Kenneth Amis
Musical artist
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Kenneth Amis (born 1970) is a Bermudian tuba player and composer[1] best known for his association with the Empire Brass. He is also the assistant conductor of the MIT Wind Ensemble, a group he has been involved with since its creation in 1999. In addition, as of 2005, Amis is an Affiliated Artist of MIT.
Kenneth Amis | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) |
| Occupations | Instrumentalist, Professor, Composer |
| Instrument | Tuba |
| Member of | Empire Brass, MIT Wind Ensemble |
| Website | www |
He was born and raised in Bermuda. He began studying at Boston University at age 16. After that, he earned a master's degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. Amis held the International Brass Chair at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He teaches at Lynn University.[2][3]
Amis was the Project Director and editor of the book: The Brass Player's Cookbook: Creative Recipes for a Successful Performance.[4] He also authored a chapter entitled Are You Just Another Crescendoing Vibrator? [4][5][6]
Performances
At many Empire Brass concerts, Amis performs the piano solo from the third movement of Mozart's Sonata in A on his tuba.[7] In addition to his work with the Empire Brass, Amis has performed on tuba for:
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Tanglewood Festival Orchestra
- New World Symphony Orchestra
- Palm Beach Opera Orchestra
Compositions and commissions
His first published work was A Suite for Bass Tuba, composed when he was fifteen years old. He has been commissioned to write music for many groups including:
- Belmont High School Band
- The Massachusetts Instrumental Conductors Association
- New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
- University of Scranton
- College Band Directors National Association
- Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
- Boston Classical Orchestra
- MIT Wind Ensemble
List of Compositions
- Preludes for French Horn, No. 1-5 by Kenneth Amis
- Preludes for Trombone, No. 1-5 by Kenneth Amis
Teaching
Amis is on the faculty at the Longy School of Music,[8] the Boston Conservatory, Boston University, New England Conservatory,[1][9] and Lynn University[10]
Awards
- Outstanding Alumni Award, New England Conservatory of Music, 2003 [1]
