Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

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

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Jazz Ensembles

Kristin Houston and Rebecca Miller

This concert features performances by KSU Jazz Ensemble I led by Director of Jazz Studies Sam Skelton, and KSU Jazz Ensemble II led by Wes Funderburk, Artist-in-Residence in Jazz Studies and Jazz Trombone. Featured is music by saxophonist Bob Mintzer and more. Bob Mintzer is a twenty-eight-year member of the Grammy award winning Yellowjackets who also leads a Grammy winning Big Band, travels with his own quartet, and plays with numerous bands globally. Bob writes for orchestra, concert band, and big band and has over three hundred charts to his credit.
Philharmonic and University Band Spring Concert

This performance features KSU Philharmonic, led by Assistant Professor of Music Education Dr. Nancy Conley, and KSU University Band, led by Assistant Director of Bands Dr. Trey Harris. KSU Philharmonic will perform works by Ernesto Lecuona, J. S. Bach, Karl Jenkins, and Camille Saint-Saëns. KSU University Band will perform works by Morton Gould, J. S. Bach, Leroy Anderson, Michael Markowski, and Henry Fillmore.
Faculty Recital: Twentieth-Century Songs of the British Isles

Jana Young, Todd Wedge, Nathan Munson, John Warren, Eric Jenkins, and Edward Eanes

The talented members of the KSU voice faculty present an evening of 20th-century art songs of the British Isles featuring works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Arnold Cooke, and Cecil Armstrong Gibbs. This performance includes soprano Jana Young, tenors Todd Wedge and Nathan Munson, clarinetist John Warren, pianist Eric Jenkins, and commentary by Dr. Edward Eanes, KSU professor of music history.
Faculty Recital: Justin Chesarek, drum set

Justin Chesarek, Kati Stewart, Patrick Arthur, and Marc Miller

Drummer Justin Chesarek lends a new perspective to familiar American songwriting ranging from gospel spirituals to pop songs, plus original material by Chesarek. The band, featuring faculty bassist Marc Miller, guitarist Patrick Arthur, and vocalist Kati Stewart, will introduce the jazz element of improvisation to songs where it did not previously exist and bridge the gap between contemporary songwriting and traditional jazz. Songs to include "Friendship" (Pops Staples), "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" (The Beatles), "Lo and Behold" (James Taylor), and more.
Symphony Orchestra presents Homage

This performance features the KSU Symphony Orchestra led by Nathaniel F. Parker, Director of Orchestral String Studies. Performance includes Osvaldo Golijov's Last Round, Silvestre Revueltas' Homage to Federico García Lorca, and Georges Bizet's Suites Nos. 1 and 2 from the opera Carmen.
Faculty Chamber Players

Helen Kim, Kenn Wagner, Catherine Lynn, Charae Krueger, and Robert Henry

The KSU Faculty Chamber Players feature various groupings of talented KSU School of Music faculty members and guest artists performing a wide variety of repertoire for strings, woodwinds, piano and more. This performance will include violinists Helen Kim and Kenn Wagner, violist Catherine Lynn, cellist Charae Krueger, and pianist Robert Henry performing Mozart's Divertimento In E-Flat Major (K. 563) and Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat Major (Op. 44).
Collage 2019

Heather Witt, Sean Thrower, Elizaveta Sukhai, Christopher Bowers, Andrew Yi, Robert Henry, Julie Coucheron, Huu Mai, Todd Wedge, Andrew Creech, Kayleen Justus, Helen Kim, Sherri N. Barrett, and Brenda Brent

An exciting highlight each season, Collage is the signature production of the School of Music and a major fundraising event for supporting scholarships for music students. This special performance features over 200 student and faculty performers and includes jazz, orchestra, choir, band, percussion, and opera selections for soloists, chamber groups, and ensembles. Special lighting effects and stage design combine with the diverse and exciting program presented as rapid-fire, flowing vignettes to create a truly unique performance.
Wind Ensemble with Guest Composer Andrew Boss and Charae Krueger, cello

Andrew Boss and Charae Krueger

This performance features KSU Wind Ensemble, conducted by Director of Bands Dr. David Kehler, with visiting guest composer Andrew Boss. The program will include works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Michael Daugherty, and the Georgia premiere of Boss' Toward the Hour Arises First Light featuring KSU faculty cello soloist Charae Krueger.
Faculty Recital: Robert Henry, piano

Robert Henry

Pianist Robert Henry, KSU Director of Piano Studies and Assistant Professor of Music, presents a special solo recital. The Washington Post praised Dr. Henry's "dazzling ability to turn the percussion instrument into a sonorous orchestra… stratospheric sounds… rumbling earthiness… his colorful, virtuosic, sensitive playing proved that nothing surpasses finely executed Chopin."
The James Carter Organ Trio

James Carter, Gerard Gibbs, and Alex White

The organ combo reigned supreme for several decades as a "meat-and-potatoes" mainstay of 50's and 60's jazz. In the hands of saxophonist James Carter, one of jazz's most sophisticated improvisers, the organ trio is elevated by Carter's virtuosic chops, the band's powerful blues-drenched style, and wide-ranging repertoire collected through the members' far-flung musical explorations. Relying heavily on inspired group interplay, the trio features the nimble yet muscular keyboard work of Detroit's rising B3 star Gerard Gibbs and the propulsive support of drummer Alex White.
Trumpet Festival of the Southeast: Georgia Brass Band and KSU Wind Ensemble

Joe Gransden, trumpet, and Douglas Lindsey

This special performance of the Trumpet Festival of the Southeast features the KSU Wind Ensemble, led by Director of Bands Dr. David Kehler, with special guest, the Georgia Brass Band. Trumpet soloists include Joe Gransden, Doug Lindsey, and Rex Richardson.
Trumpet Festival of the Southeast: Faculty Jazz Parliament

Rex Richardson, Joe Bransden, Tyrone Jackson, Brad Cannata, and Justin Chesarek

KSU Faculty Jazz Parliament welcomes featured guest artists Joe Gransden and Rex Richardson for a special performance as part of the 2019 Trumpet Festival of the Southeast. Gransden, an accomplished trumpeter, singer, and bandleader, is renowned for his distinctive style that's earned him a loyal following in Atlanta and worldwide through engaging performances and acclaimed recordings as a soloist and with his 16-piece big band. Rex Richardson stays busy as a headline artist at international classical and jazz festivals and as a soloist with a multitude of orchestras, concert bands, brass bands, and jazz ensembles performing across five continents.
Junior Recital: Josh Hayward, saxophone

Josh Hayward, Zach Wilson, Brad Cannata, and Zack Smith

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Mr. Hayward studies saxophone with Sam Skelton.
Senior Recital: Mia Jordan, flute

Mia Jordan and Judith Cole

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Ms. Jordan studies flute with Robert Cronin.
Senior Recital: Nassar Edwards, violin

Nassar Edwards and Eric Jenkins

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Mr. Edwards studies violin with Helen Kim.
Senior Recital: Briana Curtis, bassoon

Briana Curtis and Grayson Saylor

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Ms. Curtis studies bassoon with Andrew Brady.
Percussion Ensemble Fall Concert

Kayleen Justus, Andrew Creech, Jonathan Steltzer, and Aldo Cardenas

KSU Percussion Ensemble, led by director John Lawless, performs an exciting program of repertoire for various groupings of percussion instruments and players.
Senior Recital: Daniel Kim, double bass

Daniel Kim and Eric Jenkins

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Mr. Kim studies double bass with Joe McFadden.
Junior Recital: Lorin Green, flute and piccolo

Lorin Green and Judith E. Cole

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Ms. Green studies flute with Christina Smith and piccolo with Kelly Bryant.
Senior Recital: Ashley Hudson, soprano

Ashley Hudson and Brenda Brent

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Ms. Hudson studies voice with Nathan Munson.
Senior Recital: Dennis Durrett-Smith, jazz percussion

Dennis Durrett-Smith, Brad Cannata, Justin Chesarek, Josh Hayward, Carlos Diaz Hernandez, Christian Moore, and Zach Wilson

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Mr. Durrett-Smith studies jazz percussion with Justin Chesarek.
Senior Recital: Miles Bonaker, trumpet

Miles Bonaker, Arie Motschman, Jacob Greifinger, Gage Fisher, Zach Wilson, Tyler Truelove, and Andrew Yi

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Mr. Bonaker studies trumpet with Douglas Lindsey.
KSU School of Music Holiday Concert

Kicking off the holidays, the School of Music celebrates the season and presents holiday favorites performed by the KSU Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and choirs. This performance will feature a festive and exciting program including carols sung by KSU choirs, music from "The Polar Express," "Home Alone," "White Christmas," and "Elf," an audience sing-a-long, and more.
Senior Recital: J. Cross Bryant, trombone

J. Cross Bryant and Eric Jenkins

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Mr. Bryant studies trombone with Thomas Gibson.
Senior Recital: Mike Long, euphonium

Mike Long

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Mr. Long studies euphonium with Jason Casanova.