About
Kenyon Wilson is the Associate Professor of Tuba/Euphonium at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Principal Tubist with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra in Alabama and the Symphony Orchestra Augusta in Georgia. His past teaching positions include full-time appointments at Central Michigan University, Valdosta State University in Georgia, and the Baku Music Academy in Azerbaijan where he served as a Lecturing Fulbright Scholar. He has performed recitals in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia. Dr. Wilson holds degrees from the University of Georgia, Baylor University, and Tennessee Technological University.
He serves as an associate editor for the ITEA Journal and contributed a chapter to the Guide to Tuba Repertoire: The New Tuba Source Book. He has several published compositions and arrangements, and in 2008 his music was the subject of an article in the Arts Section of the Wall Street Journal. His latest work, Fearful Symmetry, was premiered by the All-Star Artists Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble at the 2010 International Tuba/Euphonium Conference in Tucson, Arizona.
Dr. Wilson and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga hosted the 2011 Southeast Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference on March 10-12, 2011.
Education
- Doctor of Musical Arts in Tuba PerformanceThe University of Georgia
- Master of Music TheoryBaylor University
- Bachelor of Science in Music EducationTennessee Technological University
Solo Recitals
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Requirements
Honors Awards
- Third Prize, Bone Therapy International Composition Contest (2011)International Trombone Festival
- Herbert H. Reynolds Outstanding Young Alumnus (2009)Baylor University
- Orpheus Award (2008)Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity, Beta Alpha Chapter
- Outstanding Adjunct Faculty (2006)University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, College of the Arts
- First Prize, Brass Division (2004)Co-Op Press Annual Recording Competition
- Outstanding Young Alumnus (2003)Tennessee Technological University
- Fulbright Scholar, Baku Music Academy, Azerbaijan (2002)U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program
- Third Prize, Harvey Philips Tuba/Euphonium Quartet Composition Contest (1994)Indiana University Chapter of T.U.B.A.
Books
- Guide to the Tuba Repertoire: The New Tuba Source BookAssistant Editor, Music for Multiple Tubas
- Music Through Time: An Appreciation of Music in Europe and AmericaContributing Editor, Supplemental Teaching Materials
Articles
- ITEA Gem Series #18: Decimation for Euphonium DuetITEA Journal, Summer 2008
- ITEA Composer Friend: Alfred BartlesITEA Journal, Fall 2007
- The Great Danish/American Tubist August C. HellebergCo-authored with JØrgen Voigt Arnsted, ITEA Journal, Winter 2006
- A View from the Caucasus: Interviews with the Tuba Professors of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and ArmeniaITEA Journal, Fall 2003
- The Solo Tuba Music of Robert Jager, Parts 1-4ITEA Journal, Spring 2002-Winter 2003
Brazil Premiere
Kenyon's Songs of Distant Earth, received its South American premiere at the 36° Festival Nacional de Musica at the Universidade Federal de Goiás in Brazil on November 5th.ITF Competition
Kenyon's Songs of Distant Earth took third prize in the 40th Anniversary ITF Composition Contest. Inertia
Inertia, written to celebrate the 45th year of the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, was premiered at TTU on November 5th.Isle of Mann
The Morehead State University Trombone Ensemble premiered Kenyon's Isle of Mann at the at MSU on November 21.Penultimate Tango
The Morehead State University Trombone Ensemble premiered Kenyon's Penultimate Tango at the Commonwealth Trombone Summit in Kentucky on October 3rd.Trifecta
Dr. Bill Mann and the Morehead State University Tuba/ Euphonium Ensemble recorded Kenyon's Trifecta for a new CD to be released this fall.Trifecta
Maureen Horgan's new CD Moe's Bit o'Blues, coming this fall, includes Kenyon's Trifecta for brass quintet.TubaChristmas
Join us for our annual Chattanooga Tuba- Christmas at Rock City on December 2, 2012.