-minute, Broadway-style musical by Nicholas Felder. The musical, titled "Rick and Josie," is a love story performed by students in the School of Music and Department of Theater and Performance Studies with accompaniment by faculty member Judith Cole. Also featured will be a woodwind quintet by Ben Champion plus several additional student works.
Non-degree Recital: Sofia Friederwitzer, trumpet and Laurenz Oriondo, tuba

Sofia Friederwitzer, Laurenz Oriondo, Eric Jenkins, Jack Brooker, Johnny Stewart, and Victoria Shrote

This recital is presented while pursuing the degrees of Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Music Minor. Ms. Friederwitzer studies trumpet with Douglas Lindsey. Mr. Oriondo studies tuba with Paul Dickinson.
KSU Chorale, Chamber Singers and KSU Symphony Orchestra

Jana Young, Heather Witt, Todd Wedge, Oral Moses, and Sherri N. Barrett

The KSU School of Music presents a special performance featuring the KSU Symphony Orchestra, led by Director of Orchestral Studies Dr. Nathaniel Parker, and KSU Chamber Singers and University Chorale led by Dr. Leslie Blackwell, Director of Choral Activities. The program concludes with a performance of Mozart's Requiem (K. 626) and will also include additional works performed during the first half: Ola Gjeilo's "The Rose" performed by KSU Chamber Singers and Chorale and Michael Daugherty's "Red Cape Tango" performed by KSU Symphony Orchestra.
Jazz Combos

KSU Jazz Combos perform a variety of standards and hits by jazz greats and more. This performance is held in the Onyx Theater of the Wilson Annex building.
Mixed Chamber Ensembles present Suppressed Music of the Holocaust

Laurence Sherr

This special performance features chamber music written by composers who were suppressed during the Holocaust. Many of these composers fled Germany and the countries it occupied, and others were imprisoned and murdered. The concert is performed by students in the KSU Mixed Chamber Ensembles course in collaboration with the Music and the Holocaust course.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Peter Oundjian, Conductor and Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano

Benjamin Grosvenor

Led by conductor Peter Oundjian, the Atlanta Symphony serves up a feast of orchestral indulgence. First, the "utterly astounding" (The Piano Files) Benjamin Grosvenor performs Johannes Brahms's barnstorming Piano Concerto No. 1. The performance concludes with Strauss' mind-blowing Also sprach Zarathustra. Used as the opening theme in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Strauss' tone poem was written "to convey in music an idea of the evolution of the human race from its origin…," and is perfectly at home in this epic cinematic context.
Steinway Spectacular 2019

David Coucheron and Indra Thomas

The KSU School of Music, an All-Steinway School, showcases its talented piano faculty and fleet of Steinway pianos in this special program featuring special guest artists David Coucheron, violinist and Concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and Indra Thomas, soprano and Metropolitan Opera star. Performance includes KSU piano faculty members Robert Henry, Julie Coucheron, Judith Cole, Tyrone Jackson, and Huu Mai.
Faculty Jazz Parliament

KSU Faculty Jazz Parliament highlights the members of the School of Music's talented jazz faculty. This special performance features the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astor Piazzolla and will include vocalist Karla Harris, Sam Skelton and Luke Weathington on reeds, Rob Opitz on trumpet, Wes Funderburk on trombone, Trey Wright on guitar, Tyrone Jackson on piano, Marc Miller on bass, and Justin Chesarek on drums.
Junior Recital: Melissa Ake, violin

Melissa Ake

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Ms. Ake studies violin with Helen Kim.
Voice Honors Recital

Eric Jenkins

The KSU voice area presents a special performances featuring voice students performing works by a variety of notable vocal composers. This recital is an auditioned-based performance opportunity for students to show off their most impressive songs and arias. Advanced students earn the opportunity to work on their repertoire with world renowned, and the most recorded classical vocalist in history, Jennifer Larmore. Program includes works by Beethoven, Handel, Ravel, Mozart, Bernstein, and many more.
Year of Morocco presents Innov Gnawa

This very special performance features Innov Gnawa, a GRAMMY-nominated musical collective dedicated to exploring Morocco's Gnawa music tradition. Often called "the Moroccan Blues," Gnawa music is the ritual trance music of Morocco's black communities and has a distinctive raw and hypnotic power played by an array of unique instruments. Formed by Moroccan expats and master Gnawa musicians, Innov Gnawa is based in New York City and has been making a big splash playing the city's most prestigious rooms including Lincoln Center, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bowl, Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, and the storied backroom at Brooklyn's Barbès. Presented as part of KSU's Year of Morocco, this event is a collaboration between the KSU School of Music and KSU's Division of Global Affairs.