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Faculty Performance

The School of Music's faculty regularly perform including programs featuring solo musicians, duos and other combinations of various instruments, chamber ensembles, and jazz combos.

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Joint Faculty Recital: Nathan Munson, tenor, John Warren, clarinet and Benjamin Wadsworth, piano

Nathan Munson, John Warren, and Benjamin Wadsworth

This KSU School of Music performance features tenor and Instructor of Voice Nathan Munson, with pianist and Associate Professor of Music Theory Dr. Ben Wadsworth, and John Warren, Associate Professor of Clarinet. Program includes works by Beethoven, Pizzetti, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and more.

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Interchange IV: Portraits

Nathan Munson, Heather Witt, John Warren, John Lawless, and Ben Wadsworth

The KSU School of Music and Zuckerman Museum of Art present "Interchange IV: Portraits," our fourth annual collaborative, roving recital featuring music performed in the museum. This special performance features musical works selected to correspond with artwork and concepts presented in the ZMA's fall exhibitions "Figure Forward" and "Class Pictures." Journey through the museum's galleries while listening to thematically-related compositions performed by KSU faculty performers including tenor Nathan Munson, mezzo-soprano Heather Witt, clarinetist John Warren, percussionist John Lawless, and pianist Ben Wadsworth.

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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.

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Faculty Jazz Parliament, "Blue"

Sam Skelton, Luke Weathington, Rob Opitz, Wes Funderburk, Trey Wright, Tyrone Jackson, Marc Miller, Justin Chesarek, and Karla Harris

The KSU Faculty Jazz Parliament presents "Blue," a special performance highlighting the members of the School of Music's talented jazz faculty. This performance 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.

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Faculty Recital: Todd Skitch, flute with Robert Henry, piano

Todd Skitch and Robert Henry

This KSU School of Music faculty performance features Todd Skitch, Artist in Residence in Flute, and Robert Henry, Coordinator of Piano Studies and Assistant Professor of Music.

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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.

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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.

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Faculty Recital: John Warren, clarinet, "Mozart Remix"

John Warren, Helen Kim, Catherine Lynn, Charae Krueger, and Robert Henry

John Warren, KSU Associate Professor of Clarinet, presents an all-Mozart program featuring several of the composer's classic works arranged for updated instrumentation. Included on the program are Mozart's Violin Sonata (K. 378) performed on clarinet, Bassoon Concerto (K. 191) performed on bass clarinet, and Piano Trio (K. 496) performed by a clarinet, violin, viola, and cello quartet. Performance will feature KSU faculty violinist Helen Kim, violist Cathy Lynn, cellist Charae Krueger, and pianist Robert Henry.

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Faculty Recital: Trey Wright, guitar, "A Tribute to Joni Mitchell"

Trey Wright, Laura Coyle, Sam Skelton, Marc Miller, and Justin Chesarek

Guitarist Trey Wright leads this special tribute performance featuring music written and inspired by Joni Mitchell, including Trey's original composition "Joni" from his 2015 release Songs From Oak Avenue and classic Joni Mitchell works such as "Both Sides Now," "Woodstock," and "In France, They Kiss on Main Street." Often considered "one of the greatest songwriters ever" (Rolling Stone), Joni Mitchell has received 9 GRAMMY Awards throughout her five decade career as is considered one of the most important and influential female recording artists of the 20th century. Recital features vocalist Laura Coyle along with KSU faculty members Sam Skelton, saxophone, Marc Miller, bass, and Justin Chesarek, drums.

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Akerman-Teixeira Duo

Mary Akerman and Robert Teixeira

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Faculty Recital: Mary Akerman, classical guitar, performing with Robert Teixeira, classical guitar, as the Akerman-Teixeira Duo.

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Trey Wright and Laura Coyle Jazz Duo

Laura Coyle and Trey Wright

Jazz duo featuring guitarist Trey Wright and singer Laura Coyle performing a special program together in Morgan Hall.

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Faculty Recital: Robert Cronin, flute

Robert Cronin, John Warren, and Peter Marshall

KSU faculty recital featuring Robert Cronin, Artist-in-Residence in Flute and Associate Principal Flute for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, along with John Warren, clarinet and Peter Marshall, piano.

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Faculty Recital: Jason Eklund, horn with Judith Cole, piano

Jason Eklund and Judith Cole

KSU faculty recital featuring Artist-in-Residence in Horn Jason Eklund, and Artist-in-Residence in Collaborative Piano, Judy Cole, performing a special program together in Morgan Hall.

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Faculty Recital: Robert Henry, piano

Robert Henry

KSU Faculty Recital features Robert Henry, Assistant Professor of Music and Coordinator of Piano Studies.

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Faculty Recital: Robert Henry, piano, Spring Recital

Robert Henry

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents faculty member Robert Henry, piano, presenting his Spring Recital.

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Faculty Recital: Tyrone Jackson, jazz piano, "Tribute to The Fender Rhodes in Jazz"

Tyrone Jackson, Karla Harris, Patrick Arthur, Brandon Boone, Chris Burroughs, and Frankie Quinones

KSU faculty recital featuring Lecturer in Jazz Piano, Tyrone Jackson paying "Tribute to The Fender Rhodes in Jazz."

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Faculty Recital: Helen Kim, violin with Julie Coucheron, piano

Helen Kim and Julie Coucheron

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Faculty Recital: Helen Kim, violin with Julie Coucheron, piano.

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Faculty Recital: Helen Kim, violin with Robert Henry, piano

Helen Kim and Robert Henry

This KSU School of Music performance features Professor of Violin, Helen Kim and Assistant Professor of Music and pianist, Robert Henry.

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Faculty Piano Trio

Helen Kim, Charae Krueger, and Julie Coucheron

Faculty chamber recital featuring violinist Helen Kim, cellist Charae Krueger, and pianist Julie Coucheron performing Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2 (Op.66) and Dvorak's Piano Trio No. 4 (Op. 90, "Dumky").

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Summit Piano Trio

Helen Kim, Charae Krueger, and Robert Henry

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Summit Piano Trio featuring Helen Kim, violin, Charae Krueger, cello and Robert Henry, piano.

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Faculty Chamber Players and Friends

Helen Kim, Catherine Lynn, Paul Murphy, Charae Krueger, Christina Smith, Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, and Elisabeth Remy

KSU Faculty Chamber Players features members of the KSU School of Music faculty performing repertoire for various groupings of strings, winds, and piano. This performance features the following performers: Helen Kim, violin; Catherine Lynn, viola; Paul Murphy, viola; Charae Krueger, cello; Christina Smith, flute; Elisabeth Koch Tiscione, oboe; and Elisabeth Remy Johnson, harp.

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Faculty Chamber Players

Helen Kim, Kenn Wagner, Cathy Lynn, Brad Ritchie, and Charae Krueger

Faculty Chamber Players features violinists Helen Kim and Kenn Wagner, violist Cathy Lynn, cellist Charae Krueger with special guest, cellist Brad Ritchie.

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Faculty Recital: Charae Krueger, cello

Charae Krueger and Robert Henry

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents a faculty recital featuring Artist-in-Residence in cello, Charae Krueger, along with Artist-in-Residence in piano, Robert Henry.

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Dejan Lazić

Music Director Robert Spano leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in works by Michael Gandolfi, composer/pianist Dejan Lazić, and Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 3.

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Duo Trompiano!

Ryan Moser, Douglas Lindsey, and Judith Cole

Judy Cole and Doug Lindsey met in the Fall of 2012 and have since performed dozens of concerts all over Georgia and the Southeast. From their very first collaboration, Duo Trompiano! have been committed to making great music accessible to audiences of all ages that spans genres from jazz standards to modern trumpet repertoire.

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