Kenyon Wilson
Kenyon Wilson
composer | teacher | performer

  Dr. Kenyon Wilson

Composition: Solo/Duet

Convalescence Sketches
for solo tuba

A collection of four etudes written for fellow tubist Tracy Luna as he was undergoing cancer treatments.



Convalescence Sketches
Convalescence Sketches
for solo tuba

A collection of four etudes written for fellow tubist Tracy Luna as he was undergoing cancer treatments.

Cruise Elroy
for contrabass trombone and piano

Cruise Elroy for contrabass trombone and piano celebrates the antagonists from Toru Iwatani’s arcade game Pac-Man (1980). Each of the four themes reflects a personality of the iconic ghosts. A lyrical tango, Shadowy, opens the piece. The second theme, Bashful, is an awkward exchange between the soloist and piano, with the piano representing the inner doubt of the performer. Slow and burdensome, the Pokey theme explores the extreme lower register of the contrabass. The final section, Speedy, demonstrates the agility of this grand instrument.




Cruise Elroy
Cruise Elroy
for contrabass trombone and piano

Cruise Elroy for contrabass trombone and piano celebrates the antagonists from Toru Iwatani’s arcade game Pac-Man (1980). Each of the four themes reflects a personality of the iconic ghosts. A lyrical tango, Shadowy, opens the piece. The second theme, Bashful, is an awkward exchange between the soloist and piano, with the piano representing the inner doubt of the performer. Slow and burdensome, the Pokey theme explores the extreme lower register of the contrabass. The final section, Speedy, demonstrates the agility of this grand instrument.
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Decimation
for euphonium duet

Featured as part of the Gem Series in the Summer 2008 issue of the ITEA Journal, Decimation is scored for two euphoniums and is available as a free download in both bass- and treble-clef versions.




Decimation
Decimation
for euphonium duet

Featured as part of the Gem Series in the Summer 2008 issue of the ITEA Journal, Decimation is scored for two euphoniums and is available as a free download in both bass- and treble-clef versions.

Epic
for unaccompanied clarinet

Epic is a miniature work for solo clarinet premiered by Dr. Bruce Curlette as part of Vox Novous’ Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame recital series.




Epic
Epic
for unaccompanied clarinet

Epic is a miniature work for solo clarinet premiered by Dr. Bruce Curlette as part of Vox Novous’ Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame recital series.
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Fermat's Last Tango
for violin and tuba

Premiered at the 2011 Southeast Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Fermat's Last Tango is the first of five tangos written by Wilson.




Fermat's Last Tango
Fermat's Last Tango
for violin and tuba

Premiered at the 2011 Southeast Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Fermat's Last Tango is the first of five tangos written by Wilson.
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Tubaku
for tuba duet

Tubaku was composed while Kenyon was teaching at the Baku Music Academy in Azerbaijan, where he spent a semester as a lecturing Fulbright Scholar. The piece was a gift to Ali Hajiev, Professor of Tuba at the Baku Music Academy. It was premiered in December 2002 and receives its first recording on Ben Pierce’s Wheels of Life with Dr. Pierce performing both parts of the duet.




Tubaku
Tubaku
for tuba duet

Tubaku was composed while Kenyon was teaching at the Baku Music Academy in Azerbaijan, where he spent a semester as a lecturing Fulbright Scholar. The piece was a gift to Ali Hajiev, Professor of Tuba at the Baku Music Academy. It was premiered in December 2002 and receives its first recording on Ben Pierce’s Wheels of Life with Dr. Pierce performing both parts of the duet.

Performances

Dec
9
Tuscaloosa Symphony
Feb
8
Augusta Symphony
Feb
17
Tuscaloosa Symphony
Mar
3
Tuscaloosa Symphony
Mar
29
Augusta Symphony