New Composition for Brass Quintet by Kevin Day
Axiom Brass is excited to share our commission of composer Kevin Day's first work for brass quintet!
An American composer whose music has been “characterized by propulsive, syncopated rhythms, colorful orchestration, and instrumental virtuosity” (Robert Kirzinger, Boston Symphony Orchestra), Kevin Day has quickly emerged as one of the leading young voices in the world of music composition today.
Day has collaborated with the likes of Jens Lindemann, Demondrae Thurman, and Jeremy Lewis on concertos for their respective instruments, as well as chamber ensembles like The Boston Symphony Orchestra Low Brass Section, Ensemble Dal Niente, The Puerto Rican Trombone Ensemble, The Zenith Saxophone Quartet, The Tesla Quartet, and many more. He has worked with and has been mentored by distinguished composers Gabriela Lena Frank, Frank Ticheli, John Mackey, William Owens, Julie Giroux, Marcos Balter, Anthony Cheung, Matthew Evan Taylor, and Valerie Coleman.
This collaboration between Axiom Brass and Kevin Day resulted in a captivating new addition to the brass quintet canon. Contributions to this campaign funded the composer's work facilitated the premiere performance that was give on June 30th, 2021
Many thanks to our supporters and colleagues for helping us surpass our fundraising goal for this project!
Co-Commissioning Ensembles include:
American Brass Quintet, Brass Over Bridges, Calliope Brass, Detroit Chamber Winds, Hogtown Brass, Ionic Brass, New York Philharmonic, Seraph Brass, Triton Brass Quintet, United States Navy Band, Western Brass Quintet
Photo Credit: Sara Bill Photography, Karen Cubides Agency
