The Kentucky Wesleyan College Band presents their final concert of the 2023-2024 academic year, “All You Need is Love,” wind band literature celebrating the 60s, on April 18 at 6 p.m. in the Jack T. Wells ’77 Activity Center. Music from Leonard Bernstein, Claude T. Smith, Dmitri Shostakovich, Vincent Persichetti and The Beatles represent some…
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Kentucky Wesleyan to host Faculty Recital with Kirsten Ahnell
Kentucky Wesleyan College will host a faculty recital with clarinetist Kirsten Ahnell on Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m. in Tapscott Chapel in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building. A reception will follow. Pianist Garnet Ungar and violinist Michael Chu will take part in the program, which will consist of French music and works by Poulenc, Debussy,…
Kentucky Wesleyan Band and Choir to present joint concert – “Leap of “Faith”
The Kentucky Wesleyan College Band and Wesleyan Singers, under the direction of Dr. Patrick Stuckemeyer and Professor Dennis Jewett respectively, will present a joint concert, “Leap of Faith,” on Feb. 29, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the Jack T. Wells Activity Center. Dr. Stuckemeyer said, “Works from Vaughan Williams, Kirchner, Reinecke and Grantham will surely…
Kentucky Wesleyan to host Shepard Brass Quintet recital
Kentucky Wesleyan College will host a free recital by the Shepard Brass Quintet on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. in Tapscott Chapel at the Barnard-Jones Administration Building. Shepard Brass, founded in 1999, is named after Wesley Shepard, past director of bands and chair of the University of Evansville Department of Music. The brass…
KWC Band to open 2023-24 concert schedule Nov. 16
The Kentucky Wesleyan College Band, under the direction of Dr. Pat Stuckemeyer, has announced its 2023-24 concert schedule. All performances are free and open to the public and will be hosted in the Young Auditorium of the Jack T. Wells ’77 Activity Center (3300 Frederica St.). The first concert of the new season will take…
Kentucky Wesleyan Vocal Department presents “A Grand Night for Singing”
The Kentucky Wesleyan College Vocal Department will present “A Grand Night for Singing” on Friday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. in Tapscott Chapel in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building. Tickets are $10 and are available at kwc.edu. The event will be a magical evening of favorites from Rodgers and Hammerstein shows. For more information, contact lclark@kwc.edu.…
Kentucky Wesleyan to host A Taste of the Arts during Homecoming and Family Weekend 2023
Kentucky Wesleyan College is pleased to invite the public to the Second Annual “A Taste of the Arts” event as a kickoff to Homecoming and Family Weekend, presented by Owensboro Health. A Taste of the Arts, presented by Wonder Boy Media, will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Jack T.…
Kentucky Wesleyan College launches new music industry degree program
Kentucky Wesleyan College is excited to announce the launch of the bachelor of arts in music industry degree, a collaboration between three award-winning, nationally recognized KWC programs, beginning in the fall 2023 semester. Students who select this degree will take an interdisciplinary approach in their major courses, combining areas of music, business and communication arts…
Study Abroad: Scotland and Ireland 2023
By: Macy Dame ’23 The Kentucky Wesleyan College Singers embarked on a singing tour of Scotland and Ireland in May 2023. The group performed at Laidlaw Music Centre at the University of St. Andrews (St. Andrews, Scotland), St. Giles Cathedral (Edinburgh, Scotland), St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Belfast, Northern Ireland), and St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Dublin, Ireland). Our…
Kentucky Wesleyan Singers to perform in Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland in May
The Kentucky Wesleyan Singers and six chaperones will depart for a tour of Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland on May 8. The choir is led by Associate Professor of Music Dennis Jewett, director of choral activities and vocal studies. James Wells ’14, music director at St. Stephen Cathedral, is the accompanist. The first performance will…