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Curriculum Vitae Ken Davies

 M.A. in Trombone Performance
 Middle Tennessee State University at Murfreesboro, 1993
   Trombone with David Loucky - Composition with Thom Hutcheson
   Electronic Music with Robert Wood - 20th Century Music with Jerry Perkins

 B. Mus. in Applied Music (trombone performance)
 University of WisconsinóMadison, 1967
   Trombone with Robert Gutter - Composition/Theory with Robert Crane, Hilmar Luckhardt

 Private Mentoring in Music Business with Alfred Reed, 1971-1975

 Graduate Studies in Trombone with John Swallow
 Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, 1967-69

 Undergraduate music major
 University of WisconsinóStevens Point, 1962-65
   Trombone with Paul Wallace, Robert Van Nuys - Theory/Composition with Dean G. Blair

 Adjunct Low Brass Instructor (trombone, euphonium, tuba)
 Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL, Sept 1980-May 1982

 Adjunct Low Brass Instructor (trombone, euphonium, tuba)
 Seminole Community College, Sanford, FL, Sept 1974-May 1975

 Private Brass Instructor (all brass instruments, all ages)
  Personal Studio in Gautier, MS, Sept 2002-present
  Personal Studio in Orlando, FL,  Sept 1972-March 1984
  Personal Studio in Miami, FL Sept 1970-May 1971 (brass & guitar)
  Personal Studio in Madison, WI, Sept 1965-May 1967

 Recordings/Television
 ï Electronic Film Score, Wizzy's Underwater Adventures, Denver, CO 1993
 ï Composer/Producer/Artist (Tbn), You're The Song, Fantasizing (45 rpm), Silver Pelican  Records, Maitland, FL 1981
 ï Arranger/Conductor, Love Letter From Jesus, (45 rpm),  Silver Pelican Records,
 Maitland, FL, 1981
 ï Arranger/Conductor, The Magic of Christmas, Orlando, FL, 1980
    Syndicated nationally in all major TV markets in 1980
 ï Arranger/Conductor/Songwriter, Whiz, The Elf Who Made Christmas Special,  Orlando, FL, 1979   Syndicated nationally in all major TV markets in 1980
 ï Misc. demo and master arranging/production projects, Orlando, FL 1976-82

 Selected Publications/Performances
 ï Dark River (English Horn & Digital Media), Kenvad Music, 2005
 ï Soufriere (Flute & Digital Media), Kenvad Music, 2005
 ï Sapphire Kaleidoscope  (solo piano), Kenvad Music, 2004
      Premiered by Rebecca McNair at Society of Composers National Conference,
      University of North Carolina, Greensboro, October 2005
  ï Quatandre (trombone quartet/choir), Kenvad Music, 2004
      Premiered by New Orleans Trombone Choir at International Trombone Festival,
      Loyola University, New Orleans, LA 2005
 ï Antiphonal Music for Two Trumpets, Kenvad Music, 2005
   Premiered at Southeastern Composers' League, Louisiana Tech University,
   Ruston, LA, 2005. Reviewed in International Trumpet Guild Journal, June 2005
 ï Five Liturgial Settings for Mass, Kenvad Music, 2005
     (used in Mass at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Biloxi, MS 2005)
 ï Concert Piece for Brass Quintet and Organ, Kenvad Music, 2004
     Performances by Gulf Coast Brass Quintet in 2005 with organists
     Jeannie Pollard at First Methodist Church, Gulfport, MS, and
     Dr. Michaelle Harrison at First Baptist Church, Pascagoula, MS
 ï Milton's Trombones, Kenvad Music, 2003
      New Orleans Trombone Choir at Memorial Baptist Church,  Metairie, LA, July 2003
 ï Quietudes #1-4  (solo organ), Kenvad Music, 2002
     Recorded by Christopher M. Wicks, 2005
 ï God, The Artist of Creation, Kenvad Music, 1998
     Commissioned & Recorded by St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Choir  (Mary Erickson,
   Dir.), Denver, CO through a grant from the American Guild of Organists, 1998.
 ï An Easter Call To Worship (SATB a cappella), Kenvad Music, 1997
      Selected for Reading Session packet, Nebraska ACDA Summer Conference, 2005
 ï Semi-Tones (piano), Kenvad Music, 1997
      Honorable Mention - Renee B. Fisher Fdn Piano Composition Award, 1997
 ï Amplitudes (2 trumpets, trombone, bass trombone), Kenvad Music, 1994
      Premiered at University of Colorado at Boulder, 1994
      Reviewed in International Trumpet Guild Journal, Feb. 1996
 ï The Baleful Bride (soprano & tape), unpublished, 1993
      Winner (vocal), 14th Annual Composition Contest, MTSU, 1993
 ï Mountain Fanfare (brass quintet), unpublished, 1993
      Winner (instrumental), 14th Annual Composition Contest, MTSU, 1993
 ï Ozymandias [text: Shelley] (SATB and 8 instruments), unpublished, 1966
       Commissioned by Phi Music Alpha Sinfonia, Madison (WI) Chapter;
       Composer conducted premier, Madison WI, 1966
       Recording rebroadcast on Wisconsin Public Radio, 1966

 Educational Publications
 Read Music Now (elementary piano), Kenvad Music, Gautier, MS, 2002
 16 Changing Meter Pieces (tuba or euphonium), Puna Music, Teaneck NJ, 2001
 20 Pieces in Changing Meters (trombone etudes), Puna Music, Teaneck NJ, 1999
 Numerous short keyboard pieces for ZURIO Music Corporation, Denver, CO, 1995-2000
         Written specifically to display MELOZ® Music Tablature

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