Sun, Apr 19
|First Presbyterian Church
UF Concert Choir & Chamber Choir
The UF Concert Choir & Chamber Choir, under the direction of Dr. Will Kesling, will present a spring concert.
Time & Location
Apr 19, 2026, 4:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, 300 SW 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
About the event
Dr. Will Kesling
Selected Reviews~
A Washington Post review sums his abilities in two words: clear professionalism.
L’ARENA, Verona, Italy – Kesling baton perfect for Brahms. You rarely have the opportunity to perceive in a maestro a clear vision of the work that is evident by the gestures, at the same time expressive with great precision.
New York Daily News – Definitively Dvořák …Will Kesling’s conducting was truly inspired and impeccably paced; the orchestra played superbly; the massed choruses from Florida, Texas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, New Jersey, and Utah produced stirring sounds.
American Record Guide July/August 2020 – Kesling conducts a lyrical, dramatic performance…. Antonin Dvořák REQUIEM MASS, Op. 89 Centaur Records
International Award~
Gold Medal – 2021 Audio Visual Arts Digital International Competition. AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes excellence by creative professionals responsible for the planning, concept, direction, design, and production of digital communication. Sounds of the Season: Conquering COVID with a Carol produced and conducted by Dr. Will Kesling.
Book~ -Kesling, Will. The Voices I Hear: A Philosophical and Practical Approach to the Choral Art. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2022. (439 pages)
Selected Activities~
Dr. Will Kesling has conducted hundreds of choral ensembles and 46 professional symphony orchestras throughout the world. His talents for weaving together text and music, chorus and orchestra have garnered him international respect.
Dr. Kesling has conducted a number of engagements in Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as in major concert halls internationally. He served as the Associate Conductor of the Manhattan Philharmonic Orchestra, New York City, as the Principal Guest Conductor of the St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Russia, for ten years, and was the Music Director and Conductor of the Mountain West Symphony Orchestra & Choral Society, Utah for 18 years. He now begins his 45th year as a Professor of Choral and Orchestral Conducting.