Kevin Michael Kay Kevin Michael Kay (b. 1995) is inspired by the ways in which our universe manifests sound, and through his art, he explores how sound behaves in our world both physically and naturally. He considers his works to be auditory experiences, in which harmonic languages are established and immerse the listeners in specific contained soundscapes. These harmonic languages tend to be the harmonic series or spectral analysis of various sounds. His music is primarily focused on exploring an evolution of timbre and texture in time, and he is tremendously influenced by spectralism, avant-garde textural music, and all waves of minimalism. Although he has a love for writing purely acoustic works, he is also incredibly interested in the possibilities within electronics and electroacoustic music. Kevin has had his music performed at New Music on the Point, the Yarn/Wire Institute, the NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival, KLK Music Per Archi, the Charlotte New Music Festival, the National Student Electronic Music Event, the Valencia International Performance Academy and Festival, the Alion Baltic International Music Festival, and the Miami Summer Music Festival. Ensembles that have performed Kevin's music include the Brouwer Trio, the Lemberg Sinfonietta, U of A Percussion, the William and Mary Symphony Orchestra, and the William and Mary Wind Ensemble. Kevin regularly performs his own pieces for clarinet and electronics. Kevin is currently pursuing a Masters of Arts at The University of Chicago. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from William and Mary in May 2017 with a B.S. in physics and music. At William and Mary, he received High Honors for his honors thesis entitled "A Spectralist Approach to the Vibrations of the Universe." His primary mentors were Sophia Serghi and Brian Hulse. Kevin Michael Kay’s tracks limits by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2018/08/10 18:17:02 +0000 Motions Of Breath And Air by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2018/05/28 02:48:37 +0000 Quiver, for wind quintet by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2018/05/27 05:12:55 +0000 reaching, for string quartet and electronics by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2018/04/20 04:35:34 +0000 Fragments by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2017/12/07 00:17:21 +0000 The Universe is Vibrating by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2017/11/16 01:46:50 +0000 Sense III: Warmth by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2017/08/02 07:47:56 +0000 Sense II: Sapidity by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2017/08/02 07:42:18 +0000 Sense I: Aroma by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2017/08/02 07:35:31 +0000 Sense IV: Visuality by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2017/08/01 08:53:08 +0000
reaching, for string quartet and electronics by Kevin Michael Kay published on 2018/04/20 04:35:34 +0000
