John Kilkenny Page
John Kilkenny
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5800 N 23rd Street
Arlington, VA 22205
703-798-3731
jkilken1@gmail.com
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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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