White, Kennen

Kennen White, Professor of Clarinet, teaches clarinet and clarinet pedagogy at Central Michigan University and performs in the Powers Woodwind Quintet. Dr. White may be heard on the CD Crescent Duo: Flights of Fancy (Centaur Records CRC 2603) with CMU flutist Dr. Joanna Cowan White and on the CD: Bremen Town Musician: Powers Woodwind Quintet (Centaur Records CRC 2774). Dr. White has recently performed at the following conferences: International Clarinet Association, National Flute Association, International Double Reed Society, College Band Directors National Association, and the Music Educators National Conference.​

Dr. White is currently principal clarinetist in the Saginaw Bay Symphony and has held positions with the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Symphony, and the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. Dr. White has also performed in the Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theatre, Flint Symphony, and the Traverse Symphony. He was previously on the faculty at Alma College. His teachers included Robert Marcellus, Clark Brody, and Fred Ormand.​​

Recent Scholarships

"Gems for Woodwind Quintet: The Powers Woodwind Quintet."  White Pine Music, 2011.

"Double Star: The Music of David Gillingham."  White Pine Music, 2009

"Clarinet Chamber Music of Alvin Etler."  Centaur Records, 2009.  

"Woodwind Echoes. White Pine Music."  Crescent Duo and Eclectic Trio with Andrew Spencer, percussion. White Pine Music, 2008.

"Crescent Duo: Flights of Fancy." Centaur Records, 2005.​