Each season the School of Music presents the annual Signature Series featuring performances by world-renowned guest artists as well as special presentations featuring student and faculty musicians performing unique and exciting programs.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
David Coucheron and Elizabeth Pridgen
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano returns to KSU. The program opens with Scriabin's Symphony No. 5, "Prometheus, Poem of Fire," featuring pianist Elizabeth Pridgen. Following is Stravinsky's magical Firebird Suite. Concertmaster David Coucheron plays the romantic Violin Concerto No. 1 by Prokofiev.
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Kennesaw State Festival of New Music, Music of Origin
Lauren Goans and Daniel Goans
Kennesaw State Festival of New Music presents Music of Origins March 14-17, 2016.
The 2016 Music of Origins festival is a special presentation of the annual Kennesaw State Festival of New Music (KSFNM). This year’s festival focuses on music and composers from several specific cultural backgrounds that inform the musical traditions of these cultures and ethnic groups. Chinese ethnic and folk traditions will be highlighted in a special performance by Voice of Yunnan. American folk acoustic duo Lowland Hum explore folk traditions and the intersection of creative writing with music and lyrics. KSU Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble welcome guest composer Kamran Ince whose Turkish/American ancestry influences his music and highlights Turkish/Balkan traditions. In addition to performances, the festival will also feature various residency actitivies.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Karen Gomyo
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Cristian Macelaru, conductor, and Karen Gomyo, violin
The ASO presents an evening of works from Russian composers featuring Stravinsky’s Petrushka, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto performed by violinist Karen Gomyo, and Sergei Lyapounov’s orchestral transcription of Balakirev’s Islamey.
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Pastiche Steel Ensemble on Tour
Mia Gormandy, Yuki Nakano, Mike Schwebke, Scott McConnell, Abe Breiling, Yuko Asada, and Jonny Gifford
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Pastiche Steel Ensemble, a diverse group of pannists and musicians hailing from different countries around the world and transcends stereotypes surrounding the limitations of the steelpan while breaking boundaries of steelpan performance with original compositions, arrangements, and familiar music.
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10th Annual Collage Concert
Helen Kim, Robert Henry, Julie Coucheron, Emily Crisp, Camille Hathaway, Judy Cole, Leah Partridge, John Warren, and Doug Lindsey
An exciting highlight each season, the School of Music is proud to present the 10th Annual Collage Concert. Collage, a major fundraising event for supporting scholarships for music students, is the signature production of the School of Music featuring soloists, chamber groups, and ensembles totaling over 250 student and faculty performers. This special production features a rapid-fire program of diverse works presented as flowing vignette performances with unique lighting and stage design that combine to create a truly memorable and unique experience. The Collage Concert features a matinee at 5 p.m. and evening performance at 8 p.m.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Family Holiday Concert
John Lemley
The Atlanta Symphony comes to KSU for the holidays! Enjoy music from The Nutcracker, join in a festive sing-along, and have a holly jolly Christmas with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the whole family in Morgan Concert Hall.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård and Alexandre Tharaud
Conductor Thomas Søndergård leads the Atlanta Symphony in the orchestra’s final performance at Kennesaw State University during the 2015-16 season. Pianist Alexandre Tharaud plays Ravel’s Concerto in D Major for the Left Hand Alone, a remarkable synthesis of classical and jazz elements commissioned by pianist Paul Wittgenstein who lost his right arm during the First World War. Following is Ravel’s Rapsodie Espagnol, a magically orchestrated celebration of the beauties and mysteries of Spain with enticing melodies and rhythms. The program is bounded by a pair of works about the sea: Berlioz’s Overture to Le Corsaire inspired by Lord Byron’s tale of the seafaring hero and Debussy’s La Mer inspired by the composer’s lifelong passion for the sea.
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2015 Kennesaw State Festival of New Music
Sherri Barrett, Sam Skelton, John Lawless, Levi Lyman, Selena Sanchez, Sam Skelton, Douglas Lindsey, Nicola Baroni, and Massimiliano Messieri
KSU School of Music presents 2015 Kennesaw State Festival of New Music.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra featuring Jacomo Bairos, conductor and Miloš Karadaglić, guitar
Miloš Karadaglić
KSU School of Music presents the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra featuring Jacomo Bairos, conductor and Miloš Karadaglić, guitar.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, "A Very Merry Holiday Pops!"
Michael Krajewski, Capathia Jenkins, and Morris Robinson
KSU School of Music presents the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, "A Very Merry Holiday Pops!"
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The Atlanta Opera presents "Winter Journey"
David Adam Moore and Earl Buys
The Atlanta Opera production of Winter Journey: Winterreise, D. 911 by Franz Schubert features David Adam Moore, baritone and Earl Buys, pianist.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Julian Rachlin and Marin Alsop
KSU School of Music presents the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop, featuring violinist Julian Rachlin.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, Christina Smith, and Elisabeth Remy Johnson
KSU School of Music presents the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra featuring KSU faculty Christina Smith, flute and Elisabeth Remy Johnson, harp.
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9th Annual Kennesaw State University School of Music Collage Concert
Sam Skelton, John Lawless, Levi Lyman, Selena Sanchez, Robert Henry, Michael Opitz, Brandon Radaker, Patrick Arthur, Brandon Boone, Janna Graham, Jana Young, Ryan Gregory, Soohyun Yun, Tyrone Jackson, Sam Skelton, Leah Partridge, Jessica Jones, Julie Coucheron, Douglas Lindsey, Helen Kim, Judy Cole, Mary Akerman, and Chris Campbell
KSU School of Music presents the 9th Annual Kennesaw State University School of Music Collage Concert.
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Atlanta Symphony Musicians in Concert
KSU School of Music presents Atlanta Symphony Musicians in Concert.
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The 8th Annual School of Music Collage Concert
John Thomas Burson, Justin Rowan, David Anders, Michael DeSousa, Melinda Mason, Robert Boone, John Lawless, Helen Kim, Leah Partridge, Chris Otts, Jason Kaplon, Nick Dixon, Andrew LaStrapes, Brandon Boone, Dominic Brown, Doug Lindsey, Judy Cole, and Robert Henry
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents The 8th Annual School of Music Collage Concert.
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Wu Han
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano with Wu Han, piano.
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2014 Kennesaw State Festival of New Music
Chen Yi, John Lawless, Helen Kim, Cameron Austin, Kyle Pridgen, Levi Lyman, Ian Kennel, Rifka Mayani, Simone Dinnerstein, and Tift Merritt
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents the 2014 Kennesaw State Festival of New Music with featured guest composer, Chen Yi.
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GMEA In Service: Symphony Orchestra
Michael Alexander, Adam Kirkpatrick, Helen Kim, and John Culvahouse
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Symphony Orchestra at 2009 Georgia Music Educators Association In- Service Conference.
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Holiday Concert
Leslie J. Blackwell, Alison Mann, Adam Kirkpatrick, Sam Skelton, Sherri Barrett, and Sarah Heagy
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents: Holiday Concert.
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Kennesaw State University Concerto Competition: Final Round
Adam von Housen, Michael Alcorn, and Melissa Harris
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Concerto Competition: Final Round.
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Collage Concert
Paul G. Davis, John Lawless, Robert Henry, Conrad Abbott, Helen Kim, Leslie Blackwell, Jana Young, and Russell YOung
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents the 3rd annual Collage Concert.
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Opera Gala 2008
Russell Young, Eileen Moremen, Gwen Halstead, and Valerie Pool
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Opera Gala 2008.
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2005 Concerto Competition Finals
Erica Keithley
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents the 2005 Concerto Competition judged by Dr. Erica Keithley, Angele Lawless, Dr. Laura Robinson and Dr. Michael Alexander.
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Green Eggs & Ham
The Kennesaw State University Departments of Music and Theatre, along with the Cobb Symphony Orchestra present Green Eggs and Ham as a part of the Be a Part of the Arts Fair.
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