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KEVIN DAY (b. 1996 in Charleston, WV) is an American composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, and native of Arlington, Texas. Day is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Music Composition degree at the University of Georgia. Day earned his Bachelor of Music Degree in Instrumental Performance from TCU (Texas Christian University), where he studied euphonium and tuba, composition, and conducting. He currently is the Composer-In-Residence for the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra in Mesquite, TX for their 2019-2021 seasons and is a current composer fellow for Cycle 8 of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music.
A winner of the BMI Student Composer Award, Day has composed 142 compositions to date and has had numerous premieres and performances by bands and orchestras across the United States, Austria, and South Africa. Day’s music has been featured at conferences across the U.S. such as ITEA, ITA, SCI Region VI Conference, WIBC, NafME All-Northwest Conference, TMEA, ABA, The Midwest Clinic, and CBDNA. Mr. Day is also the winner of the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Young Composers Competition, the Tribeca New Music Young Composers Competition, and the Dallas Winds Brass Fanfare Competition, as well as being a finalist twice for the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award. Day is also the recipient of the W. Francis McBeth Student Musicianship Award from Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity. |
Day has also worked with and has been mentored by renowned composers Gabriela Lena Frank, Julie Giroux, John Mackey, William Owens, and Frank Ticheli. Kevin is a member of BMI, TMEA, ITEA, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Day's works have been recorded/distributed by Mark Records (Naxos) and are published by Murphy Music Press, LLC, Cimarron Music, and Kevin Day Music.
CURRENT AND UPCOMING PROJECTS
Shimmering Sunshine - Wind Ensemble, to be premiered as part of the M.O.T.I.F. Triptych Consortium with composers Josh Trentadue and Quinn Mason
Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble - WORLD PREMIERE November 2019; University of Alabama Wind Ensemble (Dr. Kenneth Ozzello, conductor), featuring soloist Demondrae Thurman
Pyrotechnics: Concerto for Trumpet - Wind Ensemble, WORLD PREMIERE at the 2020 TMEA convention; Texas Christian University Wind Symphony (Bobby Francis, conductor), featuring soloist Jens Lindemann
Metallic Figures: Concerto for Tuba - written for Dr. Jeremy Lewis
Unquiet Waters: Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano - commissioned by Dr. Jordan VanHemert
Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble - WORLD PREMIERE November 2019; University of Alabama Wind Ensemble (Dr. Kenneth Ozzello, conductor), featuring soloist Demondrae Thurman
Pyrotechnics: Concerto for Trumpet - Wind Ensemble, WORLD PREMIERE at the 2020 TMEA convention; Texas Christian University Wind Symphony (Bobby Francis, conductor), featuring soloist Jens Lindemann
Metallic Figures: Concerto for Tuba - written for Dr. Jeremy Lewis
Unquiet Waters: Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano - commissioned by Dr. Jordan VanHemert
SELECTED MEDIA
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