Drew Hosler, tenor saxophone
Matthew Salvaggio, conductor

Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Nine Instruments

Strobe Light
For pierrot ensemble plus percussion
Recorded by the Alias Chamber Ensemble

Strobe Light - Alias Chamber Ensemble

Etude, 19 tuba -Kevin Day (performed by Ken Heinlein)

Blue Nova Fanfare-Kevin Day

Robert Gross Symphony No. 1 MIDI Realization

Symphony No 1 MIDI REALIZATION

Grade 3
3.5 minutes
Commissioned by the Ramona High School Bands in California (Abbie Gerdes, director) this work sets to tell the story of the mysteries of the night and the excitement of springtime. As a child, my grandfather would always remind me that "we all see the same moon." This was an especially important lesson for me, especially during times that I missed my family in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Cuba. The power in those words ring true to me today, but for other reasons. We are all equal, we have the same worth, we matter. -GS

Spring Moon Dances

Riversong by Kevin Day (for reed quintet and piano) 
Performed by Syrinx Quintet and Kevin Day
International Double Reed Society Conference (IDRS 2024)
Flagstaff, Arizona

Riversong - Syrinx Quintet and Kevin Day, Piano

''...there is a meeting that defines nothing, everything'' for fixed media. Commissioned by MoMA in response to Édouard Vuillard painting 'The Window'

''...there is a meeting that defines nothing, everything''

Kevin Day, Second Symphony

Kendrick Lamar - Untitled 05 (LoVibe. Remix)

Ember Skies (2020)
Grade 1 - Concert Band 

Now published with Murphy Music Press
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Email composer for details: 
kevindaymusic@gmail.com

www.kevindaymusic.com

Ember Skies - Lawrence University Concert Band, Jade Dikelsky

Dr. Kevin Day (b. 1996) is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary composer, jazz pianist and conductor based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Internationally acclaimed as one of the world’s leading musical voices, Dr. Day’s work is known as a vibrant exploration of diverse musical traditions from contemporary classical, jazz, R&B, Soul and more. A unique voice in the world of classical music, Dr. Day takes inspiration from a broad range of sources, including romanticism, late 20th century music, jazz fusion and gospel. Across all areas, his work explores the complex interplay of rhythm, texture and melody across genres.

Dr. Day burst onto the musical scene in 2018 with his Concerto for Euphonium, which has since gone on to become a Classic FM sensation and has been recently performed by the United States Marine Band. Since then, some of the world’s top instrumental soloists, wind bands, chamber ensembles and symphony orchestras have commissioned and performed his works, including the Boston Brass, Castle of Our Skins, Cincinnati Opera, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Winds, the National Intercollegiate Band, Nu Deco Ensemble, Capitol Quartet, Puerto Rican Trombone Ensemble, Syrinx Quintet, Sheffield Chamber Players and many others throughout the United States, Canada, Austria, Taiwan, South Africa, Australia and Japan. His music has also been streamed over a million times across YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, & SoundCloud. Dr. Day is the recipient of numerous awards, including the TCU Band of Fame, ITEA Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition, a Copland House Residency Award, the MacDowell Fellowship for Music Composition, the BMI Composer Award, the TCU Alumni Outstanding Young Professional Award, a three-time ASCAP Morton Gould Finalist, a finalist for the ABA Sousa-Ostwald Award, a finalist for the NBA Revelli Award, and many more. 

Dr. Day’s original opera, Lalovavi: An Afrofuturist Opera, will premiere July 2026 at the Cincinnati Opera as the lead work in its ground-breaking new Black Opera Project. The work is the first of three commissioned by the Cincinnati Opera as part of its initiative to engage Black creators in developing new works celebrating Black stories. As part of the project, Dr. Day is collaborating with renowned director Kimille Howard and librettist Tifara Brown, who’s recognized as one of the country’s leading performance poets. Other recent works include his acclaimed Concerto for Wind Ensemble and Birds in the Cathedral, as well as Ignition, commissioned by the Boston Symphony Low Brass and Unquiet Waters, commissioned by Jordan VanHemert.

In addition to his work as a composer, Dr. Day also enjoys an active career as a jazz pianist. Passionate about collaborations that reimagine and advance the future of jazz as an art form, he brings his extensive musical background to the stage and studio as improviser and collaborator. He’s currently working on a debut solo album. His music has been featured on numerous high profile releases, including albums by Thomas Mesa and Michelle Cann, The Alias Chamber Ensemble, Jeremy Wilson, Jarrett McCourt, and Nicki Roman.

Dr. Day currently works as Artist Teacher in Residence, Composition at the Keys Conservatory at the Pinecrest Academy in Henderson, Nevada. He holds degrees from Texas Christian University (TCU), the University of Georgia, and the University of Miami. He has studied composition with Dorothy Hindman, Charles Norman Mason, Peter Van Zandt Lane, Emily Koh, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Neil Anderson-Himmelspach. Dr. Day is an alumnus of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, an honorary member of the National Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma, and an honorary member of the National Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi.

Ember Skies - Lawrence University Concert Band, Jade Dikelsky

Kevin Day

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