Kevin Siegfried

Kevin Siegfried (born 1969) is an American composer of choral music. He has been composer-in-residence with the Capitol Hill Chorale since 2014, and teaches composition at the Boston Conservatory.[1][2]

Life and career

Siegfried studied at Antioch College, where he received a bachelor's degree in piano; he then attended the University of Iowa, where he received a master's degree in theory and composition; among his professors was Donald Martin Jenni.[3] He completed a doctorate in composition at the New England Conservatory of Music, where his instructors included Lee Hyla, Michael Gandolfi, and Daniel Pinkham. He also studied in France and in India, where he received a Stanley Fellowship to work with Sriram Parasuram on South Indian classical music.[4] He has received grants and awards from ASCAP, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, among other organizations. He currently lives in Andover, Massachusetts.[1] At the Boston Conservatory, he serves as Coordinator of Theory and New Works in the Theater Division and directs the Songwriting Workshop.[4] He was previously a resident of Dover, New Hampshire.[5] Siegfried is especially noted for his work with the music of the Shakers, which he first encountered in 1995 during a visit to the Shaker village at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. He has since produced many choral arrangements of Shaker songs,[6] and has composed a cantata, Angel of Light, for which they served as a basis.[1] He has been associated for some time with the Canterbury Shaker Village in New Hampshire.[7][8][9] A collection of Siegfried's arrangements of Shaker music has been recorded by the Tudor Choir.[10][11] He has also written works for the Nashua Symphony Orchestra in Nashua, New Hampshire.[5][12]

Siegfried's music is published by G. Schirmer,[13] E. C. Schirmer, Earthsongs, MorningStar, and Trinitas.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kevin Siegfried, Composer in Residence". Capitolhillchorale.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ CapitolHillChorale (13 May 2015). "CHC's Harmony of Angels: Composer-in-Residence Kevin Siegfried". Youtube.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ The Journal of the Music Academy, Madras. Music Academy. 1996.
  4. 1 2 "Bio". Kevinsiegfried.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 ""The Trumpets Shall Sound..." with the Nashua Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and trumpet soloists Richard Watson and Eric Berlin". Fosters.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gentle words, kindly spoken" (PDF). Static1.squarespace.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Program Notes for Harmony of Angels". Capitolhillchorale.org. 2015-06-25. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "'Simple Gifts' concert series at Canterbury Shaker Village continues on June 13 with composer/arranger Kevin Siegfried". Laconiadaislysun.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Old Time Christmas at Canterbury Shaker Village this Saturday". 949whom.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Gentle Words: Shaker Songs Arranged by Kevin Siegfried - Tudor Choir - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Recordings :: The Tudor Choir". Tudorchoir.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Nashua Symphony Orchestra to Tour State With "Made in New Hampshire" Program" (PDF). Amherstcitizen.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  13. ↑ "I Hunger and Thirst". Kevinsiegfried.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Siegfried, Kevin". Ecspublishing.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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