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

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Opera Theater, "Dido and Aeneas"

Erika Tazawa, Arie Motschman, and Judith Cole

Henry Purcell’s "Dido and Aeneas," is a timeless story of love and tragedy. Presented with full orchestra and theatrical production, the opera’s tragic conclusion culminates in one of the most gripping arias ever written: “Dido’s Lament.”
Year of India: Tabla Master Zakir Hussain with Rakesh Chaurasia, Bansuri

Zakir Hussain and Rakesh Chaurasia

This special performance features Zakir Hussain, tabla virtuoso and internationally acclaimed percussionist and world musician, with bansuri player Rakesh Chaurasia. Presented as part of KSU's Year of India, this event is a collaboration between the KSU School of Music and KSU's Division of Global Affairs.
Jazz Ensemble I

Kristin Houston and Rebecca Miller

This KSU School of Music performance features Jazz Ensemble I led by Sam Skelton, Director of Jazz Studies and Senior Lecturer of Saxophone.
Faculty Recital: Christina Smith, flute with Robert Henry, piano

Christina Smith and Robert Henry

This Kennesaw State University faculty recital features Artist-in-Residence in Flute and Part-Time Professor of Music, Christina Smith and Assistant Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Piano Studies, Robert Henry.
Guest Artist Recital: J. Taylor Hightower, baritone and Michael Buchman, piano

J. Taylor Hightower and Michael Bunchman

The Kennesaw State University School of Music presents guest artist Taylor Hightower, baritone, Associate Professor of Music at The University of Southern Mississippi along with Michael Bunchman, pianist, Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano, University of Southern Mississippi.
Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra Strings featuring Jonathan Steltzer, Soprano Saxophone Soloist and 2018 KSU Concerto Winner

Jonathan Steltzer

This performance of the KSU Wind Ensemble, led by Dr. David Kehler, Director of Bands and Professor of Music, and string players from the KSU Symphony Orchestra, led by Dr. Nathaniel Parker, Director of Orchestral Studies and Assistant Professor of Music, features Jonathan Steltzer, winner of the 2018 KSU Concerto Competition on soprano saxophone.
Junior Recital: Savannah English, oboe and English horn

Savannah English, Lauren Greene, Jachai Wilmont, Joey Grunkemeyer, Mary Madison Jones, and Judith Cole

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Ms. English studies oboe with Elizabeth Koch Tiscione.
American Contemporary Music Ensemble

Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Clarice Jensen, and Peter Dugan

The American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) present a special performance at Kennesaw State as part of the School of Music's 2017-18 Signature Series. This performance will feature works inspired by the group’s debut portrait album, Thrive on Routine, which highlights ACME's make-up of performers who are also composers.
Chamber Singers, Men's Ensemble and University Chorale, "Requiem for the Living"

Sherri N. Barrett, Edward Eanes, Richard Williams, Joe Donohue, John Lawless, Claire Pappas, Ziara Greene, Caleb Stack, Matthew Welsh, Grace Kawamura, Hillary Glenn, Sarah Fluker, Brian Parks, Colby Blick, Mary Allison Hamby, Sarah Joseph, Calloway Powlus, Nasia Shearod, Hannah Smith, Jeremiah Robinson, Cecilia Price, and Amelia Lee

KSU School of Music presents Chamber Singers, Men's Ensemble and University Chorale directed by Dr. Leslie Blackwell, Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Music and Music Education.
Triple Threat - Kims, Coucherons and Ransoms, "Sibling Rivalry: Triple Threat Duos"

Helen Kim, Michael Kim, David Coucheron, Julie Coucheron, Kate Ransom, and William Ransom

Three renowned violin and piano sibling duos – Helen and Michael Kim, David and Julie Coucheron, and Kate and William Ransom – perform a special program featuring works for duos, trios, and four- and six-hand piano.
Women's Choir and Wind Symphony

Claire Pappas, Wesley Dale, Ethan David, Michael Karantonis, Archie Birkner IV, and Brenda Brent

This KSU School of Music performance features Women's Choir, conducted by Alison Mann, and Wind Symphony, conducted by Debra Traficante and guest conductor, Archie Birkner IV.
Voice Faculty Recital: Nuit d’étoiles – An Evening of Mélodie

Nathan Munson, Benjamin Wadsworth, Jana Young, Erika Tazawa, Todd Wedge, and Edward Eanes

KSU voice faculty present a special performance featuring a selection of French works performed by soprano Jana Young and tenors Todd Wedge and Nathan Munson.
Faculty Recital: Charae Krueger, cello

Charae Krueger, John Warren, Kenn Wagner, and Robert Henry

KSU Faculty Recital featuring Artist-in-Residence in Cello, Charae Krueger, along with faculty members John Warren, clarinet, Kenn Wagner, violin and Robert Henry, piano.
Vega String Quartet

Elizabeth Fayette, Jessica Shuang Wu, Yinzi Kong, and Guang Wang

Acclaimed international virtuosi and Artists-in-Residence at Emory University perform works by Haydn, Stravinsky, and Beethoven.
Philharmonic and University Band

This School of Music performance features KSU Philharmonic, directed by Dr. Nancy Conley, and University Band, directed by Dr. Trey Harris.
Wind Ensemble

Marja Kerney, John Lawless, Baljinder Sekhon, and Trey Harris

This performance features the KSU Wind Ensemble led by Dr. David Kehler, Director of Bands and Professor of Music with guest composer Baljinder Sekhon, and featuring Marja Kerney and John Lawless, percussion.
Faculty Chamber Players with guest artist Brad Ritchie, cello

Brad Ritchie, Helen Kim, Kenn Wagner, Catherine Lynn, Charae Krueger, and Elisabeth Remy Johnson

KSU Faculty Chamber Players features members of the KSU School of Music faculty performing repertoire for various groupings of musicians. This performance will include Schubert's beloved Cello Quintet with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra cellist Brad Ritchie and André Caplet's "The Masque of Red Death" featuring Elisabeth Remy Johnson, Atlanta Symphony Principal Harpist and KSU faculty member.
Allen Vizzutti, trumpet with KSU Jazz Ensembles

Allen Vizzutti

KSU School of Music presents Allen Vizzutti, trumpet with KSU Jazz Ensembles directed by Wes Funderburk and Sam Skelton. Allen Vizzutti, equally at home in a multitude of musical styles, has visited 40 countries and every state in the union to perform with a rainbow of artists and ensembles including Chick Corea, 'Doc' Severinsen, the NBC Tonight Show Band, the Airmen Of Note, the Army Blues and Army Symphony Orchestra, Chuck Mangione, Woody Herman, Japan’s NHK Orchestra and the New Tokyo Philharmonic, the Budapest Radio Orchestra, and many more. Performing as a classical and a jazz artist, often in the same evening, he has appeared as guest soloist with symphony orchestras in Tokyo, Germany, St. Louis, Seattle, Rochester N.Y., Syracuse, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Phoenix, Croatia, Slovenia, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, and others.
Symphony Orchestra, "Scenes from Bohemia and Spain"

Douglas Lindsey

KSU School of Music presents Symphony Orchestra, "Scenes from Bohemia and Spain" featuring Douglas Lindsey, trumpet, Coordinator of Brass and Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Kennesaw State University.
2018 Voice Honors Recital

Marcel Benoit III, Xandria Edwards, Jeremiah Robinson, Deondria West, Ziara Greene, Caleb Stack, Lucas Gray, Claire Pappas, and Matthew Welsh

KSU School of Music presents the 2018 Voice Honors Recital.
Faculty Recital: Elisabeth Remy Johnson, "Legends for Harp"

Eisabeth Remy Johnson

KSU School of Music presents "Legends for Harp," a faculty recital featuring Elisabeth Remy Johnson, Artist-in-Residence in Harp and Part-Time Instructor of Music.
Collage 2018

Cody O'Shea, Karla Harris, Brian Reid, Helen Kim, John Warren, Judith Cole, Josh Hayward, Zachary Wilson, Brad Cannata, Justin Chesarek, Andrew Creech, Joe Donohue, Matthew Hodgetts, Jonathan Steltzer, Nathan Munson, Robert Henry, and Julie Coucheron

The KSU School of Music is proud to present the 12th Annual Collage Concert. 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.
Spring Faculty Recital: Robert Henry, piano

Robert Henry

This KSU faculty recital features Assistant Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Piano Studies, Dr. Robert Henry.
Faculty Recital: Todd Wedge, tenor with guest artist Brain Thorsett

Brian Thorsett, Todd Wedge, and Erika Tazawa

This performance,"Too Much Tenor," features tenors Brian Thorsett, guest performer and Assistant Professor of Music at Virginia Tech, and Todd Wedge, KSU Assistant Professor of Music in Voice.
Senior Recital: Jacob Morgan, trumpet and Brooks Payne, percussion

Jacob Morgan, Brooks Payne, Jonathan Steltzer, Muhsin Quraishi, Brad Cannata, and Judith Cole

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degrees Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Mr. Morgan studies trumpet with Douglas Lindsey. Mr. Payne studies percussion with John Lawless.