Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments
Portrait of Kari Klier

Kari Klier

  • Professor of Instruction at School of Music, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Scholarly and Creative Works

2024

  • Musician, Nightmare Before Christmas. December 17, 2024.
  • Musician, Harmony in the Highlands. November 16, 2024.
  • Musician, Austin Symphony Orchestra Children's Halloween Concert. October 20, 2024.
  • Musician, Dancing Around the World. September 14, 2024.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra.
  • Musician, Star Spangled Fest. July 4, 2024.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra.
  • Musician, Austin Symphony Young People's Concert Series. February 24, 2024.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra Young People's Concert Series. February 24, 2024 - February 28, 2024 The Long Center, Austin, Texas.
  • Musician, USA and the UK. February 10, 2024.
  • Musician, High School Education Series. February 2, 2024.

2023

  • Soloist, Koolish Zein. January 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023.
    Performances:
    • Send off Concert. March 23, 2023 McNeil High School, Austin, Texas.
    • Music for All National Festival. March 30, 2023 - March 31, 2023 Warren Performing Arts Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • performer, Beethoven y Amigos. November 13, 2023 - November 18, 2023.
  • performer, Happy Birthday, By George! October 16, 2023 - October 21, 2023.
  • performer, Rach Fest. September 18, 2023 - September 23, 2023.
  • performer, ET. June 16, 2023 - June 17, 2023.
  • performer, Eastern Winds. May 16, 2023 - May 20, 2023.

2022

  • Performer, ASO Halloween Concert. October 23, 2022.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. The Long Center, Austin, TX.
  • Performer, ASO Subscription Concert #6. March 8, 2022 - March 12, 2022.
  • Performer, ASO Young People's Concerts. February 27, 2022 - March 4, 2022.
  • ASO Pops West Side Story. February 24, 2022 - February 26, 2022.
  • Performer, Austin Opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. January 24, 2022 - February 6, 2022.

2021

  • Musician, Austin Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert. October 24, 2021.
  • Musician, Back to the Future(Film with Orchestra. October 23, 2021.
  • Muscian, ASO Live 2. April 10, 2021.
  • Musician, Austin Symphony Orchestra Young Persons Concerts. January 30, 2021.
  • Musician, High School Education Series. January 29, 2021.

2020

  • Musician, Austin Symphony's Virtual Halloween. October 25, 2020.
    Showings:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. October 25, 2020 The Long Center, Austin, Texas.
  • Musician, Zapfensteich March. September 27, 2020.
    Showings:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. September 27, 2020 The Long Center, Austin, Texas.
  • The history of Guatemalan Marimba Bands of the Late 19th through the Early 20th Century. Ian Fry. 2020.
  • Musician, Marche Joyeuse, Exotisk Marsch, Agyptischer Marsch, Pieces of Eight. March 6, 2020 - March 7, 2020.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. March 6, 2020 The Long Center, Austin, Texas.
  • Musician, Austin Symphony Young People's Concert Series. February 24, 2020 - February 27, 2020.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra Young People's Concert Series. February 24, 2020 - February 27, 2020 The Long Center, Austin, Texas.
  • Performer, Music for Pieces of Wood, Variations on a Ghanaian Theme, and Fanfare for the Common Man. February 25, 2020.
    Performances:
    • Stars at Night. February 25, 2020 Performing Arts Center, Texas State University.
  • Musician, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Film with Orchestra. February 22, 2020.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. The Long Center, Austin, Texas.
  • Musician, Pictures at an Exhibition. February 7, 2020 - February 8, 2020.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. February 7, 2020 - February 8, 2020 The Long Center, Austin, Texas.
  • Musician, Everest. January 23, 2020 - January 26, 2020.
    Performances:
    • Austin Opera. January 23, 2020 - January 26, 2020 The Long Center, Austin, Texas.
  • Musician, Austin Symphony High School Education Series. January 13, 2020 - January 17, 2020.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony High School Education Series. January 13, 2020 - January 17, 2020 Austin, Texas.
  • Performer, Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25. January 6, 2020 - January 11, 2020.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. January 6, 2020 - January 11, 2020 The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX.
  • Huckvaldy Sketches. Tom Clark. 2020.

2019

  • Performer, Cirque Musica Holiday Wishes. December 24, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Cirque Musica Holiday Wishes. December 24, 2019 HEB Center at Cedar Park, Cedar Park, TX.
  • Performer, Cirque Musica Holiday Wishes. December 23, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Cirque Musica Holiday Wishes. December 23, 2019 Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio, TX.
  • Performer, Compassion. November 18, 2019 - November 23, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. November 18, 2019 The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX.
  • Performer, Halloween Children's Concert. October 27, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. October 22, 2019 The Long Center for the Perfoming Arts, Austin, TX.
  • Performer, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. October 25, 2019 - October 26, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Pops. October 25, 2019 - October 26, 2019 The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX.
  • Performer, Carmina Burana. September 16, 2019 - September 22, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Ballet Austin. September 16, 2019 - September 22, 2019 The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX.
  • Performer, The Broadway Soprano. May 30, 2019 - June 1, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Pops. May 30, 2019 - June 1, 2019 Palmer Events Center, Austin, TX.
  • Performer, La Boheme. April 17, 2019 - May 5, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Opera Austin. April 17, 2019 - May 5, 2019 The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX.
  • Performer, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. February 2, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Pops. February 2, 2019 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX.
  • Performer, Climbing Blanik. January 29, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Stars at Night Concert Series. January 29, 2019 Texas State Performing Arts Center, San Marcos, TX.
  • Performer, Variations on America. January 11, 2019 - January 12, 2019.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. January 11, 2019 - January 12, 2019 The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, Texas.

2018

  • Performer, Brahms' German Requiem. December 1, 2018.
  • Performer, Young Person's Concerts. November 5, 2018 - November 13, 2018.
  • Holiday E-Card Recording. 2018.
  • Performer, Halloween Children's Concert. October 28, 2018.
  • Performer, Oz with Orchestra. October 27, 2018.
  • Performer, Happy Birthday Lenny. October 19, 2018 - October 20, 2018.
  • Performer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony. September 14, 2018 - September 15, 2018.
  • Performer, Leonard Bernstein's Mass. June 29, 2018 - June 30, 2018.
  • Performer, The Rat Pack! 100 Years of Frank! June 1, 2018 - June 2, 2018.
  • Performer, Excerpts from Considering Matthew Shepard. February 16, 2018.
  • performer, Jurassic Park-Film with Orchestra. February 9, 2018.
  • Performer, Hukvaldy Sketches. February 6, 2018.
    Performances:
    • Stars at Night Concert Series. February 6, 2019 Texas State Performing Arts Center, San Marcos, TX.

2017

  • performer, I "Heart" the 80's. December 29, 2017 - December 30, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. December 29, 2017 - December 30, 2017 The Long Center, Austin, TX.
  • performer, Austin Symphony presents , Chicago Symphony's Beyond the Score. December 1, 2017 - December 2, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. December 1, 2017 - December 2, 2017 The Long Center, Austin, TX.
  • performer, Britten's Turn of the Screw. October 19, 2017 - October 22, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Texas State Opera. October 19, 2017 - October 22, 2017 Performing Arts Center, San Marcos, TX.
  • performer, A Chorus Line. September 26, 2017 - October 1, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Texas State Musical Theater Production. September 26, 2017 - October 1, 2017 Performing Arts Center, San Marcos, TX.
  • performer, Austin Symphony's Young Composers Concert. June 17, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. June 17, 2017 The Long Center, Austin, TX.
  • performer, Austin Symphony's Young Person's Concert Series. May 22, 2017 - May 26, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. May 22, 2017 - May 26, 2017 The Long Center, Austin, TX.
  • performer, Ottorino Respighi's Feste Romane. May 19, 2017 - May 20, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. May 19, 2017 - May 20, 2017 The Long Center, Austin, TX.
  • performer, Igor Stravinsky's Les Noces. April 28, 2017 - April 29, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Texas State Chorale. April 28, 2017 - April 29, 2017 Performing Arts Center, San Marcos, TX.
  • performer, Considering Matthew Shepard. March 30, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Texas State Chorale Concert. March 30, 2017 Evans Auditorium, San Marcos, TX.
  • performer, Mahler's Symphony #6. March 24, 2017 - March 25, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. March 24, 2017 - March 25, 2017 The Long Center, Austin, TX.
  • performer, "Vive I' Espana". February 25, 2017 - February 26, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. February 25, 2017 - February 26, 2017 The Long Center, Austin, TX.
  • performer, Pixar in Concert. February 17, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. February 17, 2017 The Long Center, Austin, TX.
  • performer, Austin Symphony's High School Education Program. January 23, 2017 - January 27, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony's High School Education Program. January 23, 2017 - January 27, 2017 Austin Independent School District, Austin, TX.
  • performer, Pokemon Symphonic Evolution. January 7, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Austin Symphony Orchestra. January 7, 2017 The Long Center, Austin, Texas.

2015

  • 5 home football games; 1 exhibition performance. 2015.
  • Featured soloist with the Texas State Symphonic Winds under the direction of Kyle Glaser. 2015.
  • Featured soloist with the Alamo Heights High School percussion Ensemble. 2015.
  • The Texas State Drum Line performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention.. November 2015

2014

  • Texas State Bobcat Marching Band: 4 home football games; 1 away football games; 3 exhibition performances. 2014.
  • Lehman High School, soloist with the Lehman High School Percussion Ensemble. 2014.
  • Texas Band Master’s Association Convention-Prepared the Texas State Drum Line to perform in and be used as the exhibition group for a clinic presented by Brian Mason.. July 2014
  • Featured soloist with the Alamo Heights High School percussion Ensemble. April 2014.
  • Recorded with the Austin Symphony on the release of their first ever commercial cd of works by Edward Burlingame Hill. 2014.

2013

  • Texas State Bobcat Marching Band: 6 home football games; 1 away football game; 1 exhibition performance. 2013.
  • Alamo Heights High School, soloist with the Alamo Heights High School Percussion Ensemble. 2013.
  • ACDA National Conference, Dallas, Texas, performed with the Texas State University Singers. 2013.
  • Alamo Dome- Texas State Drum Line performance, national audience of 25,000. Donation to the Texas State School of Music: $4000.. July 2013
  • Haliburton International Sales Conference-Grand Hyatt San Antonio-Texas State Drum Line Performance-Donation to the Texas State School of Music: $5000.. February 2013

2012

  • Texas State Bobcat Marching Band: 6 home football games; 1 away football game; 2 exhibition performances. 2012.
  • Lubbock, TX, performed at the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy. 2012.
  • Texas State University, performed as one of the soloists on The Glory and the Grandeur percussion concerto. February 2012.

2010

  • McAllen, TX, guest artist at the South Texas Day of Percussion. April 2010.
  • Texas A&M Kingsville, guest artist. April 2010.
  • UT Brownsville, guest artist. April 2010.
  • Rio Grande City, TX, guest clinician for the Rio Grande City High School percussion ensemble. April 2010.

2009

  • Texas State faculty recital with guest Sherry Rubins. October 2009.
  • UTSA faculty recital as guest of Sherry Rubins. October 2009.
  • University of Oklahoma performance on the new literature program at the National Conference of Percussion Pedagogy. May 2009.
  • Indianapolis, IN, performed as guest soloist with Bowie High School percussion ensemble at The Music for All National Percussion Festival. March 2009.
  • Austin, TX, performed as guest soloist with Bowie High School’s percussion ensemble at their annual percussion ensemble concert. March 2009.
  • organized and performed with the percussion ensemble that accompanied the Texas State Choral for their TMEA performance and their recruiting performances at Judson High School and Madison High School in San Antonio.. February 2009

2008

  • San Antonio, TX, the Texas State Drum Line performed at The Art Gallery opening. April 2008
  • Recorded Performance with the National Youth Cue Choir. 2008.
  • Austin, TX, the Texas State Drum Line led the performances and did a main stage performance at the SXSW(South by Southwest) Interactive Kick Off party. March 2008

2007

  • Austin, TX, the Texas State Drum Line represented the university and the school of music performing in concert with Grammy winner, Keith Urban.. 2007
  • San Antonio, TX performed with the San Antonio Opera with guest artist Placido Domingo. June 2007.

2004

  • Roswell, GA, Chix with Stix concert at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, with the Atlanta Concert Band, performing Metro, by Andrew Knox, written specifically for the ensemble. July 2004.
  • Marietta, GA, Chix with Stix performance at Cobb County Civic Center for "Meet Quest Night.". March 2004.
  • Waleska, GA, debut performance of Chix with Stix at Reinhardt College. January 2004.

2003

  • New Braunfels, TX, performed a concerto with the Mid-Texas Symphony Orchestra. May 2003.

1995

  • Denver, CO, performed as soloist with the Denver Concert Band. December 1995.
  • Boulder, CO, concerto winner, performed as soloist with the University of Colorado Orchestra. April 1995.