John Kilkenny 42214 Terrazzo Terrace Stone Ridge, Virginia 20105 Home: 703-798-3731 Cell: 571-286-2796 E-mail: jkilken1@gmail.com
George Mason University School of Music 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 703-993-1380
Curriculum Vitae Education Degrees Primary instructors Summer festivals Professional affiliations, corporate sponsorships
Performance Experience Orchestral Solo/Chamber Music
Academic Experience Classes taught/program highlights/committee work Summer Festivals Recruitment and fundraising initiatives
Administrative Experience Programs Developed Contracting and personnel management Fundraising initiatives
Grants and fundraising initiatives University life programming grants Faculty fellowship awards Master classes and presentations Commissioned works
Education Temple University , Esther Boyer College of Music Philadelphia, PA 1999-2006 Master of Music, percussion performance Primary Instructor, Alan Abel, Associate Principal Percussionist, The Philadelphia Orchestra The Juilliard School 1. Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 1995-1999 Bachelor of Music , percussion performance Primary Instructor, Gregory Zuber, Principal Percussionist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Additional Instructor, Daniel Druckman, Associate Principal Percussionist New York Philharmonic National Orchestral Institute Summer 2001 Aspen Music Festival Aspen Colorado Summer Festival 1994-1997, 1999 Jonathan Haas, Doug Howard, Tom Stubbs, primary instructors Sewanee Summer Music Festival Summer 1993 Frank Shaffer, primary instructor Private Instruction Jonathan Haas, Peabody Conservatory, 1993-1999 Anthony Maiello Conducting, 2005 Management/Leadership training Arts Policy and Board of Directors Management, 2013 Graduate School for Art Management, George Mason University, 2013 DeVos Institute at the Kennedy Center, Capacity Building Seminar
Corporate Sponsorship Yamaha Performing Artist Zildjian Cymbals Vic Firth Mallets Remo Drumheads
Performance Experience Representative list
Orchestral National Symphony , substitute percussion, 2001-present Washington National Opera Orchestra , substitute percussion, 2002-present Washington Ballet Orchestra, substitute percussion, 2002-present Washington Chorus, percussion/timpani, 2001-present Choral Arts Society of Washington , percussion/timpani, 2001-present Concert Artists of Baltimore , percussion 2003-present Washington Concert Opera , principal percussion, Music Director, 2003- present Cathedral Choral Society , percussion/timpani, 1999-present, Master Choral, percussion/timpani 2002-2010, Donald McCullough, Music Director Alexandria Symphony , percussion/timpani 2001-present Kim Allen Kluge, Music Director Fairfax Symphony , percussion, 2001-present, Christopher Zimmerman, Music Director Charleston Symphony , percussion, 2000- 2003 American Symphony , percussion, 1995-1999 National Orchestral Institute , percussion 2001 National Repertory Orchestra , percussion 1998, 1999 Aspen Music Festival Orchestra, percussion/timpani 1994-1998
Chamber Music Folger Consort, Solo Percussionist, 2011-present 21 st Century consort, Percussion, 2011-present Verge Ensemble, Percussion, 2011-present National Gallery NME , 2012-present Odeon Chamber Music Series, recital with Karen Johnson and Carlos Rodriguez Duo recitals with Flutist Karen Johnson, various locations, 2009-present Guest Artist, Talujon Percussion Group 2007 Washington Symphonic Brass, percussion 2006-present Piccolo Spoleto, Spotlight Chamber Music Series, 2001- 2002 Focus! Festival of Modern Music , Joel Sachs, Music Director 1996-97, 1999 Summer Garden Modern Music Series , Joel Sachs, Music Director, 1998
Concerto and Recital Solo Timpanist, Philip Glass, Concerto Fantasy for 2 timpanists and Orchestra, 2009 Solo Percussionist, Shakespeare Theater, Macbeth 2008 Faculty Artist recitals, University of Maryland Percussion Workshop, 2005-2007 Faculty Artist recitals, Indiana University Percussion Workshop, 2008-2010 Faculty Artist recitals, Sewanee Summer Music Festival 2011-present Faculty Artist recitals, George Mason University School of Music 2008-present Solo Percussionist, Michael Daugherty, UFO Percussion Concerto 2007 Marimba soloist, Marimba Spiritual, Western International Band Conference 2011
Academic Experience Assistant Professor of Percussion, Coordinator of Percussion Studies George Mason University 2008-present •
Classes taught o Applied study in percussion for BM, BA, MM and DMA students (2008-present) o Percussion methods/class percussion for music education and composition majors (2008-present) o Percussion ensemble (2008 present) o Percussion pedagogy (2011-present) o Music Appreciation, online o Conductor, Symphonic Band (2009-2010)
•
Ensemble highlights/special performances o 2009 DC region premiere, Philip Glass Concerto for two timpanists and wind symphony o 2009 Featured ensemble, Maryland/Delaware Day of Percussion o 2010 Performance, John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Millennium stage o 2011 featured ensemble, Western International Band Conference, Seattle Washington o 2011 Performance, University of Central Washington o 2012 Performance, College Music Society Mid Atlantic Conference o World Premiere, Song of the Shulimite, for choir, harp, soprano and solo percussion
•
Committee work o Chair, scholarship and audition committee, School of Music 2011-2012, 2012-2013 o Chair, international activities committee, College of Visual and Performing Arts 2012-2013 o Member, grant and funding ad hoc committee, School of Music 2012-2013 o Chair, music in general education ad hoc committee, School of Music 2012-2013
•
Additional responsibilities o Supervising adjunct faculty, managing teaching load, ensemble auditions o Recruitment o Coordinating studio classes and guest artist master classes o Presenting weekly master classes o Fundraising and development o Inventory and fundraising
Adjunct Professor George Mason University •
Classes taught o Percussion ensemble o Percussion methods/class percussion for music education majors o Applied percussion study at the BM, MM
Faculty Artist Sewanee Summer Music Festival present •
•
2006-2008
Artistic Responsibilities o Coach chamber music o Faculty recitals o Master classes o Private lessons Operational responsibilities
2001-
o o o
Management and acquisition of percussion instrument inventory Student ensemble assignments for orchestra and chamber groups Recruitment of high quality percussion students at the national and international level
Artist Liaison Indiana University Summer Percussion Academy 2010
2008-
•
Operational responsibilities : o Co- founder and Artist Liaison o Coordinating guest artists, artist travel, student travel, interface with housing and residence life o Budgets o Corporate sponsorship o Coordinating student interns
•
Artistic responsibilities: o Programming student percussion ensemble o Performance in faculty recitals o Presenting master classes and clinics
Coordinator and Co-Chair U. Of Maryland Summer Percussion Workshop 2007 •
Administrative responsibilities : o Coordinating a week long nationally recognized summer educational workshop and festival o Recruiting workshop participants o Design and implementation of a marketing campaign o Booking and coordinating all travel arrangements for guest artists o Budgets o Sponsor support o Scholarship fund development o Event scheduling working with resident advisors and student housing
•
Artistic responsibilities: o Presenting master classes and clinics o Performance in faculty recitals o Programming and coaching student percussion ensemble
Conductor and Music Director Metropolitan Wind Symphony 2007 •
Administrative responsibilities o Recruitment and community outreach o Budgets o Scheduling
•
Artistic responsibilities o All ensemble rehearsals and sectionals o Conducting and artistic direction o Programming o Commissioning new works
The Levine School of Music
2005-
2003-
Administrative and Management Experience Assistant Director Potomac Arts Academy George Mason University
2008-2011
The Potomac Arts Academy is the community arts umbrella for the College of Visual and Performing arts at George Mason University. Responsibilities were wide ranging, including fundraising, developing and managing of major scholarship programs, developing, marketing and coordinating children’s concerts and master class series, as well as various public speaking engagements to promote Potomac programs to community organizations and business/civic groups. In addition, I was regularly charged with coordinating events with various constituents in the community, including the Arts Council of Fairfax County, the American Youth Philharmonic, Fairfax County Public Schools, Prince William County Schools, ASTA, Acting for young people, and the Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts. Program Developer/ Manager Honors Music Festival: responsibilities include coordinating, recruitment, admissions, interface with university life, residence life and concert hall, auditions, event programming and administrative tasks involved in running a large scale music festival. Instruments in the Attic: The Instruments in the Attic program receives musical instrument donations from generous community members and "recycles" them for use by Mason School of Music students in need and/or incorporates them into Potomac community programs. Since 2009, IIA has collected and distributed over 250 instruments, and created programs to the community and our own students. In addition, IIA has raised over $45,000 for instrument repair and scholarship programs. Musical Ambassadors: Through Instruments in the Attic, the Musical Ambassadors program connects qualified Mason School of Music students with select community organizations for an enhanced musical experience and engaging community performances in community centers, nursing homes, veterans programs and various other community venues. Teaching Scholars: Through Instruments in the Attic, the Teaching Scholars program connects qualified Mason School of Music students with children from several local elementary schools and provides instruments for children to learn with, along with enhanced musical instruction. Programs currently exist in Graham Road and Woodburn Elementary
Operations and Personnel Manager American Festival Pops Orchestra 2011
2009-
The American Festival Pops Orchestra is the newest ensemble in residence at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University. Performing as part of the great performers series in the Center for the Arts and “Hylton Presents” at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, The American Festival Pops Orchestra is dedicated to performing wide ranging programs of popular American music from television, movies, and Broadway. •
Administrative responsibilities: o Hiring of orchestral musicians o Payroll, Budgets o Coordinating rehearsal schedules
Grants and Fundraising Initiatives
George Mason University George Mason University Instruments in the Attic Fred Begun Studio Dedication
Programming grants, University Life Faculty Fellowship Scholarship funds and operational expenses Scholarship funds
$9,000 $4,000 $35,000 $31,000
Clinics and Guest Artist Appearances 2013 The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (orchestral percussion) 2013 New York University ( orchestral percussion) 2013 Temple University (orchestral percussion) 2013 Georgia Southern University (music for flute and marimba) 2013 University of North Carolina, Greensboro (timpani fundamentals) 2013 University of Texas El Paso, (orchestral percussion) 2013 New Mexico State University (orchestral percussion) 2012 College Music Society Mid Atlantic Conference (ensemble performance) 2011 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) 2010, 2011 Sewanee Summer Music Festival, guest conductor (Cumberland Orchestra) 2010 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 Guest conductor, Carroll County Honor band (wind band literature) 2010, Guest conductor, the Sewanee Summer Music Festival (Cumberland Orchestra) 2009 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) 2008 Music for all Summer Symposium, guest clinician (snare drum, electronics and percussion, xylophone) 2008, 2009, 2010 Indiana University Percussion Academy, guest clinician, percussion ensemble conductor 2007 Western International band Conference, guest clinician (snare drum and accessory percussion) 2007 Queens College, guest clinician (orchestral snare drum) 2007 University of Maryland, guest clinician (the business of the business) 2005, 2006, 2007 University of Maryland Percussion Workshop, guest clinician, percussion ensemble conductor 2006 Fairfax County Public Schools in-service, guest clinician (keyboard percussion, snare drum) 2003, 2005 John Philip Sousa Foundation, National High School Honor Band, guest clinician (concert percussion) 2005- 2012 George Mason University High School Honor Band, guest clinician (concert percussion) 2004 George Mason University Percussion Seminar, clinician (marimba, percussion ensemble, concert percussion) 2003 Virginia Music Educators Conference, guest clinician (percussion ensemble literature, concert percussion)
Commissioned Works 2004 2006 2008 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012
Dennis Hoffman** Peter Erskine* Alenjadro Viano Peter Klatzow Jesse Guessford** Don McCullough* Jonathan Newman Jesse Guessford**
Somewhat Genuine Preludes A Bird Sings Formas De Viento various titles Deconstruction Song of the Shumilite Stereo Action Beyond The Machine
percussion ensemble percussion ensemble flute, vibe/marimba marimba solo collection percussion ensemble vibe/marimba harp, chamber choir percussion ensemble percussion ensemble
*Consortium organizer
** lead commissioner
References available