August 28
Starlight Summer Concert
The South Hampton Youth Pops Orchestra performs.
7:30 p.m. Legacy Gazebo Amphitheater, Kennesaw State University,
1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $5. 770-423-6650.

Fiona Choi in The Silken Phoenix

Be-a-Part-of-the-Arts

September 11
Starlight Summer Concert
John Pizzarelli
7:30 p.m. Legacy Gazebo Amphitheater, Kennesaw State University,
1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $5. 770-423-6650.

September 14
Chamber Music Theater Performance
“The Silken Phoenix.”
The Core Ensemble and actress Fiona Choi salute the life and works of three of Asia’s greatest women poets: Ho Xuan Huong of Vietnam, Izumi Shikibu of Japan and Li Qingzhao of China. Featuring music by Kui Dong, Melissa Hui, Chinary Ung, Somei Satoh, Keiko Abe, Bun-Ching Lam, Lei Liang, Tan Dun and Chou Wen-Chung.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $20.

September 16
Faculty Recital
David Watkins, piano.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.

September 17
Community Children's Event
Be-A-Part-of-the-Arts Fair.
Performances and hands-on activities for children.
1–4 p.m. the grounds of the College of the Arts. Free.  

September 25
Faculty Recital
Mary Akerman, guitar.
3 p.m. Music Recital Hall in the Music Building. Free. 

 

October 6
KSU Orchestra.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

October 9
Faculty Recital: Karen Parks, soprano.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free. 

October 11
KSU Choral Ensembles.
8 p.m.Marietta First United Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta. Free.

October 12
“Igor, Arnold and Percy.”
The KSU Wind Ensemble and the KSU Faculty Ensemble present a joint concert featuring Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat, Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony Op. 9 and Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

October 15
Premiere Series: Pro Arte Quartet.
Founded in 1912, the Pro Arte Quartet performs throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Impressed by the quartet’s extraordinary musicianship, composers like Milhaud, Honegger and Bartók prepared new works specifically for the ensemble. Stranded in the United States by outbreak of World War II in 1938, Pro Arte found a permanent home at the University of Wisconsin, but has continued to record and perform standard classical repertoire as well as exciting new music. Many composers continue to select the quartet to premiere their works. The ensemble includes violinists David Perry and Suzanne Beia, violist Sally Chisholm and cellist Parry Karp.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $30.

October 16
Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $10. 

October 21-22
Guest Recital: Seymore Bernstein, piano.
Internationally renowned pianist, composer, and teacher.
8 p.m.Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free. 

October 22    
Faculty Recital: Russell Young and Jana Young    
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free. 

October 28
KSU Invitational Men’s Chorus.
8 p.m. Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free.

 

November 14
KSU Orchestra and KSU Wind Ensemble.
8 p.m. Pearce Auditorium, Brenau University, 500 Washington Avenue, Gainesville. Free. 

November 18
KSU Classical Guitar Ensemble.
8 p.m. Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free. 

November 29
KSU Choral Ensembles.
8 p.m.Marietta First United Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta. Free.

 

December 1
KSU Jazz Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

December 3
Premiere Series: Awadagin Pratt, piano.
Awadagin Pratt is an artist who challenges the classical music establishment, forcing it to rethink the way the music is perceived and heard. When Pratt bounded on stage for his winning presentation at the prestigious Naumburg International Piano Competition in 1992, his appearance caused a buzz, but by the end of his performance, he had won over the judges and audience. Since then, he has recorded four solo CDs and an all-Bach recording with the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Pratt has performed solo recitals and numerous piano concerti around the world. He has been named one of the “50 Leaders of Tomorrow” by Ebony magazine. 8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $40. 

December 4
KSU Gospel Choir.
5 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free. 

December 6
Opera Workshop Performance.
7 p.m. Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free.

 

January 14
Premiere Series: Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano.
Jennifer Larmore’s operatic début in 1986 as Sesto in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito in France marked the start of a brilliant international career in which operas of Rossini, Bellini, Mozart and Handel have come to figure prominently. After a triumphant decade in Europe, she returned to the United States for her Metropolitan Opera début in 1995. Since then, she has continued to perform and record around the world with the most impressive orchestras and opera companies. With this recital, the Georgia-born superstar returns to her home county for an intimate evening.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $40. 

January 27–29
Winter Storytelling Festival
Annual Winter Storytelling Festival
Presented by the Southern Order of Storytellers in partnership with the KSU Division of Continuing Education, the College of the Arts and the Department of Theatre & Performance Studies.
The Annual Winter Storytelling Festival showcases two days of performances and workshops by national, regional and local storytellers.
KSU Center, 3333 George Busbee Dr., Kennesaw. Free. 404-329-9950. www.southernorderofstorytellers.com.

January 29
Mozart in Music and Letters.
A celebration on the very weekend Wolfgang turns 250! Featuring Mozart’s Gran Partita Serenade, performed by the KSU Faculty Ensemble, interspersed with letters from Mozart to his father. John Gentile narrates.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater,  Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free. 

 

February 4
Premiere Series: Monica Mancini, vocalist.
Following her chart-topping debut CD that spotlighted the compositions of her father Henry Mancini, Monica Mancini continued to win critical acclaim with her second effort, a tribute to Johnny Mercer. Mancini’s distinctive vocal stylings have earned her a place among the elite vocal performers of today, but she has built her following on the solid foundation of great composers like her father, Mercer and Barry Manilow, who has written specifically for her. As Manilow has said, “Music has been waiting for a singer like Monica.”
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $40. 

February 10
Guest Recital: Gustavo Tolosa, piano.
Featuring works of Latin American composers.
8 p.m. Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free. 

February 11
Master Class: Gustavo Tolosa, piano.
10-11:30 a.m., Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free. 

February 12
A Cycle of Cycles: “Winterreise D. 911”
by Franz Schubert. Oral Moses, bass-baritone, and David Watkins, piano.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

February 20
Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $10. 

February 21
KSU Orchestra.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

February 22
KSU Wind Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

February 23
KSU Jazz Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

February 25
Premiere Series: Joseph Lin, violin.
Presented as part of the KSU Celebration of the Year of China.Having won the 1996 Concert Artist Guild International Competition, Joseph Lin has earned broad recognition for his mature artistry. Now with several more international titles to his credit, Lin has earned praise as a soloist and a chamber musician. In 2000, he participated in Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project at Tanglewood. Lin began playing violin at age four and has completed violin studies at Juilliard and Harvard. In 2004, he earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study Chinese music in Beijing.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $40. 

February 26
A Cycle of Cycles:“Liederkreis op. 39”
by Robert Schumann. Karen Parks, soprano, and David Watkins, piano.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

 

 

March 1
“Ain’t I A Woman!”
A chamber music theater performance by the Core Ensemble and actress Liz Mikel saluting the life and works of four powerful African-American women: Sojourner Truth, Zora Neale Hurston, Clementine Hunter and Fannie Lou Hamer. Featuring a musical score drawn from the heartfelt spirituals of the deep South, the urban exuberance of the jazz age and contemporary music by African-Americans.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $20. 

March 19
A Cycle of Cycles: “Dichterliebe op 48” by Robert Schumann and “An die ferne Geliebte op. 98” by Ludwig van Beethoven. John Pritchard, tenor, and Robert Henry, piano.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED
March 20
Guest Recital: Kevin Hampton, piano.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

March 28
KSU Concerto Competition.
In this lively annual competition, KSU music majors vie for the privilege of performing as featured guest artists with the KSU Orchestra.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.

 

April 1
Fifth Annual Benefit Gala.
The College of the Arts presents its annual evening of dinner, dancing and silent/live auctions to benefit endowed scholarships and student-learning initiatives.  This year, the event will honor Dean Joseph Meeks’ 30th Anniversary at Kennesaw State.
6-11 p.m. Egyptian Ballroom, Fox Theater, 660 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta. For sponsorship information, call 770-499-3214.

April 7
Mozart’s Requiem.
Left unfinished, Mozart’s last work is among the most revered in the repertoire. Performed by the KSU Chamber Singers and the KSU Orchestra.
8 p.m. Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta. Free.  

April 21
KSU Classical Guitar Ensemble.
8 p.m. Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free.

April 26
KSU Jazz Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

April 27
KSU Wind Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

April 27-May 15
23rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition.
This spirited competition, held every spring, is open to all students on campus and offers cash prizes in nine categories. Many of the works are for sale.
Reception: 7-9 p.m. April 27 with awards presentation at 8 p.m. Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.

April 30
KSU Gospel Choir.
5 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.