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Artist Information
Biography
Kevin is a multi-talented composer/pianist with an incredible vision and the ability to capture the heart and soul of his audience with his exquisite music. Kevin firmly believes in the healing power of music and the infinite peace, love, joy and inspiration that music bestows upon humanity. “I believe music is a powerful gift from God that can raise the spirit,” he says. Kevin Kula’s longstanding vision to share his music with the world has now become a reality. Along with the release of three CDs, Spirit of Utah, Journey of a Dream,and Music that Heals the Soul; Kevin delivers a unique concert series also entitled “Music that Heals the Soul.” Kula describes his first album Spirit of Utah, as a “soothing and inspirational collection of original solo piano compositions to relax and inspire the soul.”
Several songs from Spirit of Utah have been featured on radio stations in the U.S, Canada and Spain. In addition, Kevin has been able to reach listeners
worldwide with Internet radio stations such as Jango.com airing his music. “Kevin's CD Spirit of Utah is beautiful! It brings forth a sense of tranquility andpeace.
We have found the CD helps relieve stress and conveys a feeling of wellbeing.”
Suzy & Greg - (Maine, USA) Amazon Review
Kula’s His most recent CD, “Journey of a Dream,” was written for piano, violin, and orchestra. Kevin is joined by the very talented violinist Mami Matsumoto Lyon. “Journey of a Dream” has a unique Celtic, classical, and New Age blend that will move and uplift the soul.
His CD Music that Heals the Soul, features Kevin on piano accompanied by talented vocalist Jeremy Threlfall. Kevin and Jeremy combined their unique talents and wrote a song entitled "I Am Free." This song was used in campaign ads for a candidate recently running for U.S. Senate, which aired throughout the state of Utah. Music that Heals the Soul is a compilation of music from Kevin’s inspirational concert series, which has drawn large audiences in Northern Utah. Discovering the sound of best selling New Age Artist Yanni and his Live at the Acropolis concert sparked Kevin’s idea to play his piano accompanied by an orchestra. This idea quickly developed into the creation of his dynamic “Music that Heals the Soul” concert. Kevin leads the concert on piano along with Jeremy Threlfall on tenor vocals, Mami Matsumoto Lyon on the violin, talented soprano vocalist Jennifer Birchell, combined with a handful of exceptional musicians who make up the orchestra. The group calls themselves "Music that Heals the Soul." The concert is a melodic blend of Kevin’s original orchestra pieces, along with brilliant arrangements to Classical, Broadway, inspirational, and well-known songs. What sets Kula apart from other performers is his innovative musical style of arranging well-known songs along with his own original compositions.
"Music that Heals the Soul is the best show I have ever seen!" Sue G –(Providence, Utah) Amazon Review
Listening to Virtuoso Pianists such as Frederic Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff greatly contributed to Kevin’s life long passion for composing and playing piano. Chopin's piano pieces and the piano concertos written by Rachmaninoff motivated Kevin to begin composing his own music at a very young age. His love for film scoring and the talents of celebrated American composer, conductor and pianist John Williams inspired several of Kula’s melodies. Williams has
composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures.
Although Kevin’s music harmoniously combines a Classical, New Age and Celtic influence, the greatest inspiration for him has been his devoted relationship with God and nature. Kevin resides peacefully in Cache Valley surrounded by scenic tranquility and the majestic mountains of Northern Utah.
Contact: Kevin Kula Music (435)757-0335, email: info@kevinkula.net
www.KevinKula.net
Instrumentation
Kevin Kula - Piano and electric keyboard
Mami Matsumoto - Violin
Jennifer Burchell - Vocalist
Jeremy Threlfall - Vocalist
Jim Wellings - Sound Engineer
Discography
"Spirit of Utah" CD used on radio airplay in parts of the United States, stations in both Toronto and Winnipeg, Canada, and Madrid Spain.
"Music that Heals the Soul" CD taken from "Music that Heals the Soul" concert series.
Spirit of Utah-CD -used on TV shows(KUTATV8)
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Setlist
Our song list can vary depending on what is needed. We have a show containing entirely our original compositions. We have a Broadway show, and we have a show that is a mix between our original compositions, Broadway, popular, and inspirational favorites. Our sets can go as long as needed. We have hours of repertoire ready. The songs we perform change with the style of show that is wanted, as well as the targeted age group and area we are performing in. However, a typical set list will include original piano and violin compositions, original piano compositions, original orchestral compositions, and original piano,vocal, and orchestral compositions. Our recent shows have included, in addition to our original compositions,Broadway favorites from Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserable, West Side Story, Man a La Manche, Cats, Sound of Music, Carousel and many more. In addition we perform popular favorites such as Danny Boy, Ave Maria, Unforgettable, Over the Rainbow, and many more. We also perform inspirational favorites in the style of Josh Groban and the Celtic Women such as "The Prayer" and "You Raise Me Up." All of these songs are performed with our own arrangements and our own orchestrations.