KEVIN DAY
Kevin Alexander Day (b. 1996) 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. He currently studies with composer Peter Van Zandt Lane and conductor Cynthia Johnston Turner. Day earned his Bachelor of Music Degree from Texas Christian University, where he studied with euphonium/tuba with Richard Murrow and composition with Neil Anderson-Himmelspach, Till Meyn, and Blaise Ferrandino. He currently is the Composer-In-Residence for the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra (2019-2021) and 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 groups across the United States, Austria, and South Africa. Mr. Day was also the winner of the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Young Composers Competition, the Tribeca New Music Young Composers Competition, and the Dallas Winds Fanfare Contest, as well as being a finalist twice for the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award. Day has also been mentored by composers Gabriela Lena Frank, Julie Giroux, John Mackey, William Owens, and Frank Ticheli. Kevin Day is a member of BMI, TMEA, ITEA, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He is also a member of the Millennium Composers Initiative. 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.
WORKS
GALACTIC VOYAGE recorded by the CSU Fullerton Symphonic Winds and Dr. Dustin Barr
SHIMMERING SUNSHINE recorded by the San Jose State Wind Ensemble and Dr. David Vickerman
A SONG FOR TOMORROW recorded by Langley High School Wind Ensemble and Doug Martin
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