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John Kilkenny

5800 N 23rd Street

Arlington, VA 22205

703-798-3731

jkilken1@gmail.com






P

rofessional Summary


Vision-driven change agent with career-long record in academia as a percussionist, ensemble conductor, and program manager for leading organizations
Proven talent for aligning educational strategy and objectives with established music pedagogy and ensemble management to achieve student advancement goals with minimum resource expenditures. Growth-focused artistic leader with expertise spanning percussion instruction, orchestral & solo performance, chamber music coaching, marketing campaigns, recruiting, sponsor partnerships, festival coordination, ensemble conducting & direction, performance assessment, relationship management, and special project management. An exceptional educator with highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, as well as budget management expertise and program development.

Education and Credentials
Master of Music (M.M.) in Percussion Performance, 2006

Esther Boyer College of Music, Philadelphia, PA

  • Primary Instructor: Alan Abel, Associate Principal Percussionist, The Philadelphia Orchestra


Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Percussion Performance, 1999

The Juilliard School, New York, NY

  • Primary Instructor: Gregory Zuber, Principal Percussionist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

  • Additional Instructor: Daniel Druckman, Associate Principal Percussionist New York Philharmonic


Festivals

  • National Orchestral Institute, Summer 2001

  • Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, Summer Festival 1994-1997, 1999

  • Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Summer 1993


Private Instruction

  • Jonathan Haas, Peabody Conservatory, 1993-1999

  • Anthony Maiello (conducting), 2005



Management/Leadership Training

  • Arts Policy and Board of Directors Management, 2013

  • DeVos Institute at the Kennedy Center, Capacity Building Seminar 2013



Professional Affiliations and Industry support
Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Percussive Arts Society

  • Treasurer, Virginia/DC chapter of Percussive Arts Society

  • Member, College Music Society


Industry Support

  • Yamaha performing artist

  • Zildjian performing artist

  • Vic Firth performing artist

  • Remo Percussion performing artist


Academic and Teaching Experience
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 2008 to Present
Director of Percussion, Assistant Director of Bands, Recruitment Coordinator

Assistant Professor


Percussion Responsibilities

  • Instruct students in applied study in percussion for BM, BA, MM and DMA students

  • Lead percussion methods/class percussion for music education and composition majors

  • Direct the Percussion Ensemble/Group

  • Administer Percussion pedagogy instruction

  • Oversee equipment and manage inventory

  • Contact, schedule, and coordinate studio classes and guest artist events.

  • Present weekly master classes

  • Engage in fundraising and development activities to advance scholarship programs and expand equipment inventory

Concert Band Responsibilities



  • Serve as conductor of the Symphonic Band from 2009-2010 & 2015-current

  • Deliver programming and artistic support as well as supervise student workers for both ensembles

  • Plan and facilitate the Honor Band Festival 2009-2014

  • Hosted Virginia All state band 2015

Administrative Responsibilities



  • Organize school-wide recruitment efforts, including shadow days, open houses and program specific recruitment events

  • Spearhead marketing, budget management and payroll activities

  • Devise and carry out marketing and social media campaigns. Formulated a social media marketing plan for the school of music to platform events on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

  • Direct the audition process, head communications and distribution for the School of Music scholarship, and oversee recruitment and marketing plans as the Chair of the Audition and Scholarship Committee

  • Assess existing curriculum and ideate new curriculum at the undergraduate level as a member of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

  • Contribute to creation of curriculum at the graduate level as a member of the Graduate Curriculum Committee

  • Represent School of Music on the board of the Mason Community Arts Academy

  • Direct adjunct faculty regulating teaching load, coordinating ensemble auditions, and scheduling juries

Percussion Group Highlights



  • John Mackey/Robert Battle - Mass, with the Mason School of Dance, 2017

  • Percussive Arts Society International Convention, FOCUS Day Franco Donatoni, Darkness, 2016: Featured performance as part of the 2016 FOCUS day – the European Avant Garde




  • Percussive Arts Society International Convention, New Literature Showcase Concert, 2016: Mason percussion presented multiple world, North American and U.S. premieres as part of a new literature showcase concert.

  • NY State Music Educators Association, 2016: Featured clinic group, “percussion chamber music in a school band setting”

  • Virginia Music Educators Conference, featured college ensemble, 2014: Mason percussion group performed a wide range of literature including student and faculty soloists, as well as the East Coast premiere of Water by Alejandro Vinao

  • Featured performance at the College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Conference, 2013: Premiere of Stardance by Jonathan Kolm

  • The Western International Band Conference, featured college ensemble, 2011: Mason percussion premiered new work by composer Jesse Guessford, and presented a comprehensive program of new and classic works for percussion chamber music

  • Performance at the Maryland/Delaware Day of Percussion, 2010

  • Featured concert Millennium Stage, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2009

Committee Work



  • Chair, scholarship and audition committee 2011-present

  • Member undergraduate curriculum committee 2015-present

  • Member, graduate curriculum committee, 2015 present

  • Member, CVPA curriculum committee, 2015-2016

  • Member, CVPA international programs committee 2013-2015

Special Projects/Programs



Faculty Director, International Teaching Scholars: Costa Rica 2016-present

  • Designed and implemented an international teaching and performing program for the students at George Mason University. In partnership with the Mason Arts Academy, SINEM Costa Rica and the Ministry of Culture, the Teaching Scholars program will bring donated instruments, performers and faculty to multiple venues throughout Costa Rica. The collaboration included aspects of community work, service, performance and teaching.


Faculty Director, Mason Honor Band 2008-2014

  • Developed and managed budget for honor band program

  • Recruited talented high school music students

  • Worked with admissions to ensure follow up communication and active recruitment


Faculty Director, Mason Summer Music Intensive 2015-present

  • Select and develop programs to attract and engage talented high school students

  • Manage faculty, budgets, scheduling and marketing

  • Program and manage faculty artist series recital


Sewanee Summer Music Festival, 2011-Present

Artist Faculty



  • Mentor and coach students in chamber music, perform in faculty recitals, present master classes, teach private lessons, and conduct the July 4th Festival Band

  • Acquire and maintain percussion instrument inventory

  • Coordinate student ensemble assignments for orchestra and chamber groups

  • Recruit and select high quality percussion students at the national and international level


Indiana University Summer Percussion Academy, Bloomington, IN, 2008-2010

Artist Faculty and Program Coordinator

  • Determined programming for the student percussion ensemble

  • Performed in faculty recitals and presented master classes and clinics

  • Secured guest artists, arranged artist travel and student travel, and interfaced with housing and residence life

  • Managed budgets and attracted corporate sponsorship


University of Maryland Summer Percussion Workshop, College Park, MD, 2005-2007

Artist Faculty and Co-Founder

  • Organized a week-long nationally recognized summer educational workshop and festival by recruiting workshop participants, designing a marketing campaign, and booking and coordinating all travel arrangements for guest artists

  • Oversaw budgets and obtained sponsor support as well as expanded the scholarship fund

  • Managed even scheduling by partnering with resident advisors and student housing

  • Served in an artistic capacity by presenting master classes and clinics, performing in faculty recitals, and programming and coaching student percussion ensemble



Performance Experience
Orchestral:

  • National Symphony, substitute percussion, 2001-2010: Included two national tours with performances at Carnegie Hall, regular subscription concerts and children’s and family concerts

  • Washington National Opera Orchestra, substitute percussion, 2002-Present: Includes regular subscription concerts, outreach performances and banda/stage performances

  • Washington Ballet Orchestra, substitute percussion, 2002-Present

  • Washington Chorus, 2001-Present: Includes regular performances as both principal percussion and timpani

  • Choral Arts Society of Washington, percussion/timpani, 2001-Present: Includes regular performances as both principal percussion and timpani; coordinated instrument rental, part assignments and logistics

  • Concert Artists of Baltimore, percussion, 2003-Present: Section percussion/timpani for orchestral and ballet performances

  • Washington Concert Opera, 2003- Present: Principal percussion and section coordinator;

  • Cathedral Choral Society, percussion/timpani, 1999-Present: Principal percussion and section coordinator

  • Master Chorale, Percussion/timpani, 2002-2010

  • Alexandria Symphony, Percussion/timpani, 2001-2016

  • Fairfax Symphony, Percussion, 2001-Present

  • Charleston Symphony, Percussion, 2000- 2003

  • American Symphony, Percussion, 1995-1999: Included two tours, subscription concerts and a recording session

  • National Orchestral Institute, 2001

  • National Repertory Orchestra, percussion, 1998-1999

  • Aspen Music Festival Orchestra, percussion/timpani, 1994-1998


Solo and Chamber Music Experience:

Sewanee Summer Music Festival Faculty Artist Series, 2011-Present

  • Ewazen, Mosaics for flute, bassoon and marimba

  • Sejourne, Nancy for solo marimba

  • Klatzow, Dances of Earth and Fire for solo marimba

  • Larsen, Corker for clarinet and percussion

  • Lorenz, Puente Trans Arabico for string quartet and percussion

  • Xenakis, Rebouds for solo percussion

  • Lindroth, Bell Plates, for solo percussion

  • Lang, The Anvil Chorus, for solo percussion

  • Fleck, World premiere, new work

  • Stravinsky, L’historie du Soldat

  • Knight, Raven for clarinet and percussion

  • Goljiov, Mariel for cello and marimba

  • Sekhon, Distances for solo marimba

  • Akhio, Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum and digital playback


George Mason University Faculty Artist Series Recitals, 2008-Present

Representative list of chamber and solo literature:

  • Bach, first cello suite in G major

  • Goljov, Mariel for cello and marimba

  • Cossin, NIXIN for percussion and electronics

  • Rosenblum, Words/Echos, for percussion and electronics

  • Klatzow, Dances of Earth and Fire, for solo marimba

  • Vinao, Estudios de Frontera, for solo marimba and percussion ensemble

  • Klatzow, Ambient Resonances for vibraphone and marimba

  • Becker, Mudra – solo prepared drum

  • Piazzolla, “Historie du Tango” for flute and marimba

  • Maslanka, Songbook for alto-sax and marimba


Faculty Artist recitals, University of Maryland Percussion Workshop, 2005-2007

  • Bartok, Sonata for two pianos and percussion

  • Harrison, Canticle #3

  • Berio, Linea for two pianos marimba and vibraphone

  • Erskine, A bird sings – world premiere

  • Vinao, Estudios de Frontera


Faculty Artist recitals, Indiana University Percussion Workshop, 2008-2010

  • Becker, Mudra – prepared drum soloist

  • Roseblum, Words Echos for percussion and electronics

  • Wahlund, The Whimsical nature of small particle physics

Recent solo performances:



  • Solo recital, The University of Michigan, 2017

  • World premiere, Divertissements for clarinet and percussion, International Clarinet society convention, 2017

  • Soloist with the University of North Carolina Greensboro percussion ensemble, 2017

  • Soloist with Illinois State Percussion Ensemble, 2015

  • Solo recital, Music for All Summer Symposium, 2017

  • Solo recitals, The Juilliard School, 1995-1999: Degree and non-degree recitals: included world and New York premieres

  • Solo recitals, Aspen Music Festival, 1996-1998

  • Solo recitals, Temple University, 1999

Chamber Music Recitals



  • National Gallery of Art “Washingtonians on Wednesday” series, 2017: Duo with cellist Tobias Werner

  • Odeon Chamber Music Series, 2011: Karen Johnson (flute) and Carlos Rodriguez (piano)

  • Chevy Chance Concerts, 2010: Karen Johnson and Carlos Rodriguez

  • Living Arts Concert Series, 2012: Karen Johnson and Carlos Rodriguez

  • City of Fairfax Commission on the arts Old Town Hall Series, 2012: Karen Johnson and Carlos Rodriguez

  • Encore Series at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, 2012: Karen Johnson and Carlos Rodriguez

  • On the Verge, new music series at Georgia Southern University, 2013: Karen Johnson, flute

  • National Conservatory of Music, San Jose Costa Rica, 2014: Chamber music performance of Estudio de Frontera, Ambient Resonances and other new works for percussion chamber music

Concerto and Solo Appearances:



  • Solo percussionist, Michael Daugherty UFO concerto for percussion and wind ensemble, Western International Band Conference, 2008

  • Solo timpanist, Philip Glass, Concerto Fantasy for 2 timpanists and band, Washington area premiere, 2009

  • Solo marimbist, Minoru Miki, Marimba Spiritual, Western Intl. Band Conference, with the Mason Percussion Group, 2011

  • World Premiere, Song of the Shulimite for Soprano, Harp, Percussion and Chamber Choir, 2013: Lead consortium commissioner; multiple world premiere performances

  • Solo timpanist, Michael Daugherty; Raise the Roof for Timpani and Wind Symphony, 2014

  • Solo marimbist, Alejandro Vinao Estudios de Frontera, Center for the Arts at George Mason University with the Mason Percussion Group, 2014

  • Solo timpanist, Michael Daugherty; Raise the Roof, for Timpani and band, Multiple performances including the Virginia Music Educators Conference, 2016

  • Solo percussionist, Shakespeare Theater, Macbeth, 2008


Guest Percussion Clinics/Residencies


  • The University of Michigan, clinic and recital (percussion chamber music), 2017

  • The Sandy Feldstein Music for All National Percussion Festival, clinician and percussion ensemble evaluator, 2014-Present

  • The University of Tennessee (orchestral percussion), 2017

  • Virginia All State Band and Orchestra, guest clinician, 2016

  • Cele Middle School (orchestral percussion), 2016

  • Arlington County Percussion Festival, guest clinician, 2014-2016

  • The University of Texas at Austin (orchestral percussion), 2014

  • The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (orchestral percussion), 2013

  • The University of North Carolina Greensboro (orchestral percussion), 2013

  • New York University (orchestral percussion), 2013-2017

  • Temple University (orchestral percussion), 2013

  • Georgia Southern University (music for flute and marimba), 2013

  • University of Texas El Paso, (orchestral percussion), 2013

  • New Mexico State University (orchestral percussion), 2013

  • College Music Society Mid Atlantic Conference (ensemble performance), 2012

  • Western International Band Conference (soloist, Miki Marimba Spiritual), 2011

  • University of Central Washington, clinician (percussion chamber music), 2011

  • University of Maryland, clinician (orchestral snare drum), 2011

  • Prince William county schools, clinician (college and district band audition preparation), 2011

  • Radford University, clinician (snare drum and accessory percussion), 2011

  • University of Virginia residency (with the Verge ensemble, new music performance and recording), 2011

  • Florida Day of Percussion, guest clinician (music for electronics and percussion), 2010

  • James Bowie High School, guest clinician (snare drum, accessory percussion, marimba literature), 2010

  • Langley High School, clinician and guest conductor (symphonic percussion), 2010

  • James Madison University, guest clinician (music for electronics and percussion), 2009

  • Shenandoah Conservatory, guest clinician (orchestral snare drum), 2009

  • Virginia/DC Day of Percussion, guest clinician (music for electronics and percussion), 2009

  • Maryland/Delaware Day of Percussion, guest clinician (percussion ensemble), 2009

  • Music for all Summer Symposium, guest clinician (snare drum, electronics and percussion, xylophone), 2008

  • Indiana University Percussion Academy, guest clinician, percussion ensemble conductor, 2008, 2009, 2010

  • Western International band Conference, guest clinician (snare drum and accessory percussion), 2007

  • Queens College, guest clinician (orchestral snare drum), 2007

  • Fairfax County Public Schools in-service, guest clinician (keyboard percussion, snare drum), 2006

  • John Philip Sousa Foundation, National High School Honor Band, guest clinician (concert percussion), 2003, 2005

  • Virginia Music Educators Conference, guest clinician (percussion ensemble literature, concert percussion), 2003


Conducting Experience


  • George Mason University Symphonic Band, Co-Director 2015- present

  • Mason Wind Symphony, Fall 2014 sabbatical cover conductor

  • Mason Symphony Orchestra, regular guest conductor 2015-present

  • School of Dance Gala, Conductor, 2015 and 2017: John Mackey Rush Hour, for chamber ensemble; John Mackey Mass for percussion ensemble

  • Delaware All State Senior Band, 2018

  • St. Mary’s County all County Band, 2017

  • Marshall University High School Honor Band Festival, 2017

  • Sewanee Summer Music Festival, July 4th Festival Band, 2015-Present

  • Nebraska Wesleyan Honor Band, 2016

  • Pennsylvania District 7 Honor Band, 2016

  • Kiski/Pittsburgh Regional Honor Band, 2016

  • Texas Region 18 5A High School Honor Band, 2016

  • Texas Region 21 Middle School Wind Ensemble, 2016

  • Guest conductor, Sewanee Music Festival Faculty Artist Series, 2014

  • Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Guest Conductor, Cumberland Orchestra, 2010, 2011

  • Carroll County All County Band, 2010


Commissioned Works


  • Alenjandro Vinao, Estudios de Frontera, 2016: new second movement

  • Michael Burritt, Burst! For percussion ensemble – premiered at the 2016 Percussive Arts Society International Convention

  • Steven Gorbos, Aqua Vitae, 2016: Consortium premiere, 2016 Percussive Arts Society International Convention

  • Nathan Daughtrey, Keyboard Duets, volume 1, 2016: Consortium organizer; Premiere recording

  • Brett Dietz, Keyboard Duets volume 2, 2016: Consortium organizer; Premiere recording

  • Andrea Clearfield, New work for string quartet and marimba, 2017

  • Baljinder Sekhon, Distances for solo marimba 2015

  • Alenjandro Vinao, new work for percussion ensemble (expected completion, 2018)

  • Jesse Guessford, Beyond The Machine, 2012

  • Don McCullough, Song of the Shumilite, 2011: vibe/marimba harp, chamber choir

  • Jonathan Newman, Stereo Action, 2011

  • Jesse Guessford, Deconstruction, 2010: Premiere performance, Western International Band Conference; Premiere, revised version, the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2010

  • Peter Klatzow, marimba solo collection, 2010

  • Alenjadro Viano, Formas De Viento, 2008

  • Peter Erskine, A Bird Sings, 2006: Consortium organizer and world premiere performance

  • Dennis Hoffman, Somewhat Genuine Preludes, 2004


References available on request

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