Bassoon professor, University of South Carolina
Founding member, Alarm Will Sound

Jesse Kaiser (b. 2000) is a composer, conductor, violinist, and vocalist based in South Carolina. His music spans diverse styles and ensembles, with recent works including "Full fathom five," a miniature setting of "Ariel's song" from Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," and "Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle," a Christmas anthem based on the traditional French carol.

He is the founder and artistic director of the Jesse Kaiser Ensemble, a professional choir in Columbia, South Carolina, known for eclectic, high-level performances. He also serves as a cantor and choral scholar at the Basilica of St. Peter and regularly performs with the South Carolina Philharmonic.

Kaiser studied at the University of South Carolina School of Music with John Fitz Rogers, Fang Man, David Kirkland Garner (composition), and Ari Streisfeld (violin). He participated in the Brevard Summer Music Festival, where he studied violin with Margie Karp and performed under conductors Ken Lam and Keith Lockhart, and he performed at the ACDA Southern Division (2016) and National (2017) conferences under composer/conductors Christopher Aspaas and Eric Whitacre, respectively. He received the John Lawrence McElyea Scholarship in 2020 for his musical contributions to the USC School of Music, and was a finalist for the 2021 Creativity in Music Awards for his electronic music installation "Information Alpha."

Outside of music, he enjoys time with family and friends, cooking, working on his studio, and watching his favorite YouTube creators.

Orchestral Music.
Electronic Music.
Sometimes a little of Both.
Thanks for listening!

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