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Visit the websites of Bon Operatit! and the New Resonance Orchestra.

Visit www.innova.mu to hear samples of the "Tapestry: New Music from the Americas" CD. 

Other organizations with whom I have worked at the HS level include the New Orleans Center for the Creative and Performing Arts as well as the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra.

 Please visit www.cdbaby.com for information on Bon Operatit's new CD entitled "Sensatiable." You can hear 30' tracks there.

Instruction

  • University and conservatory level clarinet instruction
  • High school level clarinet instruction
  • Chamber ensemble instruction, including clarinet quartets, choirs and woodwind quartets and quintets
  • Please see my resume (*) for more information

 

 

*Dr. Frankie J. Kelly

Spring, Texas 77379-2965

Please text the number below for complete mailing address!

Fjkelly70454@yahoo.com

www.frankiejkelly.com

504-432-9998

 

 

Education:

  • Doctor of Musical Arts, the University of Illinois 1996
  • Master of Music, Northwestern University 1980
  • Bachelor of Music, the University of Southern Mississippi 1978

 

Professional performing experience

Orchestral

  • January 2011: New Resonance Orchestra, Nature in Music, Pavilion of the Two Sisters, NOLA, clarinet and piano, works by Beethoven and Schubert
  • Spring 2010: Guest Clarinetist, Loyola Symphony Orchestra, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, and Liszt
  • January 2009: Performances with the Mississippi Symphony, Eb clarinet; invited by a former student, Ana Catalina Ramirez, Till Eulenspiegel
  • 2002-08: Performing as both clarinetist and pianist with all professional organizations between Baton Rouge and New Orleans; includes the Baton Rouge Symphony, Jefferson Performing Arts Society, Recital series affiliated with Trinity Episcopal and the Episcopal Cathedral
  • 2001-02: Same as above
  • 1997-2001: Illinois Symphony, Rapides Orchestra, Lake Charles Symphony, Baton Rouge Symphony, Mississippi Symphony, Sewanee Festival Orchestra, Meridian Symphony
  • 1994-97: Greenville Symphony, Asheville Symphony
  • 1990-94: Sinfonia da Camara, Champaign-Urbana Symphony, Illinois Symphony, Danville Symphony, Toledo Opera Orchestra, Meridian Symphony
  • 1980-89: Mexico City Philharmonic, the OfUnam Orchestra, the State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra, and the Opera Orchestra of Bellas Artes 

Solo performances

 

  • All Saints Cultural Arts Series with Barbara Padilla, Angelo Ferrari and the All Saints Vocal Arts Chorale--as pianist during 2013-14
  • Solo recitals annually since returning to the United States in 1989.  Locations from the present to the past include New Orleans, Champaign-Urbana, Gainesville, Florida, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Hammond, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg, Hattiesburg, Starkville, Madison, Wisconsin, and Houston, Texas
  • Semi-finalist for both the solo and chamber music divisions of Concert Artists Guild-New York City in 1990
  • Repertoire represented: Babin, Bartok, Brahms, Schubert, Saint-Saens, Mozart, Weber, Palenciak, Copland, Ortiz, Yannay, Nicholl, Repar, Zohn-Muldoon, Schumann, Muczynski, etc.

 

Chamber music

  • 2011: Nature in Music, New Resonance Orchestra, clarinet and piano; music of Beethoven (Sym. No. 6) and selected songs of Schubert  
  • 2010: Concert as pianist with David Jolley, French Horn, UNO Excursion Series
  • 2009:  Saint-Saens Tarantella for flute, clarinet and piano, Cadenza Society Meeting, New Orleans

  2009:  Solo Recital as pianist at Dillard University with Chauncey Packer, tenor

  •  2009-: Performances monthly with Bon Operatit! at the Inn on Bourbon
  • 2008:  New Resonance Orchestra, Copland’s Appalachian Spring, 13 Players
  • 2008:  Loyola University, Franck Sonata in A Major, Junior Violin Recital
  • 2004-08: Recitals at UNO, Loyola, Dillard, Trinity Episcopal, Champaign-Urbana, UWM-Milwaukee, University of Florida-Gainesville
  • 2003: Guest Artist Series, Trinity Episcopal
  • 2002: Faculty recital, guest of Phil and Ellen Frohnmayer, Loyola University
  • 2001: Faculty recital, SLU-Hammond
  • 2000: Guest Artist Series, University of Florida
  • 2000: Guest Artist Series, University of Costa Rica
  • 1999: Fanfare Festival, SLU
  • 1999: Fanfare Festival, SLU
  • 1998: Fanfare Festival, SLU, Faculty Chamber Players (this group was started by my iniative at SLU—the Faculty there rarely performed together)
  • 1997: Conference on Hispanic Literature, UWM
  • 1997: Faculty Chamber Music, Veronika String Quartet
  • 1996: Concerts in Milwaukee and North Carolina for the CD project, “Tapestry: New Music from the Americas”
  • 1996: Piano Chamber Series, UWM
  • 1996: UWM Wisconsin Composers’ Alliance Annual Conference
  • 1995: Faculty Chamber Recital, North Carolina, clarinet and voice
  • 1994: Woodwind Quintet “Aircraft” concerts; chamber music semi-finalist Concert Artists; premiere of “Five Pieces for Three Players at Marquette University; IS Performance Group Midwestern tour
  • 1992-93: New Music Festival at the U of I: “The Soldier’s Tale”
  • 1991: Illinois Woodwind Quintet, guest appearance, Illinois State University
  • 1990: Duo and trio recital tour-Southeast and Mexico City
  • 1988-89: Mexico City Philharmonic Wind Octet and String Quartet
  • 1980-81: Mexican Youth Symphony Orchestra players-numerous chamber music concerts throughout the Mexico City metropolitan area and surrounding states

 

Festival

  • 2012: Concerts with Bon Operatit for the New Orleans French Quarter Festival and NOLA Navy Week
  • 2012: Concert (recital) with Melissa Givens at First Presbyterian Houston Downtown
  • 2011: Fall retreat, GNOYO, masterclass with the woodwinds of the GNOYO Symphony, Episcopal Conference Center, Covington, LA 
  • 2008: Summer Youth Camp, GNOYO, coach and pianist 
  • 2008: New Orleans International Piano Competition, pianist alongside Tulane professors and guest pianist Shearon Whorten; opening concert 
  • 1998: Assistant to the Director, the Sewanee Summer Music Center
  • 1997 and 1996: Zweigroshen Oper, Humbach, Germany (Bavaria)
  • 1996: Classical Music Seminar, Eisenstadt, Austria
  • 1990: The Ohio Light Opera company
  • 1989: The Aims Festival Orchestra, Graz, Austria
  • 1976-78: The Sewanee Festival Orchestra

 

Professional teaching experience

  • 2004-11: Full-time Faculty/Staff position the University of New Orleans
  • 2001-04: Adjunct Faculty Loyola University
  • 1997-2001: SLU, Hammond, Louisiana
  • 1994-97: WCU, Cullowhee, North Carolina
  • 1993-94: Chamber Music Institute, UWM, Artist-in-Residency program
  • 1990-93: Teaching Assistant/Clarinet, the University of Illinois
  • 1989-90: Assistant Conductor, USM Symphony Orchestra Program; also led the recruiting efforts to Latin America for this orchestra
  • 1987-88: Escuela Superior, Mexico City
  • 1985-87: The American School, Mexico City, a bi-lingual school
  • 1979-80: Northwestern University, Teaching assistant in the clarinet studio of Larry Combs, coached a ww quintet
  • 1976-78: Faculty/Staff, the Sewanee Summer Music Center

 

Professional recordings

  • 2011:  In progress: new recording with Bon Operatit!, arranger for the ensemble portions
  • 2009:  Demo recording with San Francisco based tenor, Miguel Evangelista, recorded in July of 2009 at the studios of Los Hermanos Zavala, Mexico City
  • In progress: Robert Mucynski selected solo and chamber music; to be produced by Centaur Records; final work on hold until funding through grants is acquired
  • 2000: “Tapestry: New Music from the Americas” is released by the American Composers Forum, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 1996: Mahler 6 recording with the Greenville, SC Symphony
  • 1984-85: Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky recording with the Mineria Festival Orchestra, Mexico City
  • 1988-89: Copland recording with the Mexico City Philharmonic
  • 1988: Selected arts songs recorded in collaboration with Bass-baritone Roberto Banuelos; I recorded as pianist
  • 1987: Philharmonic Society of Mexico City, Classical Pops
  • 1982: Artist Composer Jorge Cordoba; I recorded a trio for clarinet, oboe, and bassoon

 

Grants

  • 2000: Faculty Development grant, SLU; in support of the Muczynski recording project
  • 1999: Travel Grant, applied to a recital tour in San Jose, Costa Rica
  • 1999: Faculty Development grant, SLU; in support of the Tapestry project
  • 1998: Faculty Development grant, SLU; in support of the Tapestry project
  • 1996-97: Summer Research Grant, WCU; in support of the Tapestry project
  • 1996-97: Visiting Scholars grants, Jackson County Arts Council; in support of appearances of guest artists to complete chamber music programming possibilities
  • 1995-96: Visiting Scholars grant, WCU; in support of chamber music programming
  • 1995-96: Visiting Scholars grant, WCU; in support of chamber music programming
  • 1994-95: Cullowhee Arts Festival grants; in support of developing that festival
  • 1993-94: Vilas Trust, US-Mexico Fund for Culture; in support of the most collaborative international project, “Latin American Music NOW”

 

                                    Approximate monetary totals to the above: $55,000

 

Conferences and Guest Lectures

  • 2010:  Invited to present in Morelia during an international conference on music and technology
  • 2002-:  On call with the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra, NOCCA, and visiting directors to NOLA 
  • 2005, 2007: Invited to the Clarinet Festivals of Tokyo and Vancouver; to present selections of the Tapestry CD
  • 2001: Master Class, the University of Illinois
  • 2000: Master Class, the University of Costa Rica
  • 1999: LMEA, Baton Rouge
  • 1998: Clarinet clinic, Pasadena, Texas
  • 1997: Guest Lecturer and recitalist, the United World College, Las Vegas, New Mexico
  • 1997: National Conference on Hispanic Literature, UWM
  • 1995: Co-hostess and panelist; “Latin American Music NOW”, UWM

 

Honors

  • 1997: Finalist-Excellence in Teaching Award
  • 1993: Harding Band Award, University of Illinois
  • 1992: Presser Award Nominee, representing the Wind Division at the U of I
  • 1978: Mu Phi Epsilon’s Musicians’s Musician Award, USM
  • 1977: Tau Beta Sigma’s “Outstanding Bandswoman Award” and Concerto winner at USM
  • 1977: Concerto winner, Sewanee Summer Music Festival

 

 

 

Special university projects and/or publications

  • Productions at Loyola University, Loyola Opera Theatre, Carol Rausch Opera Director and Chorus Master New Orleans Opera Association, Second Pianist
  • Opera Gala, University of New Orleans, 50th anniversary, bringing graduates home, pianist (2009)
  • Musical Theatre Fundraiser, UNO Department of Film/Theatre/Communications, local stars of Broadway, Broadway star Michael Ceveris, Coach/Accompanist
  • All performances on and off campus with UNO Choirs (2006-11); selected performances with the UNO Wind Ensemble
  • Chapter Coordinator, Phi Beta Delta, University of New Orleans, Chapter awarded “Best Chapter” for the Southwest region in 2009
  • Music liaison to the Prague Summer Study Abroad Program, University of New Orleans
  • Developing in 2007-08 the UNO Ambassadors for the Arts ensemble, allowing the department to program effectively and creatively in support of the developing music education program within the department
  • Visits of numerous guest artists in all universities where I have taught to date
  • Community orchestra conductor for two years in Slidell, Louisiana
  • Regional clarinet choir development while in Hammond, Louisiana
  • On-going Artist/Clinician for Buffet-Crampon, USA
  • New Grove’s Dictionary: Co-author, “Woodwind Embouchure”
  • Reviews of the Tapestry CD in Sequenza 21, the Clarinet Magazine (2001), and 21st Century Music
  • Contributed three articles to “Online Clarinet Resources”

 

Professional Theatre Credits:

 

  • Holly-Anne Ruggiero (hollyannedirector@gmail.com), Director, production of Winelovers the musical (has since beome a national touring show), premiere of “Bang the Law” (premiered during the first NOLA Fringe Festival), Broadway workshop of “Soul Doctor”, expected to reach Broadway fall 2012; Coach/Accompanist and/or Associate Music Director