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![]() Hi, I'm Ken DaviesI'm a composer and arranger working
in classical, pop and electronic
music including
orchestral, chamber ensembles, solo voice, chorus, piano and organ. I have worked in the commercial music field performing, arranging for and producing records and music for national television. I presently live in south Mississippi on the part of the Gulf Coast made famous in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. My concert works have won some awards along the way and have been performed across America at major new music festivals like Society of Composers, Southeastern Composers League, Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers and International Trombone Festival. I've received awards from Mississippi Arts Commission, ASCAP, Southern Arts Federation and Eastern Trombone Workshop. Most of my works are published by me through Kenvad Music. In addition to composing, I still remain active as a trombonist, conductor and private music teacher. I write occasional articles and design websites. I sometimes write my own lyrics, but my wife Judy (a published poet) does better, in addition to managing our publishing activities. Our two cats, Little Fluff and Darius Meow often supervise the creation of new works. As Albert Schweitzer once stated, "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." MembershipsACF - American Composers ForumAMC - American Music Center ASCAP - American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers CPCC - Center For the Promotion Of Contemporary Composers CFAMC - Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers - CFAMC Yahoo Group NACUSA - National Assn of Composers in USA SCI - Society of Composers, Inc. SCL - Southeastern Composers' League International Trombone Association (ITA) American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Southern Artistry - Davies KatrinaArtists.com Gulf Coast Symphony (trombone sub) Coast Big Band Internet New Music RadioContemporary Classical Internet RadioPostclassic Radio-Kyle Gann - playlist Iridian Radio Innova-mu.experimental Radio Counterstream Radio - player Foldover Radio top |
News and Performances of Ken's WorksMay 14, 2009. Not about Ken, but here's a really
informative and worthwhile article about the current National
Endowment for the Arts. April 26, 2009. Dr. Bill Mann performed Ken's Notasonata for trombone and
electronic soundtrack in recital at University of Missouri
at Columbia. April 18, 2009. Jill Jantzen performed Ken's K'Danza for
piano
in recital at the Bass School of Music, Oklahoma City University,
Oklahoma City, OK. April 12, 2009. St. Michael's Catholic Church in Biloxi, MS began using Ken's "Six Liturgical Settings for Mass" each Sunday. March 21, 2009. Ken's Three Pieces for Bass Trombone and Piano, won the 2009 Eastern Trombone Workshop National Composition Competition and received a world premier performance by Chicago Symphony bass trombonist, Charlie Vernon at Ft. Myer, VA, home of workshop sponsor Pershing's Own U.S. Army Band.
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