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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Jazz Ensembles
Jazz Ensemble I plays a set titled "Certified Williams" featuring the music of Steve Williams, Senior Chief Musician and saxophonist, composer, and arranger with the U.S. Navy Band Commodores. Jazz Ensemble II performs a set of great jazz tunes by significant jazz composers.
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Jazz Ensembles
KSU School of Music presents performances by Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Sam Skelton and Jazz Ensemble II, directed by Wes Funderburk.
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Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Jazz Combos
2018 Jazz Combo, Brooker Hall Jazz Combo and Jazz Guitar Ensemble in concert, directed by Trey Wright.
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Kennesaw State University Jazz Ensembles
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Jazz Ensembles featuring performances by Jazz Ensemble I directed by Sam Skelton, and Jazz Ensemble II directed by Wes Funderburk.
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Mixed Chamber Ensembles
Kennesaw State University School of Music present Mixed Chamber Ensembles. Students perform in a variety of chamber ensembles with various groupings of instruments.
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Trumpet Ensemble and Philharmonic Orchestra with Harrison High School Concert Orchestra
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Trumpet Ensemble and Philharmonic Orchestra with Harrison High School Concert Orchestra.
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Wind Ensemble with KSU Trumpet Ensemble
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Wind Ensemble with the KSU Trumpet Ensemble.
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Wind Symphony
KSU School of Music presents the KSU Wind Symphony directed by Dr. Debra Traficante.
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Kennesaw State University Men's Ensemble ACDA Conference
Sherri N. Barrett
The KSU Men’s Ensemble is honored to perform at the 2016 American Choral Directors Southern Division Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Fall Concert featuring KSU Chorale, Men's Ensemble and Chamber Singers
Sherri N. Barrett, Huijeong Lee, Grace Johnston, Rachel Fishback, Michael Roberts, Marcel Benoit III, Kenan Mitchell, Brittany Griffith, Christina Vehar, Grace Breazeale, Xandrya Edwards, Sierra Manson, Forrest Starr, Savannah English, Selena Sanchez, Brooks Payne, and Joe Donohue
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Fall Concert featuring University Chorale, Men's Ensemble and Chamber Singers under the direction of Leslie J. Blackwell.
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KSU Men's Ensemble and Chamber Singers, "Spring Choral Concert"
Leslie J. Blackwell, Brenda Brent, and Sherri Barrett
Chamber Singers and Men's Ensemble perform sacred and secular works spanning multiple centuries and with origins from across the globe including Spanish, Hungarian, Indian, Jewish, and Austrian influences.
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KSU Women's Choir along with Allatoona High School Women's Choir present Reflections
Brenda Brent
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Reflections featuring KSU Women's Choir along with Allatoona High School Women's Choir.
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KSU Women's Choir with North Cobb High School Select A Cappella and Advanced Women's Chorus present Look! Be: leap;
Brenda Brent and Angela Topper
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Women's Choir directed by Dr. Alison Mann, and joined by North Cobb High School Choirs.
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KSU Mixed Chamber Ensembles
Justin Bruns
KSU Mixed Chamber Ensembles directed by Justin Brums, performing at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Faculty coaches are Charae Krueger, Douglas Lindsey, Cathy Lynn, Paul Murphy, Kenn Wagner, John Warren and Soohyun Yun.
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#42 Opera Gala, Bellissimo Bel Canto
Judith Cole and Erika Tazawa
KSU Opera Theatre presents bel canto performances including scenes from the following operas: Handel - Semele, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar), Alcina; Donizetti - L’elisir d’amore (Elixir of Love); Rossini - La Cenerentola (Cinderella).
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Brass Ensembles Showcase
Bernard Flythe, Judy Cole, Anna Dodd, Jason Eklund, Mike Tiscione, Douglas Lindsey, Tom Gibson, Nathan Zgonc, and Brian Hecht
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Brass Ensembles Showcase featuring performances by various brass ensembles showcasing the KSU brass faculty and students.
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Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble with guest composer, Geoffrey Gordon
Geoffrey Gordon
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Wind Symphony conducted by Debra Traficante and Wind Ensemble conducted by David Kehler along with guest composer, Geoffrey Gordon.
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Symphony Orchestra featuring Robert Henry, piano presenting Russian Masterworks of the Early 20th-Century, Part of KSU’s “Year of Russia”
Robert Henry
KSU Symphony Orchestra performs Russian masterworks from the early twentieth century featuring Robert Henry, piano.
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KSU Wind Ensemble
David T. Kehler, Cory Meals, and Kyle Green
KSU Wind Ensemble performs Old Home Days Suite by Charles Ives, Viet Cuong's Moth led by guest conductor Cory Meals, Crown Imperial by William Walton, and a special performance of July Nights composed by KSU Composition Competition winner Kyle Green.
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KSU Symphony Orchestra
Helen Kim
The KSU Symphony Orchestra performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto featuring violinist Helen Kim and is joined by chamber orchestras from Peachtree Ridge High School and Duluth High School for additional great works, including Mars and Jupiter from Gustav Holst's The Planets.
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Symphony Orchestra featuring Helen Kim, violin and Charae Krueger, cello
Helen Kim and Charae Krueger
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Symphony Orchestra featuring Helen Kim, violin and Charae Krueger, cello.
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Wind Ensemble featuring Charae Krueger, cello
Charae Krueger
KSU School of Music presents Wind Ensemble directed by David T. Kehler and featuring Charae Krueger, cello.
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KSU Philharmonic and Concert Band
Charles Laux, Debra Traficante, and Cory Meals
Philharmonic performs March of the Resistance from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and more. Concert Band presents selections by composers Peter Mennin, Andrew Boysen, Jr, Percy Grainger, and Darius Milhaud.
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Philharmonic and Concert Band
Charles Laux, Debra Traficante, and Cory Meals
Philharmonic and Concert Band each consist of student musicians from across the university and combine to present an exciting program featuring works by significant composers from their respective repertoires.
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KSU Percussion Ensemble, "Spring Concert"
John Lawless
KSU Percussion Ensemble, led by director John Lawless, performs the final concert of the School of Music's 2015-16 season featuring an exciting program of repertoire for various groupings of percussion instruments and players. This performance will include many selections by living composers, traditional rhythmic works, and an original composition by a current KSU student composer, Eric Louis Ramos.
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