Curriculum Vitae

KENNETH W. DAVIES
1418 Louis Alexis Trail
Gautier, MS 39553
Studio: 228-522-0028  Home: 228-522-0028
ken@kendavies.net
www.kendavies.net

EDUCATION  
 M.M. in Composition,  
 University of Colorado at Boulder, 1996  
   Thesis: Spirits of Cassadega orchestral score
   Composition with Richard Toensing, Luis Gonzalez, Joseph Lukasik
   Music Technology with Joseph Lukasik - Trombone with William Stanley

 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 Wisconsin—Madison, 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 Wisconsin—Stevens Point, 1962-65
   Trombone with Paul Wallace, Robert Van Nuys 
   Theory/Composition with Dean G. Blair

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
 Graduate Teaching Assistant in music 1991-93
 Middle Tennessee State University—Murfreesboro
 • Taught music appreciation two classes each term;  
    responsible for syllabus,testing and grading.
 • Substitute taught freshman theory classes in supervisor's absence  

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

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Composition
 Theory (harmony, counterpoint, 20th century practices, orchestration)  
 Music Technology
 Low Brass
 Music Business
 20th Century Music Literature
 Music Appreciation
 Conducting (instrumental/choral)

AWARDS/GRANTS/HONORS
 • Winner - Eastern Trombone Workshop National Composition Competition, 20009
 • ASCAP Award 2005
 • TRANSFORM Compassionate Capital Fund Grant  for Community-Based New Music Concerts,  Mississippi, 2005
 • Mississippi Arts Commission, Artist Development Minigrants 2004, 2005
 • Website Design Awards: Links2Go Key Resource 1998,Golden Web Award 2000, 2001,  Art Space 2001 • Cecil Effinger Fellowship in Composition, 1995
 • V.P Graduate Music Student Council, Univ of Colorado, Boulder 1996

COMPOSITION/ARRANGING/PRODUCTION
Owner, Kenvad Music (ASCAP), Music Publishing, Gautier, MS 1972-present

 Recordings/Television
 • Electronic Film Score, Wizzy's Underwater Adventures, Denver, CO 1993
 • Composer/Producer/Artist (Tbn), You're The Song, Fantasizing (45 rpm), Silver Pelican  Records, Maitland, FL 1981
 • Arranger/Conductor, Love Letter From Jesus, (45 rpm),  Silver Pelican Records,  Maitland, FL, 1981
 • Arranger/Conductor, The Magic of Christmas, Orlando, FL, 1980.
    Syndicated nationally in all major TV markets in 1980
 • Arranger/Conductor/Songwriter, Whiz, The Elf Who Made Christmas Special,  Orlando, FL, 1979.   Syndicated nationally in all major TV markets in 1980
 • Misc. demo and master arranging/production projects, Orlando, FL 1976-82
 Selected Publications/Performances
 • Dark River (English Horn & Digital Media), Kenvad Music, 2005
 • Soufriere (Flute & Digital Media), Kenvad Music, 2005
 • Sapphire Kaleidoscope  (solo piano), Kenvad Music, 2004
      Premiered by Rebecca McNair at Society of Composers National Conference,
      University of North Carolina, Greensboro, October 2005
 • Quatandre (trombone quartet/choir), Kenvad Music, 2004
Premiered by New Orleans Trombone Choir at International Trombone Festival,
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA 2005
 • 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
 • Five Liturgial Settings for Mass, Kenvad Music, 2005
     (used in Mass at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Biloxi, MS 2005)
 • 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
 • Milton's Trombones, Kenvad Music, 2003
      New Orleans Trombone Choir at Memorial Baptist Church,  Metairie, LA, July 2003
 • Quietudes #1-4  (solo organ), Kenvad Music, 2002
     Recorded by Christopher M. Wicks, 2005
 • 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.
 • An Easter Call To Worship (SATB a cappella), Kenvad Music, 1997
      Selected for Reading Session packet, Nebraska ACDA Summer Conference, 2005
 • Semi-Tones (piano), Kenvad Music, 1997
      Honorable Mention - Renee B. Fisher Fdn Piano Composition Award, 1997
 • 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
 • The Baleful Bride (soprano & tape), unpublished, 1993
      Winner (vocal), 14th Annual Composition Contest, MTSU, 1993
 • Mountain Fanfare (brass quintet), unpublished, 1993
      Winner (instrumental), 14th Annual Composition Contest, MTSU, 1993
 • 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 the company's  MELOZ® Music Tablature)

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE (TROMBONE/BASS TROMBONE)
Freelance classical/jazz trombonist - Mississippi Gulf Coast, 2002-present
Gulf Coast Brass Quintet, Pascagoula, MS, trombone 2002-present
Today Big Band, Biloxi, MS, trombone 2002-present
Gulf Coast Symphony, Biloxi, MS Sub trbn/b. trbn 2004-present
Riviera Symphony, Gulf Shores, AL bass trombone 2005
Freelance classical/jazz trombonist - Denver, CO 1993-2001
John Williams Orchestra (big band & combo) Denver, CO trombone 1993-2001
Neophonic Big Band (Kenton style), Denver, CO trombone/b. trombone 1998
Cheyenne Symphony, Cheyenne, WY, bass trombone 1999
Denver Municipal Band, Denver, CO sub trombone/bass trombone 1995-2001
Middle Tennessee Symphony Orchestra, Murfreesboro, TN 1991-93
Recital /trombone, Middle Tennesse State University, Murfreesboro, TN 1993
Glenwood Brass Quintet, Orlando, FL, co-founder/ trombone 1984-91
Visions (3-piece dance band), Orlando, FL, trombone, keyboard, backup vocals 1984-91
Johnny Mathis Show, trombone, Florida tour 1984
Andy Williams Show, trombone, Florida tour 1983
Mitzi Gaynor Show, trombone, Orlando, FL 1993
Nick Russo & Gabriel's Brass, Orlando, FL, trbn/b.trbn/arranger, 1972-82
Full-time featured rock-fusion show band based at Walt Disney World, shows (MGM Hotel, Las Vegas)(opposite Lou Rawls, New York City), conventions,  college concerts. Featured soloist 1974-1982
Freelance trombonist/arranger, Boston, MA -New York, NY - New Haven, CT 1969-71
Recital/trombone, Yale University, New Haven, CT 1969
Contestant Your All American College Show, trombone soloist,
Network National Television (ABC) Hollywood, CA 1968
Schubert Theatre Orchestra, shows (Oklahoma, Man of LaMancha, 1776, etc.) 1967-69
Recital/trombone, Madison, WI 1967

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CONDUCTING
 Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra, Biloxi, MS 2004-present
 Substitute, Misc. church choirs, Metro-Orlando, FL, 1980-82
 Recording sessions, Orlando, FL 1976-81
 First Presbyterian Church Choir, Winter Garden, FL (asst director), 1973-74

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