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Kenyon Wilson - Tubist, Composer, Instructor |
 Kenyon Wilson is the tuba/euphonium instructor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He holds positions as principal tubist with both the Tuscaloosa Symphony in Alabama and the Augusta Symphony in Georgia. This website contains a collection of news, work lists, discographies, and audio samples of Kenyon's works. You will also find information on his upcoming performances and his previous musical endeavors. | | - The Carolina Trombone Collective, under the direction of Dr. Brad Edwards, presented the premiere of Wilson's Songs of Distant Earth on February 24 in Columbia, South Carolina. Songs of Distant Earth was also performed by ensembles at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (April 3), Tennessee Tech University (April 22), University of Missouri (April 26), and Louisiana Tech University (May 3 & 14).
- Dr. Maureen Horgan, professor of low brass at Georgia College and State University, performed Wilson's trombone feature for brass quintet, Trifecta, on her faculty recital on March 10 in Milledgeville, Georgia.
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One of Kenyon Wilson's recent compositions, Decimation for euphonium duet, is featured as part of the Gem Series in the Summer 2008 issue of the ITEA Journal. The music is available as a free download in both bass- and treble-clef versions. | Click on the player to hear a sample of the work. Many thanks to Jason Ham for the first recording of Decimation. | |
This March Kenyon presented a series of tuba recitals throughout the Northeastern United States, including a performance for the Delaware Music Educators' Association festival at St. Andrews School.
|  Kenyon's fanfare, Kerfuffle for quintuple antiphonal quartet, was the feature of an article by James Taranto in the arts section of the Wall Street Journal (April 30, 2008).
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