The University of Arkansas at Monticello Homepage

The University of Arkansas at Monticello Division of Music will host the Fall 2025 UAM Faculty Recital featuring Kylan Bigby, assistant professor of percussion at UAM, on Monday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center. The recital is free and open to the public.

Bigby is a percussionist, educator and performer currently pursuing a Doctor of Music in percussion performance at Florida State University, where he studies with Dr. John W. Parks IV. He holds degrees from the University of Georgia and Auburn University, with additional studies under Timothy Adams Jr., Kim Toscano and Doug Rosener.

Bigby has taught at the collegiate level with the University of Georgia Redcoat Band, directed the UGA Steel Pan Ensemble and worked with the Auburn University Marching Band. As a performer, he has appeared with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Tallahassee Ballet, South Georgia Ballet and Florida Studio Theatre.

A career highlight includes performing with the FSU Percussion Ensemble at the 2023 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), where the group earned top honors.

The recital program will include works by Burritt, Másson, Bach, Rieppi and others.

For more information, contact the UAM Division of Music at 870-460-1060.