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RECENT & UPCOMING EVENTS Walczyk's Children's Folksong Suite for band has been selected for multiple state Music Educator Association annual conventions, including the West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association (January 29-31, Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, Memphis Tennessee, Martin Kocman conducting); Texas Music Educators Association - Association of Texas Small School Bands (February 11-14, Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio Texas Dr. Bill Wakefield conducting); Colorado Music Educators Association - Annual Clinic and Conference (January 22-24, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jack Yonce conducting); and the Oregon Music Educators Association Conference - All-State Symphonic Band (January 16-18, Eugene Hilton & Conference Center, Eugene Oregon, Robert Ponto conducting). Walczyk's Concerto Gaucho for trumpet receives its initial performances from professional trumpet players participating in a performance consortium. Upcoming performances include Peter Wood's East Coast recital tour (October 6-12, 2008): University of South Carolina, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Goucher College, Furman University, Howard University, and University of South Alabama. Joey Tartell performs Concerto Gaucho with the Indiana University Symphonic Band October 14; Richard Rulli performs Concerto Gaucho with the University of Arkansas Wind Ensemble (date TBA); Brian McWhorter performs the concerto with the University of Oregon Wind Ensemble (date TBA); and Robert Murray performs the concerto with wind ensembles from the University of Northern Colorado and the University of North Texas (Fall, 2009). The Oklahoma University Wind Symphony performs Walczyk's Celebration Fanfare October 16, 2008 in Norman Oklahoma. The Thelema Trio performs Walczyk's Refractions during their 2nd USA tour, which includes performances at University of Central Missouri (March 24), University of Wisconsin Parkside (March 26), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (March 27-28, & 30), and Denison University (April 3). Thelema will record Refractions prior to their tour as part of their 2nd professional CD recording. The trio gave the European premiere of the work on February 17th at Borrel-Nootjes - the music academy of Deinze, Belgium. The Hutchins Consort performs Walczyk's Octet Comparsas March 7-9, 2008 in LaJolla, Newport Beach, and Fallbrook, CA. Walczyk's SabAdzida! for symphonic band wsa selected for Symposium XXXIII by the Virginia chapter of the College Band Director's National Association. Walczyk will conduct his work with the Virginia intercollegiate symphonic band at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg Virginia February 8-9, 2008.
Walczyk's Children's Folksong Suite for band will be premiered at the OMEA state convention in Eugene, January 25, 2008 by the commissioning ensemble - Leslie Middle School (Danh Pham conductor). The work will then be performed at the Michigan State University band festival in April by the DeSoto (TX) High School band. MMC Recordings releases Walczyk's Cappricio on the label's Perspectives CD. Walczyk's work was recorded by Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony.  PERSPECTIVES
 The West Salem High School Wind Ensemble premieres Walczyk's SabAdzida! March 15-17, 2007 at the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival. The ensemble is conducted by WOU instrumental studies director Ike Nail.
The Hutchins Consort performs Walczyk's Octet Comparsas February 23, 2007 at Schulman Auditorium in Carlsbad, CA with a repeat performance at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on February 25.
The Czech Philharmonic recorded Walczyk's Voices From The Water: July 17-22, 2006 in Prague. Walczyk was selected by ERMMedia for his second Masterworks Prize. The work will be released soon on volume 12 of ERM Media's Masterworks of the New Era series. Walczyk's Celebration Fanfare was recorded by the Kiev Philharmonic on volume 5.
 ERM MASTERWORKS OF THE NEW ERA vol. 12 The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performs Kevin Walczyk's entire Corps of Discovery Symphony: Watch here for updated details. |
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A native of Portland Oregon, Kevin Walczyk received a Bachelor of Arts in Education degree from Pacific Lutheran University in 1987 and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of North Texas where he was the recipient of the Hexter Prize for outstanding graduate student. Walczyk's principal composition instructors have included Larry Austin, Jacob Avshalomov, Thomas Clark, Martin Mailman, and Cindy McTee. As an accomplished jazz arranger and composer, Walczyk refined his craft with prominent jazz arrangers Tom Kubis and Frank Mantooth. Walczyk is currently Professor of music at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon where he teaches electronic music, composition, jazz arranging, film scoring, aural skills, and horn performance. Walczyk’s honors include grants from Meet the Composer, Argosy Foundation, American Music Center, and Western Oregon University. He has earned prizes or finalist status from the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble’s Harvey Gaul Competition (commissioning prize), Chamber Orchestra Kremlin’s International-Blitz Competition (2nd Prize), College Band Directors National Association, ASCAP, BMI, Lionel Hampton Creative Composition Contest, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Wind Ensemble Composition Competition, three Masterworks of the New Era recording prizes from ERM Media, Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute, Los Angeles Philharmonic Synergy project, the Lionel Hampton Creative Composition Competition, and Pacific Coast College Jazz Festival Merit of Achievement in Composition.
Walczyk's commissions include the Oregon Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Third Angle Contemporary Music Ensemble,
the Master Musicians Collective, the
Portland Brass Society, SoundMoves, the Pittsburgh
New Music Ensemble, the Art Abrams
Swing Machine Big Band, the Portland
Youth Philharmonic, the Hutchin's
Consort, the American Guild of Organists, the Institute of Chamber Music, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and many professional musicians, educators, and arts-in-education residencies.
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