Students in the School of Music perform as members of a variety of ensembles including orchestras, bands, choirs, jazz bands and jazz combos, chamber ensembles, and more.
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KSU Wind Symphony and Smitha Middle School 8th Grade Symphonic Band
Debra Traficante, Brian Nichols, and Morgan Fargo
The KSU Wind Symphony presents their fall concert with special guest Smitha Middle School 8th Grade Symphonic Band.
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KSU Jazz Combos
Trey Wright, Justin Chesarek, Tyrone Jackson, Marc Miller, and Luke Weathington
The six KSU Jazz Combos present their fall concerts in Scott Hall of the Bailey Performance Center. The Jazz Combo program is directed by Trey Wright.
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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.
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Classical Guitar Ensemble and Jazz Guitar Ensemble
This KSU School of Music performance features Classical Guitar Ensemble directed by Mary Akerman, Lecturer of Classical Guitar, and Jazz Guitar Ensemble directed by Senior Lecturer of Jazz Studies and Jazz Guitar, Trey Wright.
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Fall 2018 Jazz Guitar Ensembles
This KSU School of Music performance features the Jazz Guitar Ensemble II and Jazz Guitar Ensemble I directed by Senior Lecturer of Jazz Studies and Jazz Guitar, Trey Wright.
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Jazz Combos
KSU student jazz combos perform a variety of standards and hits by jazz greats and more.
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Jazz Combos
Two special performances in the Onyx Theater at Kennesaw State University (5:30pm and 8pm) feature several KSU student jazz combos.
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Jazz Ensembles
This KSU School of Music performance features Jazz Ensemble I directed by Rob Opitz, Artist-in-Residence in Jazz Trumpet, and Jazz Ensemble II directed by Wes Funderburk, Artist-in-Residence in Jazz Studies and Jazz Trombone.
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Jazz Ensembles
KSU School of Music presents Jazz Ensembles featuring 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.
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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.
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KSU Symphony Orchestra
The KSU Symphony Orchestra, led by Director of Orchestral String Studies Dr. Nathaniel Parker, presents a special program featuring Verdi's Overture to "La forza del destino," Prokofiev's Suite from "Lieutenant Kije," and Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D Major.
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KSU Wind Ensemble presents "Happy 100th Lenny!"
The KSU Wind Ensemble presents a special program featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein to commemorate 100 years since the birth of the acclaimed American composer and conductor in 1918. The program will include some of the most memorable American music of the 20th Century including Overture to Candide, Make Our Garden Grow, Suite from Mass, Prelude, Fugue and Riffs, "Slava!", and Four Dances from West Side Story.
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KSU Wind Ensemble with Kell High School Wind Ensemble
The KSU School of Musc presents KSU Wind Ensemble, led by Director of Bands and Professor of Music Dr. David Kehler, with guest performance by the Kell High School Wind Ensemble conducted by David Roth and Taylor Watts.
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Mixed Chamber Ensembles, Fall 2018
This KSU School of Music performance features students performing a variety of chamber works for various groupings of instruments.
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Mixed Chamber Ensembles, Fall 2018
This performance features students performing a variety of chamber works for various groupings of instruments.
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Mixed Chamber Ensembles, Spring 2018
This performance of KSU Mixed Chamber Ensembles features students performing a variety of chamber works for various groupings of instruments.
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Opera Theater, "Deception"
KSU Opera Theater presents the annual Fall Opera Gala featuring scenes that explore the comedy of errors, chicanery, and dramatic passion in an evening of Deception. Performance includes scenes from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus, Verdi's Falstaff, and Bernstein's Candide. This performance will be held in Scott Hall in the Bailey Performance Center.
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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.
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Philharmonic with Chamber Ensembles and Trumpet Ensemble
This KSU School of Music performance features the KSU Philharmonic led by Dr. Nancy Conley (Assistant Professor of Music Education), KSU Trumpet Ensemble led by Dr. Doug Lindsey (Coordinator of Brass and Assistant Professor of Trumpet), and Chamber Ensembles coached by John Warren.
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Symphony Orchestra and North Georgia Honor Orchestra
The North Georgia Honor Orchestra invites talented pre-college string instrumentalists in and around North Georgia to focus on developing advanced technical and musical skills under the guidance of the exceptional KSU School of Music faculty. The two-day event culminates in a special performance featuring the students of the North Georgia Honor Orchestra performing Carl Nielsen's Suite for String Orchestra (Op. 1) and a combined performance of Brahms' Finale from Symphony No. 2 (Op. 73) with the KSU Symphony Orchestra.
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University Band and Wind Symphony
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents University Band, directed by Dr. Trey Harris, Assistant Director of Bands and Lecturer of Music, and Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Debra Traficante, Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music .
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University Band and Wind Symphony
This KSU School of Music performance features KSU University Band, led by Assistant Director of Bands Dr. Trey Harris, and KSU Wind Symphony, led by Associate Director of Bands Dr. Debra Traficante.
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Wind Ensemble
This KSU School of Music performance features the KSU Wind Ensemble led by Director of Bands, Dr. David Kehler. The program includes the Georgia premiere of a special piece: David Maslanka's Symphony No. 10: "The River of Time" – the composer's final work. Maslanka had written significant portions of the symphony, but following his death in 2017, the work was completed by his son, Matthew.
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Kennesaw State University Men's Ensemble, Chorale, and Chamber Singers, "Sacred Music of Fauré and Mozart"
Sherri N. Barrett, Edward Eanes, Brian Parks, Heather Witt, Grace Kamurara, Grace Sommer, Debra Grove, Jacob Greifinger, Doug Lindsey, and Chris Bowers
This KSU School of Music performance by the KSU Men's Ensemble, Chorale, and Chamber Singers led by Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Leslie Blackwell, features Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem" and Mozart's "Vesperae solennes de confessore" (K. 339) with guest organist Brian Parks.
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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.
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