Ken Narducci joined the LSU music faculty in 2006 as Director of Wind and Percussion Studies.  He directs the Wind Ensemble and Big Band, and teaches courses in conducting, counterpoint, orchestration, composition, music education, and coaches the wood-wind and brass quintets. He grew up in Hayward, California, attending public schools and graduating valedictorian from Hayward High. In 1980, he graduated from Pacific Union College with a BMus in trumpet performance, and was awarded a graduate teaching fellowship at the University of Oregon.  There he played with the faculty brass quintet, wind ensemble and orchestra, taught undergraduate trumpet majors and brass methods courses, but gradually shifted emphasis to music theory and literature, earning a DMA in Music Theory in 1989.  He was hired on at PUC in 1982 where for 25 years he taught theory and analysis, counterpoint, orchestration, composition, conducting, applied brass, meth-ods courses, and directed the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and chamber wind groups.  In 1990, Dr. Narducci received the local and national Zapara Excellence in Teaching Awards in the humanities, the Educator of the Year award in 1995, and was honored as chair of faculty senate in 2005.  He played trumpet regularly with the Napa Valley Symphony, but has more recently taken up the horn and currently plays with the Moreno Valley Wind Symphony and LSU based chamber groups. He is happily married to Julie, an elementary music education specialist and fellow Zapara recipient, and who is LSU’s Director of Alumni Relations.  The Narduccis cannot imagine life without cats and are currently owned by three—Sukho, Kiji, and Latte.

DMA University of Oregon 1989

MUPF 285D (1) Big Band

A select group of La Sierra University’s best jazz musicians form this ensemble. Open to all students at the University. This ensemble performs each quarter in Hole Memorial Auditorium, and participates in numerous outreach projects throughout the year. Prerequisite: Audition

MUPF 286, 386 (1) Wind Ensemble

Open to all qualified students by audition. The Wind Ensemble performs music from all periods and styles, with emphasis on significant wind music for small and large wind band. Prerequisite: Audition

MUCT 212 (3) Music Theory II B

Continued study of chromatic harmony in tonal music: augmented sixth chords, uses of the diminished seventh, enharmonic modulations, and more advanced harmonic procedures. Includes score analysis. Prerequisite: Completion of MUCT 211 with a grade C or better

MUCT 314 (4) Counterpoint

Review of species counterpoint and 16th century contrapuntal style; emphasis on analysis and writing in the 18th century style in 2 & 3 voices. Prerequisite: Completion of MUCT 213 with a grade C or better

MUPF 317 (2) Instrumental Conducting

Score analysis, score preparation, and programming. Study of significant wind band and orchestra literature. Offered odd years (2011-2012). Prerequisite: MUPF 315