Dr. Jerome Fleg
Executive Director
Fleg is instructor of woodwinds and jazz studies at Casper College. He has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. Fleg has served as conductor of
Colorado Youth Symphony’s Philharmonia Wind Ensemble, Youth Orchestra of the Rockies, and the Archipelago Music Festival.
As a saxophonist, Fleg has performed with groups such as the Central City Opera and UW Creativity Big Band. He is currently principal clarinet of the Wyoming Symphony and Antero Winds, and bass clarinet with the Central City Opera. Fleg has previously taught at the University of Wyoming. He has presented master classes at the University of Kansas, Iowa State University, the University of Nebraska, “El Sistema” in Venezuela, the University of New Mexico, Archipelago Summer Festival, and Carleton College.
Dr. Neeraj Mehta
Instrumental Director
Mehta is an active performer and educator, having presented concerts, clinics and master classes in North America and Europe. With interests in a wide variety of percussive styles, Mehta has performed and recorded with numerous artists and ensembles including: Michael Spiro, John Santos, Raul Rekow of the Santana Band, and Clyde Stubblefield of the James Brown Band. Mehta was a Fulbright Fellow to Denmark, where he worked and recorded with solo-percussionist Gert Mortensen at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and composer Per Nørgård on the DaCapo label. Timpanist and principal percussionist with the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, Mehta has also worked with many internationally recognized composers including Bright Sheng and Michael Daugherty. Mehta is an active jazz and Latin percussionist, having appeared at numerous venues and festivals including the Isthmus Jazz Festival and the Art Tatum Heritage Jazz Festival. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan where he also received a master’s degree in percussion performance. He holds a bachelor of music degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is an artist/endorser of Remo, Inc. and Innovative Percussion, Inc.
Vocal Director Information Coming Soon
Larry Burger
Technical Director
Burger has a linage of audio production ranging from studio recordings, live sound venues, broadcast experience, and producing radio shows for weekly radio broadcasts featuring interviews and live musical guests.
He gained experience working in broadcast trucks for regional and national presentations.
Burger has performed live sound engineering forcConcerts from jazz greats, concert bands, rock bands and percussion performances. Burger is the Sound Design Instructor at Casper College.
As an innovator of Digital mixing and Computer Controlled sound systems. Burger is a system design expert from manual operation to sophisticated intelligent automation consoles. Working across the nation and Morocco, Barcelona, and Monaco.
Kathy Coe
Administrative Coordinator
Coe is the Academic Assistant for the School of Fine Arts and Humanities and has been at Casper College for 7 years. Coe received her bachelor's degree in English from the University of Wyoming.
In addition to administrative support for the Kinser Jazz Festival, she is also coordinates many of the Music department's events including the Big Band Dinner Dance and Madrigal Feaste.
Supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Arts Council, through funding from the Wyoming State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
