A tireless advocate of new, unknown or unjustly neglected composers, Kevin Scott has established himself as a conductor of such music, leading various orchestras, opera companies, choruses and bands throughout the greater New York area, as well as Atlanta, Philadelphia and Varna, Bulgaria. He is also a noted composer whose works have been performed by the orchestras of Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis and St. Louis under such notable conductors as JoAnn Falletta, Leslie Dunner, Yoel Levi and Lan Shui.
Born in the Bronx, Scott received his music education at Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York, studying composition with Ulysses Kay and John Corigliano, and later at the Mannes College of Music with Christine Berl and David Tcimpidis, in addition to conducting with Yakov Kreizberg. He also studied conducting privately with Edward Cruz-Carrion, and has participated in various workshops led by Kenneth Kiesler, Rossen Milanov, Gustav Meier, Donald Hunsberger, Mark Davis Scatterday and Michael Votta.
He has served as music director of several groups in the New York area, including the Doctor's Orchestral Society of New York, the Schubert Music Society, the Central City Chorus, and the Bronx Symphony Orchestra, where he served as resident conductor from 1995 to 1998. Since January of 2006, Scott has been the music director of the SUNY Orange Symphonic Band in Middletown, where he also serves as adjunct lecturer.
Kevin Scott, Composer
Biography
A tireless advocate of new, unknown or unjustly neglected composers, Kevin Scott has established himself as a conductor of such music, leading various orchestras, opera companies, choruses and bands throughout the greater New York area, as well as Atlanta, Philadelphia and Varna, Bulgaria. He is also a noted composer whose works have been performed by the orchestras of Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis and St. Louis under such notable conductors as JoAnn Falletta, Leslie Dunner, Yoel Levi and Lan Shui.
Born in the Bronx, Scott received his music education at Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York, studying composition with Ulysses Kay and John Corigliano, and later at the Mannes College of Music with Christine Berl and David Tcimpidis, in addition to conducting with Yakov Kreizberg. He also studied conducting privately with Edward Cruz-Carrion, and has participated in various workshops led by Kenneth Kiesler, Rossen Milanov, Gustav Meier, Donald Hunsberger, Mark Davis Scatterday and Michael Votta.
He has served as music director of several groups in the New York area, including the Doctor's Orchestral Society of New York, the Schubert Music Society, the Central City Chorus, and the Bronx Symphony Orchestra, where he served as resident conductor from 1995 to 1998. Since January of 2006, Scott has been the music director of the SUNY Orange Symphonic Band in Middletown, where he also serves as adjunct lecturer.