Music

Kentucky Wesleyan to host inaugural BrassFest November 13

Kentucky Wesleyan will host its inaugural BrassFest November 13 with two recitals: 11:30 a.m. Guest Recital with Patrick Sheridan (tuba) and Dr. Diane Earle (piano) 3 p.m.  Guest Recital with the River Brass Band with Dr. Patrick Stuckemeyer conducting Both events will take place in the Jack T. Wells ’77 Activity Center at 3300 Frederica…

Meet Our Faculty – Dennis Jewett

  “My most important accomplishment is watching my students go on to do greater things than I will ever do.” “Some of my most profound human experiences have occurred in making music as a singer in great choral works. That has extended to the chance to lead young singers to remarkable experiences with great art.”…

Dr. Kevin Priebe to present recital at Kentucky Wesleyan

Dr. Kevin Priebe will present a solo faculty piano recital on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 2 p.m. in Tapscott Chapel in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building at Kentucky Wesleyan College. He is an assistant professor of music at KWC, where he coordinates the piano area for the music program. The recital will feature sonatas by Beethoven.…

Ahnell pays tribute to former instructor at ClarinetFest

Kirsten Ahnell, Professor of Clarinet at Kentucky Wesleyan College, was recently invited to play for the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest in Reno, Nevada. Ahnell is also the founder/organizer of the local series of ‘Brown Bag Lunch Concerts’ and the principal clarinet for 30 years with Owensboro Symphony Orchestra. ClarinetFest was attended by 2,000 clarinetists from…

Kentucky Wesleyan Singers to perform Sunday, Apr. 10

The Kentucky Wesleyan Singers will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Vesperae Solennes de Confessore” this Sunday, Apr. 10 at First Presbyterian Church (1328 Griffith Ave.). The concert will begin at 5 p.m. The Wesleyan Singers are under the direction of Dennis Jewett, KWC associate professor of music and director of voice & music education. For more…

Kentucky Wesleyan College to present “Sweeney Todd” musical

The theatre and music programs at Kentucky Wesleyan College will present “Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at the Jack T. Wells Activity Center March 17-19 at 7 p.m. and March 20 at 2 p.m. A worldwide success, “Sweeney Todd” was awarded eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s…

Kentucky Wesleyan Band to present Winter Concert

The Kentucky Wesleyan College Band, under the direction of Dr. Patrick Stuckemeyer, will present their Winter Concert at the Jack T. Wells ’77 Activity Center on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m. The concert, entitled “Spectrum:  Light & Dark,” includes works by Grainger, Standridge, Paulson, Elliott, Biedenbender and Hogg

Kentucky Wesleyan Band to present concert Nov. 21

The Kentucky Wesleyan Band, under the direction of Dr. Patrick Stuckemeyer, will present a concert entitled “Welcome Home” on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. in the Jack T. Wells ’77 Activity Center at 3300 Frederica St. Dr. Stuckemeyer is assistant professor of music and band. The program will include pieces by J.S. Bach, Gustav…