Kennesaw State University School of Music 2019-2020 Season

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BE TRANSFORMED by the College of the Arts at Kennesaw State University. Home to the School of Art and Design, Department of Dance, School of Music, and the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, we are one of the most artistically vibrant communities in Georgia. A diverse mix of student, faculty and guest artist presentations in the Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center, Dance Theater, Fine Arts Gallery, Onyx Theater, Stillwell Theater and the Zuckerman Museum of Art, add to the artistic vibrancy of our region.

We are thrilled to launch the artsKSU professional presenting season across all four disciplinary units in the College of the Arts this year, bringing to Atlanta internationally renowned performers, presenters and companies.

The arts at KSU are vital to the ecology of our campus and Atlanta community, providing opportunities to enrich people’s lives through over 100 artistic experiences, while advancing the mission of our student-centered public institution. We are a community of artists and scholars committed to expanding the boundaries of knowledge, possibility and imagination.

Please join us for our transformational 2019-20 season.

Ivan Pulinkala, Ed.D. Dean, College of the Arts

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ArtsKSU presents an exciting professional season in art and design, dance, music, theatre and solo performance, featuring internationally renowned artists and companies.

The artsKSU Gold Star Subscriber Series Select any five of the Gold Star Subscriber events.

Subscription - $125 KSU Community Discount - $99 Add any additional Gold Star event - $20 Fruitful Labors August 24-November 10 Reception August 24 | Mortin Galleries

Unbound January 25-May 10 Reception January 25 | East Galleries

Painting Who? August 24-December 15 Reception August 24 | East Galleries

Minton Sparks February 6-8 Thursday, 7:30 PM; Friday-Saturday, 8 PM Stillwell Theater

Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary Marissa Chibas September 5-7 | Sept. 5, 7:30pm 8 PM | Stillwell Theater Walking Mad/Charlotte Ballet September 27-28 8 PM | KSU Dance Theater (Marietta Campus) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano, Conductor; Tengue Irfan, piano October 4 | 8 PM | Bailey Performance Center Cellist Zuill Bailey Violinist Helen Kim and KSU Symphony Orchestra October 9 | 8 PM | Morgan Concert Hall Anat Cohen Tentet Oded Lev-Ari, Musical Director November 9 | 8 PM | Morgan Concert Hall

Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre March 6-7 8 PM | KSU Dance Theatre (Marietta Campus) Othello: The Remix, The Q Brothers March 12-14 Thursday, 7:30 PM; Friday-Saturday, 8 PM Stillwell Theater Afro-Cuban Jazz Artist Brenda Navarrete March 21 8 PM | Morgan Concert Hall Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Sparks, conductor Midori, violin April 17, 8 PM Bailey Performance Center

Looming Chaos January 25-May 10 Reception January 25 | Mortin Galleries ticketing.kennesaw.edu

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Student - Tiffany Chen

The School of Music offers three undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Music in Performance and Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the School hosts numerous professional artists each year in the state-of-the-art Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center. Guest artists are regularly invited to perform and provide educational experiences for students.

The School of Music houses large student ensembles consisting of five choirs, two jazz ensembles, two orchestras, three bands, the KSU Marching Owls, and an opera company; it is also certified as an All-Steinway School. Learn more at MusicKSU.com

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano, conductor Tengku Irfan, piano OCT. 4 | 8pm

Morgan Concert Hall | $35-55 In his penultimate season as Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony, Robert Spano leads the orchestra in the Preludes to Acts I and III of Wagner’s Lohengrin, two pieces engineered to excite the most exquisite yearning and all-out exhilaration. Then, Malaysian virtuoso Tengku Irfan throws his “sheer incisiveness and power” (The New York Times) into the impish charm and pianistic thunder of Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Closing the performance, Brahms’ First Symphony is a riveting and unforgettable symphonic journey from the stormy opening measures to its triumphant conclusion.

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Cellist Zuill Bailey

Violinist Helen Kim and the KSU Symphony Orchestra OCT. 9 | 8pm Morgan Concert Hall | $12-15 Widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world, GRAMMY award-winning Zuill Bailey is among the most sought after and active cellists today. With unique and exciting performances ranging from concertos with some of the best orchestras around the world to a recurring role on the HBO series “Oz” and seemingly every inbetween, Mr. Bailey is known for his celebrated artistry, technical wizardry, and engaging personality. The program will feature solo works and a special performance of Brahms’ Double Concerto with KSU Professor of Violin Helen Kim and the KSU Symphony Orchestra.

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Anat Cohen Tentet

Oded Lev-Ari, Musical Director NOV. 9 | 8pm Morgan Concert Hall | $15-20 Ever charismatic, prolific, and inspired, GRAMMYnominated clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence.

Anat has been declared Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association every year since 2007 and has also been named the Top Clarinetist, Rising Star, and Jazz Artist of the Year by Downbeat Magazine. The tentet (rhythm section, horns, vibraphone, cello, and accordion) performs music from their brand new album Triple Helix as well as tunes from their 2017 album Happy Song which draws influence from Brazilian music and African grooves to vintage swing and touching ballads.

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School of Music Holiday Concert DEC. 6 | 8pm

Morgan Concert Hall | $15-20 Celebrate the start of the holiday season with the School of Music, featuring holiday favorites performed by the KSU Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and choirs. This performance will feature a festive and exciting program, including popular carols, and more.

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Collage 2020 FEB. 15 | 3 pm & 8 pm Morgan Concert Hall | $15-30

The School of Music is proud to present the 14th Annual Collage Concert, a major fundraising event for supporting scholarships for music students.

An exciting production of the School of Music, Collage highlights soloists, chamber groups, and ensembles totaling over 200 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 unique and memorable experience.

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Artist Brenda Navarrete MAR. 21 | 8pm

Morgan Concert Hall | $15-20 An emerging flagbearer among the vanguard of female Cuban musicians, Afro-Cuban singer, songwriter, and percussionist Brenda Navarrete combines a foundation of Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban influences with elements of contemporary world music, originality, and relentless energy to form her unique sound. Touring internationally and frequently collaborating with Cuba’s notable music elite, the award-winning jazzista is perhaps best known for her skill on the batá, a drum traditionally used in Yoruban spiritual practices that women were once forbidden to play.

Presented in cooperation with Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and Center for African and African Diaspora Studies.

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Carter, conductor Midori, violin APR. 17 | 8pm

Morgan Concert Hall | $35-55 Dazzling audiences and critics alike since her celebrated debut at age 11, superstar violinist Midori performs Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2. In a concerto peppered by the sounds of a Hungarian folksong, Midori showcases her graceful precision and intimate expression as one of the world’s most acclaimed violinists. Making his Atlanta Symphony debut, Australian rising-star Nicholas Carter leads the orchestra in Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 (“Trauersinfonie”) before concluding the program with Prokofiev’s wartime piece written in 1944 as Russian troops turned the tables on the German army: the massive and exhilarating Symphony No. 5.

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Faculty Performances

All faculty performances are held in Morgan Concert Hall in the Bailey Performance Center. Tickets for these performances are $5-10.

Summit Piano Trio Tuesday, September 10, 8 p.m.

Trumpet Faculty Recital Featuring the Music of France Monday, September 16, 8 p.m.

Christina Smith, flute and Robert Henry, piano Monday, January 27, 8 p.m.

Guitarists Trey Wright and Sean Thrower Wednesday, January 29, 8 p.m.

Jason Casanova, euphonium Wednesday, September 18, 8 p.m.

Summit Piano Trio Monday, March 2, 8 p.m.

Clarinetist John Warren and Friends Monday, September 23, 8 p.m.

Helen Kim, violin and Robert Henry, piano Monday, March 9, 8 p.m.

Nathan Munson, tenor Thursday, October 17, 8 p.m.

Robert Henry, piano Wednesday, October 30, 8 p.m.

Voice Faculty Recital Thursday, January 23, 8 p.m.

Duo Trompiano Wednesday, March 11, 8 p.m.

2020 Steinway Spectacular Thursday, March 19, 8 p.m.

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KSU Faculty Jazz Parliament Thursday, October 24, 8 p.m.

KSU Faculty Jazz Parliament Tuesday, March 10, 8 p.m.

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Student Performances

Unless noted otherwise, all student performances are held in Morgan Concert Hall in the Bailey Performance Center. Tickets for these performances are $5-10.

Jazz Ensembles I and II Thursday, September 19, 8 p.m.

Wind Ensemble Thursday, November 14, 8 p.m.

Chamber Singers, Men’s Ensemble, and University Chorale Friday, September 20, 8 p.m.

KSU Opera Theater presents Harmonious Discord Saturday, November 16, 8 p.m.

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Wind Ensemble Wednesday, September 25, 8 p.m.

Women’s Choir Tuesday, October 1, 8 p.m.

Philharmonic and University Band Monday, October 7, 8 p.m.

Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, October 15, 8 p.m.

Wind Symphony Wednesday, October 16, 8 p.m.

Brass Ensembles Monday, October 28, 8 p.m.

Concerto Competition Finals Tuesday, October 29, 8 p.m.

Jazz Ensembles II and III Thursday, October 31, 8 p.m.

Jazz Combos Monday, November 4, 5:30 & 8 p.m.

Scott Hall, Bailey Performance Center Choral Ensembles Tuesday, November 5, 8 p.m.

Philharmonic Wednesday, November 13, 8 p.m.

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University Band and Wind Symphony Monday, November 18, 8 p.m.

Jazz Ensembles I and III Tuesday, November 19, 8 p.m.

Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble Wednesday, November 20, 8 p.m.

Symphony Orchestra Thursday, November 21, 8 p.m.

Mixed Chamber Ensembles Monday, December 2, 5:30 & 8 p.m.

Percussion Ensemble Monday, December 9, 8 p.m.

Voice Honors Recital Thursday, February 6, 8 p.m.

Jazz Ensemble I and II Tuesday, February 18, 8 p.m.

Wind Ensemble Wednesday, February 19, 8 p.m.

Philharmonic and University Band Monday, February 24, 8 p.m.

Women’s Choir Tuesday, February 25, 8 p.m.

Symphony Orchestra Thursday, February 27, 8 p.m.

Chamber Singers Tuesday, March 3, 8 p.m.

Wind Symphony Thursday, March 5, 8 p.m.

Jazz Ensembles II and III Thursday, March 12, 8 p.m.

Jazz Combos Monday, March 16, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Scott Hall, Bailey Performance Center KSU Opera Theater presents The Light in the Piazza March 26-27, 8 p.m.

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University Band and Wind Symphony Monday, April 20, 8 p.m.

Jazz Ensembles I and III Tuesday, April 21, 8 p.m.

Chamber Singers and University Chorale Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m.

Wind Ensemble Friday, April 24, 8 p.m.

Percussion Ensemble Monday, April 27, 8 p.m.

Student Composers Recital Tuesday, April 7, 8 p.m.

Mixed Chamber Ensembles Thursday, April 9, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble Monday, April 13, 8 p.m.

Women’s Choir and Men’s Ensemble Tuesday, April 14, 8 p.m.

Philharmonic Wednesday, April 15, 8 p.m.

Symphony Orchestra Thursday, April 16, 8 p.m.

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The first College of the Arts Faculty Research Colloquium showcases KSU research projects in which the traditionally distinctive arts are influenced by or are engaged with methods, technologies, and approaches that have been adapted from the world of the sciences, engineering, and technology.

November 14, 2:00pm - 3:30pm, Ruth B. Zuckerman Pavilion

Lecture and Discussion : “The Aesthetic Brain” Dr. Anjan Chatterjee Elliott Professor & Chief of Neurology, Pennsylvania Hospital; Director, Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, Philadelphia Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 3:30pm - 5:00pm, Stillwell Theater, Wilson Building, Main Campus Dr. Anjan Chatterjee will discuss his groundbreaking research using neurology to advance our understanding of the evolution, production and appreciation of art. Is art an accident of our brain function, or is it a fundamental human instinct?

How do we account for art’s universality across the world as far back in time as we can record, while also accounting for its cultural underpinnings, its tremendous variety, local expression, and “art for art’s sake” property? Chatterjee explores these questions and offers new highly innovative ways of thinking about art and neuroaesthetics.

RESEARCH in the ARTS

The Arts Meet Science and Technology: Faculty Research in the Arts Colloquium

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Undergraduate RESEARCH Join us for these free, original arts-based research presentations by our undergraduate students.

FALL 2019 Department of Theatre and Performance Studies: Friday, November 8, 2019, 12:00pm - 1:30pm, Wilson Building, Room 103 School of Music: Thursday, November 21, 2019, 1:00pm - 2:30pm in Music Building, Room 109

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School of Art and Design student Dylan Carter | Photo by KSU University Photographer

Forums SPRING 2020

School of Art and Design: Friday, January 24, 2020, 3:00pm - 4:30pm, Visual Arts Building, Room 222 Department of Dance: Monday, April 13, 2020, 3:30pm-5:00 pm, Chastain Pointe Dance Studios Department of Theatre and Performance Studies: Friday, April 17, 2020, 5pm - 6pm, Onyx Theater Spring 2020 Art History Capstone: Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 12:30 – 3:30pm, Wilson Building, Room 103 27

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Community & Alumni Choir Dr. Leslie J. Blackwell Artistic Director

Holiday Concert

DEC. 12, 2019 Spring Concert

MAY 7, 2020 Bailey Performance Center

The Kennesaw State University Community and Alumni Choir is an all-volunteer, non-audition, non-profit choir that rehearses on Monday nights on the KSU campus.

Two concerts are performed annually in KSU’s Bailey Performance Center.

The first rehearsal for the 2019-2020 season is Monday, September 9, 2019. KSUCAC represents a wide range of ages and walks of life and is open to all singers, with or without KSU affiliation.

Please join us and SING YOUR HEART OUT during our 13th Season! ksucac.org 29

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