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David Thomas Kehler
Associate Professor
of Music
Director of Bands
As Director of Bands at Kennesaw State University, David Thomas Kehler oversees all aspects of the university’s band program while teaching courses in instrumental conducting. Kehler recently served the University of Texas at Austin as a Graduate Conducting Associate, where he received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. He wrote his dissertation on the wind music of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Colgrass. He earned his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees at Michigan State University.
In addition to his Austin appointment, Dr. Kehler also served America’s Premier Windband, The Dallas Wind Symphony, as Associate Conductor where he was coordinator and conductor of the Dallas Wind Symphony International Fanfare Project. Under his direction, they received literally hundreds of fanfares from all over the world for its annual call for fanfares competition. In addition, Dr. Kehler conducted the Dallas Wind Symphony at various community and civic events throughout Texas. Included in these events were holiday concerts, various Chautauqua Festivals, the annual Labor Day Concert at the Dallas Arboretum, and a formal gala presented by the United States Armed Forces with all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in attendance.
Dr. Kehler was also Founder and Conductor of the GDYO Wind Symphony, an ensemble affiliated with the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestras, Inc. During his ten years of service, the GDYO Wind Symphony established itself as one of the premier youth wind ensembles in the United States. They were a featured ensemble at the Texas Bandmasters Association/National Band Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas, and were heard internationally on “From the Top”, a syndicated radio program featuring the finest young classical musicians in the country. In addition, the GDYO Wind Symphony participated in exchange concerts with the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony and performed with Jeff Nelson, former horn of the Canadian Brass. In the summer of 2008, the GDYO Wind Symphony embarked on an extensive two-week tour of China, performing at the music conservatories of Shanghai, Xian, Beijing, and Hong Kong. In addition, exchange concerts were conducted with the Shanghai Little Star Orchestra and with the Hong Kong Youth Wind Philharmonia.
Previously, David Thomas Kehler served as Director of the Mustang Band and Conductor of the Symphony Band at Southern Methodist University (1995-2005), Associate Director of Bands at the University of Rhode Island (1992-1995), and as Director of Bands at Bay City Western High School, in Bay City, Michigan (1987-1990). Dr. Kehler has memberships in many musical organizations including MENC, CBDNA, WASBE, TBA and others, and is a frequent conductor and clinician throughout the United States.
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