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For more music
and information, please visit http://kevinkissinger.com.
Kevin Kissinger is a composer, synthesist, thereminist, and
classically-trained pipe organist from Kansas City, Mo.
2009
Kevin's
latest project is a CD entitled "Rotations" that will
feature original compositions for Theremin and electronics.
It is scheduled for release later this year.
2008
In 2008, Kevin's performances included the Ethermusic Festival
in Asheville, NC, the Electro-Music and Y2K8 Live International Live
Looping festivals, and the Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City, Mo.
Best
of 2006, 2007
Kevin's original composition Three Legged Race, a live-looped
theremin work, was named Spellbound's Best Performance of 2007 in the
Avante-Garde category.
Kevin's original composition Meteor Mallets for theremin and
percussion (realized on Kevin's K2600 synth) was named the winner of
Spellbound's Best Performance of 2006 in the neo-classical category.
In addition, Kevin's multi-track theremin rendition of the six voice Ricercare by J. S. Bach was
nominated for Spellbound's Best Performance of 2006 in the classical
category.
Theremin
Kevin is on the artist
list for Cygnus Radio's internet Spellbound
program -- the only
program devoted to Theremin music. You are invited to visit Kevin's
website http://kevinkissinger.com
for mp3 and video downloads of
theremin and synthesizer music by Kevin. The website is a work in
progress, so feel free to visit every now and then.
Synthesizers
and Electronics
Kevin's electronic music work started in the mid-70s when he
built his first synthesizer: an Aries modular. Within a year of
completing this synth, Kevin was in demand as a performer for art shows
and synthesizer demos. Kevin joined the staff of the Charlie Parker
Academy for the Arts and taught electronic music to high school
students as part of the Lincoln Academy's Magnet School program. Kevin
migrated to a digital/MIDI setup in the mid 80s.
Recordings
and Soundtracks
Kevin's theremin arrangement of the Byrd Ave Verum Corpus is included in
the soundtrack for Karla Jean Davis' motion picture Golgatha
Kevin performs in Ravel's "Bolero" on Amin Bhatia's cd Virtuality
One of Kevin's unreleased tracks: "PCT 125" has been selected
for inclusion on an upcoming compilation cd: the
electronic bible Chapter 3.
This CD is being produced in the UK by White Label Recordings.
Kevin is a guest performer on a new song by David Vesel "I'll
Still Be Here Tommorrow" to be released on David's latest cd: Your Mileage May Vary.
Classical
Background
Kevin
grew up in Kansas City's northland and studied piano with Nadene
Rule and organ with Ellen Butler. Kevin majored in Organ Performance at
the University of Missouri at Kansas City Conservatory of Music. During
that time he studied pipe organ with Dr. James Evans. Besides the
normal regimen of music theory and history, Kevin took additional
studies in composition and counterpoint. He received his Bachelor of
Music degree in 1981. In 1979 Kevin won the Missouri MTNA Collegiate
Organ Competition, which was held in St. Louis, and in 1980 won the
Greater Kansas City chapter of the American Guild of Organists student
competition. In 1991 he earned the prestigious Associate American Guild
of Organists (AAGO) certificate. A versatile musician, he is in demand
as a recitalist and continues to play throughout the United States.
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