Kevin George Brown

Concessionary

Composer/Lyricist:	Composer
Genre:	Concert
Email:	kgbrown@lycos.co.uk
Representation:	07952 193061

Biography

After winning an entrance scholarship to study Composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire, Kevin had a series of influential meetings with Anthony Gilbert at the Royal Northern College of Music, going on to study with Elena Firsova. He has attended a number of summer schools, masterclasses and seminars including a music theatre course with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, producer Stephen Langridge and designer Alison Chitty, and an advanced composition course at the Dartington International Summer School for which he won a bursary.

His compositions include a variety of instrumental and vocal works and his music has been performed, broadcast and recorded both in the UK and internationally. Career highlights have included the premiere of his music theatre piece “Requiem” at the ISCM Festival and a discussion and performance of his music on Australian radio. His piece “1932” for ‘Flexible Ensemble’ was shortlisted and performed for the Tate Liverpool/COMA project “Music for Modern British Art” and has subsequently received a number of successful public performances. Recently it has been added to the national COMA library of scores. In 2004 he completed two songs for baritone Mark Rowlinson and pianist Peter Lawson which were released on CD to favourable critical acclaim. More recently his dance piece “Prelude and Bassadanza” was performed and recorded by pianist Jonathan Scott at the Royal Northern College of Music. Current projects include the completion of a major organ work for Richard Lea and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, and a commission for the Prescot Festival.

Kevin teaches a wide range of pupils and in 2004 was appointed to lead the Composers’ Group of COMA North West. In 2005 he delivered a composition course for secondary school students as part of the SPNM’s ‘Sound Inventors’ education project, culminating in a concert performance and recording of student works together with his own commissioned string quartet.

A classically trained pianist from an early age, Kevin has also been involved in the fields of jazz, pop and rock, both as an instrumentalist and composer, and has enjoyed chart successes.

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