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 Ensemble
David T. Kehler
The Kennesaw State University Wind Ensemble, led by Dr. David Kehler, present a concert featuring works by Gabrieli, Grainger, Perrine, Thomas, and Hindemith.
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KSU Wind Ensemble with Richard Williams, horn
David Kehler and Richard Williams
The KSU Wind Ensemble presents Sounding Winds featuring horn soloist Richard Williams.
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KSU Percussion Ensemble Fall Concert
John Lawless, Sammy Mishkin, and Laurel Buchanan
The KSU Percussion Ensemble presents their 2019 fall concert under the direction of John Lawless, Director of Percussion Studies. The Percussion Ensemble is joined by guest student artists Sammy Mishkin, piano, and Laurel Buchanan, harp.
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KSU Women's Choir and ET Booth Middle School Bel Canto
Alison Mann and Laura Martin
The Kennesaw State University Women's Choir, led by Dr. Alison Mann, present their fall concert with special guest ET Booth Middle School Bel Canto, led by Laura Martin.
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Jazz Guitar Ensemble
Chris Marks, Trey Dunnahoo, Robert Herrington, Diego Fonseca Perez, Rodrigo Suarez, Brad Cannata, and Zack Smith
This performance features the KSU Jazz Guitar Ensemble directed by Senior Lecturer of Jazz Studies and Jazz Guitar, Trey Wright.
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School of Music Holiday Concert
Reid Masters, Alison Mann, David Kehler, Leslie J. Blackwell, and Nathaniel F. Parker
The Kennesaw State University School of Music presents its 2019 Holiday Concert.
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Senior Recital: Hayden McAfee, horn
Hayden McAfee, Eric Jenkins, and Christina Pacetti
This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Mr. McAfee studies horn with Richard Williams.
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Opera Theatre Presents: Harmonious Discord
Eileen Moremen, Judith Cole, and Erika Tazawa
KSU Opera presents Harmonious Discord featuring opera scenes of comic beauty and dramatic tension presented by KSU Opera Theater featuring Carmen, Little Women, Cosi fan tutte, The Consul, The Merry Wives of Windsor & The Marriage of Figaro, led by Director of Opera Theater Eileen Moremen.
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KSU Gospel Choir
Oral Moses
Led by Professor Emeritus Dr. Oral Moses, the KSU Gospel Choir features members from across the university and community who come together to perform sacred music ranging from traditional spirituals to gospel favorites in various styles.
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University Band and Wind Symphony Spring Concert
Arie Motschman
KSU Wind Symphony, led by Associate Director of Bands Dr. Debra Traficante, perform works by Michael Markowski, Donald Grantham and Paul Richards. KSU University Band, led by Assistant Director of Bands Dr. Trey Harris, perform works by Bach, Sousa, Robert Sheldon and Viet Cuong.
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Jazz Ensembles II & III
Rob Opitz and Wes Funderburk
The KSU Jazz Ensembles II & III present their fall concert.
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Jazz Ensembles I & III
Rob Opitz and Sam Skelton
KSU Jazz Ensembles I & III Present their final concert of the fall 2019 semester. Jazz Ensemble III's program is entitled Tunes from the Trenches.
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North Georgia Honor Orchestra
Nathaniel F. Parker
The 2019 North Georgia Honor Orchestra present their fall concert.
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KSU Symphony Orchestra featuring Charae Krueger, Cello
Nathaniel Parker and Charae Krueger
The KSU Symphony Orchestra presents a concert featuring KSU Faculty Charae Krueger, Cello.
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Jazz Ensemble III and Vocal Jazz Combo
Brian Reid
This KSU School of Music performance features the Vocal Jazz Combo led by Karla Harris, Artist-in-Residence in Vocal Jazz, and Jazz Ensemble III led by Rob Opitz, Artist in Residence and Part-Time Instructor of Jazz Trumpet.
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KSU University Band and KSU Wind Symphony
Joseph Scheivert and Debra Traficante
The KSU University Band and Wind Symphony present their final concert of the fall 2019 semester.
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Mixed Chamber Ensembles present Suppressed Music of the Holocaust
Laurence Sherr
This special performance features chamber music written by composers who were suppressed during the Holocaust. Many of these composers fled Germany and the countries it occupied, and others were imprisoned and murdered. The concert is performed by students in the KSU Mixed Chamber Ensembles course in collaboration with the Music and the Holocaust course.
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KSU Jazz Ensembles I & II
Sam Skelton and Wes Funderburk
Sam Skelton and Wes Funderburk lead the top two Jazz ensembles at KSU in a concert featuring important repertoire throughout jazz history.
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"Duke Ellington: Beyond Category" KSU Symphony Orchestra with Jazz Ensemble I
Amy Smithwick, Jacob Sustaita, Nathaniel F. Parker, and Sam Skelton
The KSU Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble I team up for "Duke Ellington: Beyond Category" featuring Amy Smithwick, soprano and Jacob Sustaita, guest conductor.
(Note: Principal viola for this concert is Dajon Carter, not Nathan Gay as listed.)
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Women's Choir with Lost Mountain Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Choruses
Sean Thrower, Lorin Green, and Brenda Brent
The KSU Women's Choir, directed by Dr. Alison Mann, Associate Professor of Choral Music Education, and the Lost Mountain Middle School Choruses present a performance titled "I Carry Your Heart With Me."
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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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