Axiom Brass
Dorival Puccini, Jr.; Kristofer Hammond; Jacob DiEdwardo; Serdar Çizmeci; Kevin Harrison
Kevin Harrison
(Dario Acosta)
A native of Kansas City, Kevin Harrison
joined the Axiom Brass in early 2008. He received a Bachelor of Music
from Truman State University in 2004 and graduated with distinction from
DePaul University in 2006 with a Master of Music degree. His principal
teachers have included Steve Seward (Kansas City Symphony), Warren Deck
(New York Philharmonic, retired), and Floyd Cooley (San Francisco
Symphony, retired) in addition to private studies with such
distinguished artists as Gene Pokorny, Charlie Vernon, Daniel Perantoni,
Jennifer Montone, Michael Sanders, and Roger Oyster among others.
A
highly sought after freelance musician, Kevin has established himself
in Chicago and throughout the Midwest as a chamber musician, orchestral
musician, educator, clinician, and music coach. He is currently
Principal Tuba of the Northwest Indiana Symphony and has performed with
the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony, Kansas
City Symphony, and many other orchestras throughout Illinois, Indiana,
Wisconsin, and Iowa.
Kevin is an alumnus of both the Eastern Music
Festival and School (2001) and Aspen Music Festival and School where he
was a student from the summers of 2003-2006. In Aspen, he received
instruction from Warren Deck, gained world-class orchestral experience
with some of today’s leading artists, and worked closely with members of
the American Brass Quintet in solo and chamber music performance. Mr.
Harrison has gone on to perform and record with several quintets
including the Lincoln Park Brass, Chicago Classic Brass, and Northwest
Indiana Symphony Brass Quintet. He has also made solo appearances with
the Northwest Indiana Symphony, American Academy of Conducting Orchestra
at Aspen, and both the Truman State University Orchestra and Wind
Symphony.
As an educator, Kevin’s students have participated in
district and state bands, and have received the highest awards in solo
competitions in the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri. He is
actively involved with the Northwest Indiana Youth Orchestra where he
regularly coaches brass sectionals and brass chamber ensembles. He
appears throughout the Midwest as a clinician where he has given
masterclasses to middle schools, high schools, and colleges alike on
topics ranging from brass techniques to preparing oneself for a
successful career in music. Most recently, Kevin was appointed to the
brass faculty at the Wheaton College Conservatory in Wheaton, Illinois.
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Thank you -- greatly appreciate your efforts in informing readers of the concert and the UM grads who are finalists! Marilou Marilou Carlin, Director of Communications
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