{"title":"Kevin Oldham","description":"\u003cp\u003eKevin Oldham was born in Kansas City. He showed signs of musical talent at a very young age. His early musical training was guided by his parents, Barbara and Bill Oldham, and Latha Blim, a Kansas City piano teacher. Kevin studied for three years at Northwestern University, and completed his formal studies at the Juilliard School with Herbert Stessin and Sascha Gorodnitzki. There he received both his Bachelors and Masters degrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin Oldham's solo recital work included appearances at Carnegie and Merkin Recital Halls in New York City, The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., The Chicago Public Library, and in Atlanta, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles and various cities throughout Europe. In 1980 he made his orchestral debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Erich Kunzel playing Rachmaninoff's \u003cem\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, after being diagnosed with HIV, Kevin decided to give up concertizing. This decision allowed him the time to pursue his desire to create music, rather than perform works of others. As a composer, Kevin Oldham was a 1991 Festival of the Atlantic Young American Composers Award, and his \u003cem\u003eConcerto for Piano, op. 14\u003c\/em\u003e received its premiere that same season by the Festival's orchestra. The recorded performance was broadcast on National Public Radios' \"New, Old and Unexpected,\" hosted by music critic and author Tim Page. Kevin also made guest appearances on WQXR\/FM's popular \"The Listening Room\" and \"I.T. \u0026amp; T. Salutes the Arts,\" hosted by June LeBell - a broadcast which won a 1991 Angel Award in Radio Broadcasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second performance of the \u003cem\u003eConcerto for Piano\u003c\/em\u003e was given on January 17th, 1993 with the Kansas City Symphony, conducted by William McGlaughlin. The composer served as soloist. On March 27th, the Kansas City Symphony once again performed the \u003cem\u003eConcerto for Piano, \u003c\/em\u003ethis time with Ian Hobson at the piano. A recording was made for an upcoming release on the RCA\/BMG Classics Catalyst label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther works by Kevin Oldham include \u003cem\u003eBallade for Piano,\u003c\/em\u003e Op. 17\u003cem\u003e, Variations for Piano on a French Noel, \u003c\/em\u003eOp. 7, and \u003cem\u003eThree Psalms for Choir and Harp,\u003c\/em\u003e all published by Neil A. Kjos Music Publishers of San Diego. Other works include the \u003cem\u003eOrgan Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e, Op. 10; two \u003cem\u003eWaltzes for Piano, String Quintet and Three Sopranos, \u003c\/em\u003eOp. 4; soprano song cycle \u003cem\u003eGaspard de la Nuit\u003c\/em\u003e, Op. 3; concert arias; transcriptions of works by Durufle and Bach; and Christmas music arranged for four-part chorus, as well as for solo soprano. He also wrote more than two dozen cabaret songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin's talents were not limited to composition and piano. He sang with the Marble Collegiate Church Choir, which premiered several of his choral works, and for whom he wrote his last completed choral work, \u003cem\u003eThe Boulding Chorales\u003c\/em\u003e, Op. 16 (poetry by Kenneth Boulding). Kevin was a member of The Estate Project for Artists with AIDS, a project of the Alliance for the Arts. With this group he helped other artists ensure the survival of their work. In a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e interview, Kevin said, \"...whether you stay alive or not seems the trivial part. It's your work itself that must have a life of its own. If I can make sure that my music will continue to have life, that seems to be the more important consideration.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/8198\/2428\/collections\/Oldham_Portrait.jpg?v=1775823943","url":"https:\/\/composers.com\/collections\/kevin-oldham.oembed","provider":"American Composers Alliance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}