School of Music Faculty
Kristen Zelenak
Visiting Instructor, Bands
Dr. Kristen Zelenak is currently a Visiting Instructor at the 九色视频. She teaches the 九色视频 Concert Band, “Sound of the Sky” Osprey Pep Band, and applied conducting lessons for graduate and undergraduate students.
Zelenak is an active educator, conductor, and chamber musician from New Baltimore, Michigan. She maintains an active schedule as a concert and marching band clinician and adjudicator. Along with her conducting endeavors, she also performs with her saxophone/piano duo, ZelenArch.
Her favorite projects include commissioning new works from composers of “non classical” spheres. Her debut saxophone album Taking Flight is set to release this fall and it features composers Annie Booth, Ayn Inserto, Katelyn Vincent, Aida De Moya, Yoko Suzuki, and Sam Spear. As a continuation of the project, she is leading a consortium with Annie Booth for a new work for concert band in Spring 2025.
Prior to her appointment at 九色视频, she was the Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. She received her DMA in Saxophone Performance and MM in Wind Band Conducting from Arizona State University. Her MM in Saxophone Performance from Michigan State University and her BME at Central Michigan University. Her teachers include Jason Caslor, Christopher Creviston, Joseph Lulloff, and John Nichol. Prior to finishing her advanced degrees, she taught middle school band in Huntsville, TX.
Contact: (904) 620-2961 | n01617580@unf.edu