Kenneth Dye
Professor
Department of Music
Director of Bands
Degrees
B.M., University of Southern California; M.A., California State University, Long Beach; Ed.D., M.B.A., University of Houston
Research Profile
As a composer/arranger, Dye has written over 1250 works and served as composer/arranger for the Sydney 2000 Olympics and pops arranger for the Dallas Symphony. His work "Welcome to Beijing" was performed at the 2008 Olympic Music Festival in Beijing, PRC. ND Band highlights include performing with "Chicago"; concert tours of Japan, China, New Zealand/Australia; concerts in the Beijing Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, and the Mozarteum, in Austria. Dye’s course entitled “The Business of Music”, covers the synergistic history of music and business. Research includes history of copyright and commerce in music through 21st century. His course "Music Through Technology” studies the historical influence of technology on the creative process of music. The Band is recorded on the Warner Brothers DVD entitled, “The Greatest Halftime Show.” Previously he was Director of Bands at Rice University, Assistant Band Director for the 1984 Olympics and conductor of the All-American College Band at Disney World.
Contact Information
100
Band Building
631-3695
Kdye@nd.edu
http://www.nd.edu/~kdye
