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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.
Best of 2006
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.
Recording
appearances
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.
Other projects
Kevin has engineered and produced three cd's including the
classical music CD "Sacred Music of Our Church" featuring the
celebrated choir of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. This CD, a
fund-raiser, raised over $10,000 for the church's music program and is
into its second run. Kevin has engineered and produced cd's for local
performers in the folk/rock genre. Kevin also provided arrangements and
synthesized tracks on the "Noah and His Friends" album (a cassette
release) by Johnny Eager, a well-known jazz musician in the Kansas City
area.
Kevin has produced four CD's of his own works that have not
been released. Kevin plans to release CD's in the ambient and
classical/minimalist influenced electronic genres.
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