Student Recital - Kyle Bergler

About this event

On Friday, Nov 6, at 7:30 PM, Kyle Bergler will be presenting a graduate percussion recital in the Strauss Performing Arts Center’s recital hall at the University of Nebraska – Omaha. Kyle will perform works by Saariaho, Bach, Hurel, Reich, Ho, and a self-composed work. They will be joined by Dr. Hannah Weaver and Jonathan Ramirez. The performance will be live-streamed on the School of Music YouTube channel.

A lover of the natural world, Kyle Bergler is a composer and percussionist who seeks to share the beauty and order of nature with their audience. Their music applies simple mathematical ideas and rulesets to organically shifting rhythms and textures, resulting in strange, irregular grooves and hypnotic soundscapes. Much of their recent compositional work has focused on pushing temporal boundaries, writing pieces with an ever present, yet drastically shifting tempo, allowing for dramatic and novel effects. As a performer, they have performed in a wide variety of ensembles, such as the BGSU Wind Symphony, Percussion Ensemble, Samba Bateria, and Steel Band, the Toledo Choral Society, and various ensembles at the Edeta Arts Festival in Spain. Kyle received their bachelor’s degree in music composition from Bowling Green State University in 2025 and is currently obtaining their Masters in percussion performance at the University of Nebraska - Omaha.