KEVIN SANDERS

Hailing from a small town outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, tubist Kevin Sanders has been a performer and clinician in South America, Europe, and all over the United States. His musical instincts began to develop while attending the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, a boarding school for aspiring young artists. After graduating from Interlochen, Mr. Sanders attended Indiana University where he earned a Bachelors degree in Music. He also holds a Masters degree in Music from The Juilliard School of Music, and is currently completing his Doctorate of Musical Arts at Michigan State University.

Mr. Sanders actively performs with orchestras and presents recitals and master classes around the United States. He is a member of the Memphis Brass Quintet and has performed with the American Brass Quintet, New Mexico Symphony, Spoleto USA Festival Orchestra, New World Symphony, Chicago Civic Orchestra, Columbus Philharmonic, and the Evansville Philharmonic. In 1999 Mr. Sanders was selected as one of nine Americans to play with the Jeunesse Musicales World Orchestra for their North American and European tours. He has worked under internationally acclaimed conductors such as Kurt Masur, Lorin Maazel, Frederick Fennell, and James Conlon, including performances in New York City's Carnegie Hall under the batons of Charles Dutoit and Michael Tilson Thomas. Through the years Mr. Sanders has been fortunate to study with some of the most legendary brass virtuosi, including Dan Perantoni, David Fedderly, and Joseph Alessi. Mr. Sanders has presented educational concerts all over New York City through Juilliard's Community Chamber Music program and lectured at the Arkansas Bandmaster's Association and Tennessee Music Educator's Conference. He currently serves on the faculty of the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music and has held positions on the faculties of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, SUNY-Potsdam Crane School of Music, and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.