Harlem (1950) by “Duke” Ellington, orchestrated by Luther Henderson and Maurice Peress. Performed by the Kennesaw State University (KSU) Jazz Ensemble 1 (Sam Skelton, Director) and KSU Symphony Orchestra (Nathaniel F. Parker, Director and Conductor)

01 May 2021 Peress Kennesaw State University Jazz Ensemble 1 Sam Skelton, Director Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra Nathaniel F. Parker, Music Director and Conductor Review As early as 1930, Duke Ellington had designs on transcending the term “jazz.” “I...

Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (1984) by Sir Andrzej Panufnik. Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra, Jeffrey Lyman, bassoon and Nathaniel F. Parker, conductor. September 13, 2023

11 April 2025 by Sir Andrzej Panufnik. Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra. September 13, 2023. Jeffrey Lyman, bassoon and Nathaniel F. Parker, conductor. Bailey Performance Center, Morgan Concert Hall, Kennesaw, GA. Read the review authors: Kennesaw State...

Review: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (1984) by Sir Andrzej Panufnik. Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra, Jeffrey Lyman, bassoon and Nathaniel F. Parker, conductor. March 7, 2024

11 April 2025 In March of 2024, the Symphony Orchestra of Kennesaw State University, under the direction of Nathaniel F. Parker, presented a program entitled “Tragedy and Triumph.” In addition to the Concerto for Bassoon by Sir Andrzej Panufnik, the program included...

[i]Ethiopia's Shadow in America[/i] (1932) composed by Florence B. Price. Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra. Feb. 15, 2022, Bailey Performance Center, Morgan Concert Hall, Kennesaw, GA Review by Geoffrey Loff

01 May 2023 Ethiopia's Shadow in America (1932) composed by Florence B. Price. Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra. Feb. 15, 2022, Bailey Performance Center, Morgan Concert Hall, Kennesaw, GA. Click here to read the review.

The "Indian" Operas of Charles Wakefield Cadman

01 October 1982 Charles Wakefield Cadman is best known today for his popular-style ballads which achieved a remarkable commercial success in the early decades of the twentieth century. What is less well known is that Cadman considered his primary talent to be in the...