Title/Qualifications: Ba- Music (Augustana), Mmus-Conducting (Alberta) Doctoral Fellow, Music Education (Florida)
Department/Unit/Section: Music and Dance
Contact Address: P.O. BOX 19787 – 00202, Nairobi, Kenya
Position: Lecturer

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Publications

Referred Journals

• Towards Standardized and Greater Objectivity in Adjudication at the Kenya Music Festivals.  TALANTA Yearbook of the Kenya Music Festival. Kenya Music Festival Foundation. Nairobi, July 2015. ISBN 9966-9689-5-4

• Socio-Cultural and Educational Importance of African Art Music: The Case of Kenyan Choral Art Music. Music Cultures from Eastern Africa. Chapter 7. Department of Creative Arts Dar es Salaam. 2016

• Tools for Assessment and Evaluation of Vocal Music among Selected Kenyan Universities. Co-Authors Ogari, E.K, Digolo B, and Wambugu D. African Musicology OnlineVol. 9, No. 1, pp. 47-68, 2019

• Developing Vocal Music Assessment Schedule: An Analysis In Synchrony To The Current Systems In Kenyan Universities. Co-Authors Ogari, E.K, Digolo B., and Wambugu D. African Musicology Online Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 1-25, 2019.

Books and Books Chapters

• Towards Standardized and Greater Objectivity in Adjudication at the Kenya Music Festivals. TALANTA Yearbook of the Kenya Music Festival. Kenya Music Festival Foundation. Nairobi, July 2015. ISBN 9966-9689-5-4

Conference/ Workshops/ Seminars Presentations

Conference Papers

• • • Vocal/Choral Training and Conducting: Do’s and Don’ts; Permanent Presidential Music Commission National Symposium. 2008.

    • Selection, Preparation and Performance of African Art Music. CMENC –University of Florida Chapter, January 2010

    • Vocal Music in Africa: Past to Present. Teachers’ Summer Institute, University of Florida Center for African Studies, June 2010.

    • The Teaching of Expression in High School Performance Ensembles: A Case Study of Select High Schools in Alachua County, Florida. FMEA Fall Conference, September 2010.

    • Presentations on different aspects of African Music: ‘African Choral Music for High School/ Youth Choirs’, ‘African Choruses for use in Elementary classrooms and Children Choirs’ and ‘Adding Percussion to African Songs’: Music Conference Alberta (MCA), Alberta, CANADA. November 2010

    • African Choral Music. Soweto Gospel Choir Pre-Concert lecture, Philips Center for the arts, February 2012.

    • Music Education in Kenya: Past and Present Trends. Santa Fe College Guest Lecture Series. January 2013.

    • Role of Church Choir in Music Ministry of the Church; St Andrews Church Choir Annual Retreat, February 2014.

    • Strengthening Teacher Practice Through Visual Methodologies; Co-Presenter; International Society For Music Education 31^st Conference, Porto Alegre, Brazil, July 2014.

    • Music in the 21^st Century: Beyond the Classroom. Co-presenter, Pan African Society for Musical Arts Education 1^st Eastern Africa Regional Conference, Kenyatta University, October 2014.

    • Towards Standardized and Greater Objectivity in Adjudication. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Kenya Music Festivals. Trainers and Adjudicators National Workshop. Kisumu, Kenya. April 2015

    • Choir Training and Choir Directing: An Aid. PAMICCO Choir Trainers and Coordinators Workshop, Nairobi. May 2015.

    • Role of Kenyan Art Music in Preservation of Cultural Music. 9^th International Ethnomusicology Symposium, University of Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. July 2015.

    • Adjudication of Choral Music – Own Choice Selection and Performance. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Kenya Music Festival Trainers and Adjudicators Workshop, Kisumu, Kenya. April 2016.

    • Panelist: Role of Music Education in transforming the Music Industry in Kenya. ONGEA Eastern Africa Music Summit. February 2017

    • Choral Training and Directing as a Critical Role in Kenya Music Festivals. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Kenya Music Festival Trainers and Adjudicators Workshop, Kisumu, Kenya. February 2017.

    • Panelist: Music Education and the Music Industry. ONGEA Eastern Africa Music Summit, February 2018

    • The Choral Conductor: Expectations and Best Practices. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Kenya Music Festivals Adjudicators and Trainers Workshop. Kisumu, Kenya. April 2018

    • Presentation and Adjudication of Western Instrumental Classes. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Kenya Music Festivals Adjudicators and Trainers Workshop. Kisumu, Kenya. April 2018

    • Orchestral Activities in Developing Countries: The Growth and Development of Orchestras in Kenya. World Federation of Amateur Orchestras International Conference.  Bergen, Norway. May 2018

    • Panelist: The New Normal: Online Education for Creatives. Ongea! 2021 Webinar. Nairobi. February 2021.

    • Effective Choral Training and Rehearsal Techniques: Covid and Beyond. Parastatals, Ministries and Counties Choral Organization (PAMICCO) Workshop. Mombasa, Kenya. September 2021

    • Social Impact of Music Making Activities in Kenya: The Case of Art of Music Foundation. German Association of Amateur Orchestra (BLDO), European Orchestra Federation (EOFED) & World Federation of Amateur Orchestra (WFAO) Conference 2021. Dresden, Germany. September 2021 (Virtual)

    • Choral Training and Effective Rehearsal Techniques: Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company Choir Workshop. Mombasa, November 2021.

Professional Industry Performances:

• • • Conductor: The Nairobi Orchestra.  

• • • June 2004 – works included Beethoven ‘5^th Symphony’

    • November 2004- works included Mozart ‘39^th Symphony’ & Haydn ‘Surprise Symphony’

    • 2005 – works included Dvorak 9^th Symphony

    • 2008- works included Haydn ‘Trumpet Concerto’

    • 2013, works included Njane Mugambi’s ‘Ujenzi (premier), Beethoven’s 5^th Symphony.

    • 2014 – works included W A Mozart’s 40^th Symphony.

    • 2015 – works included Dvorak’s 9^th Symphony (from the New World)

    • 2016 – works included Mozart Clarinet concerto, Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Suite.

    • 2017 – works Tuba Concerto by Njane Mugambi (Premier), Jean Sibelius’ “Finlandia” and Ravel/ Moussorgsky “Pictures in an Exhibition”

    • 2018 – works included Malaika by Brian Kepha, Hummel Trumpet Concerto, Rachmaninoff Slovanic Dance No. 1 and Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral)

    • 2020 – works included Oboe Concerto (cancelled at the last minute due to Covid-19 lockdown)

• Conductor: The Nairobi Music Society.

• 2003 – works included Puccini ‘Messa di Gloria’

• 2004 – Christmas Concert
• 2005 – Christmas Concert
• 2008 – works included G F Handel ‘Messiah’
• 2017 – Christmas Concert

• Conductor: 2018 Voices for Hospice concert – G F Handel’s Messiah with combined choir and orchestra. Fundraiser concert towards the Nairobi Hospice.

• Conductor: 2005 Voices for Hospice Concert – G F Handel’s Messiah, with combined choir of 1000 voices and orchestra.

• Conductor: Kenya Conservatoire of Music Orchestra

• Various works including Beethoven ‘Emperor Piano Concerto’

• Conductor/Music Director: Safaricom Youth Orchestra

• Various concerts since its formation in 2014.

• Tenor Soloist:

• Nairobi Music Society G F Handel’s Messiah.
• Gentlemen In Concert (a concert of five men and ten-piece band to raise funds towards a Boys Orphanage).
• Music Director: Sterling Quality Productions:
  • Fiddler on The Roof (2004); Gentlemen In Concert (2005) Phantom of the Opera (2006)
• State Pianist: State House. (For various State functions including visiting Heads of State dinners and National Holidays).
• Vocal Coach: IDOLS Eastern and Southern Africa. 2008.
• Musical Director and Conductor:  2011 Safaricom Classical Fusion Festival, featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Festival Choirs and Orchestras. October 2011.
• Conductor:  Kampala Symphony and Kampala Singers, Kampala, Uganda. July 2013.

Professional Industry activities

• Music & Dance Curriculum Panel: Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) panel. 2021- present

• National Examiner: Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) - Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Music Practical exam, 2021

• Music Advisory Panel: Covid 19 Presidential Stimulus Package, June – August 2020

• Adjudicator: Kenya Music Festival (Nationals) 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019

• Adjudicator: Kenya Music Festivals (Regionals) 2018 – Aberdare Region;

• Music Consultant: All Africa Conference of Churches General Assemblies, 1997, 2003

• Board Member: National Youth Orchestra of Kenya Advisory Board. 2012- present

• Board Member: Changamoto Arts Foundation (for the development of talent in the arts), Nairobi. 2007- 2008.

• Consultant: Permanent Presidential Music Commission Drafting of National Music Policy Document. 2008

• Resource Person: 1^st National Youth Music Camp, Permanent Presidential Music Commission (PPMC), Mombasa, 2009

• Adjudicator/Evaluator: Choral Fest North, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. March 2013.

• Adjudicator/Evaluator: Choral Fest South, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. March 2013.

• Facilitator: National Talent Development, Permanent Presidential Music Commission (PPMC) ; Meru County, December 2013; Muranga County, April 2014; Western Region, June 2014; Kwale County, November 2014; Kitui County, September 2015; Coast Region April 2017, Nakuru 2019, Kisumu Region 2022.

• Member: UNESCO Kenya 50^th Celebrations Committee. April – October 2014

• Vice Chairman: Executive Committee, Kenya Music and Cultural Festival. June 2014 – 2020.

• Chairman: Organizing Committee, Pan African Society for Musical Arts Education (PASMAE) 1^st Eastern Africa Regional Conference, October 2014.