John Kilkenny Page John Kilkenny
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- Education and Credentials
- Professional Affiliations and Industry support
- Academic and Teaching Experience George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 2008 to Present
- Sewanee Summer Music Festival, 2011-Present
- Indiana University Summer Percussion Academy, Bloomington, IN, 2008-2010
- University of Maryland Summer Percussion Workshop, College Park, MD, 2005-2007
- Performance Experience
- Solo and Chamber Music Experience
- Guest Percussion Clinics/Residencies
John Kilkenny Page
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 Directory: uploads uploads -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 uploads -> Department of science and humanities department of mathematics part-a questions and answers uploads -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? uploads -> For want of a nail uploads -> Ownership Models There are two different types of ownership models uploads -> Police Militarization uploads -> City of rising star regular meting thursday, july 14, 2016 uploads -> Township of winfield uploads -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 uploads -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program What We Want Now! 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