Everything Band Podcast

Kevin Day is currently a student at Texas Christian University where he studies tuba, composes, and plays jazz piano. His recent works for band have been generating a great deal of buzz and he joins me to talk about his music and the beginning of what looks to be an exciting career. Topics: Being a part of John Mackey’s booth at the Midwest Clinic and the story of how his piece Rocket Ship! came to be a part of Julie Giroux’s honor band rotation. Growing up with two musical parents, singing in choir, and playing drums and piano as a child. Being published and distributed by Murphy Music and the process for having Kevin write a work for your band. Kevin’s process for writing a new piece of music, some thoughts about how he has grown as a composer, and some tips for people who might want to start writing themselves. Links: Kevin Day Music Murphy Music Press Texas Christian University Maslanka: Symphony No. 4 Mackey: Hymn to a Blue Hour Kevin Day: Dancing Fire Biography: Kevin Day (b. 1996) is an American co