Biography
Guitarist and composer Kevin McCormick has studied and performed in Europe, Asia, and the United States. He holds a Diploma in Guitar Performance from the Indiana University School of Music where he studied classical guitar under the tutelage of Ernesto Bitetti, composition with Don Freund, and jazz with David Baker. He earned a degree in English from the University of Notre Dame concentrating on poetry composition. Additional guitar studies were with Sergio Notaro at Centro Romano della Chitarra in Rome, Italy. His compositions range from solo and chamber guitar pieces to experimental rock and jazz works to a complete mass. From 1991 to 1995 he lived in Nagoya, Japan composing, performing, and studying the Japanese koto. Since 1994 he has taught guitar privately and at schools and universities. In 1999 he opened Mirabilis Studio for Guitar in Kerrville, Texas where he currently resides. He has performed throughout central Texas as a solo artist, as an accompanist, and with his own group, the Kevin McCormick Ensemble. He has been a guest lecturer at the Univeristy of Texas at Austin and has worked with the Children’s Chorus of San Antonio, the Canto! choir, The San Antonio Master Singers, and other fine ensembles. His awards include recognition from the Guitar Foundation of America and the Academy of American Poets.
McCormick’s recordings include With the Coming of Evening (1993) and Squall (1999) and Solo Guitar (2004) all on Mirabilis Records. His latest recording, Americas (Dec 2007), includes Latin American guitar music and original compositions.
Instrumentation
Kevin McCormick—classical guitar
Discography
Americas (2007)
Solo Guitar (2004)
Squall (1999)
With the Coming of Evening (1993)
Links
| http://kevin-mccormick.com |