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Kevin Kaska, American composer, arranger,record producer, and conductor, is one ofAmerica’s leading young

musical talents. His orchestralcompositions, arrangements, andorchestrations have been played bymany orchestras, including JohnWilliams andKeith Lockhart withthe Boston Pops Orchestra, SaintLouis Symphony, LondonSymphony Orchestra (five CDs),Royal Scottish National Orchestra (recorded on CD),

New Zealand Symphony (recorded on CD),Maynard Ferguson and his Big Bop NouveauBand, Skitch Henderson and the New York Popsat Carnegie Hall, the Seattle Philharmonic, PortAngeles Symphony, Austin Symphony, SpringfieldSymphony, Berkshire Symphony, Cape Ann Symphony,Phoenix Symphony, New Mexico Symphony,Jacksonville Symphony, Wichita Symphony, LongBeach Symphony, Modesto Symphony, BuffaloSymphony, Glens Falls Symphony, Symphony Pro Musica, Orchestra X in Houston, YoungstownSymphony, Racine Symphony, Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Jewish Orchestra,Bavarian Philharmonic, Bach Collegium of Munich, and the Boston Metropolitan Orchestra.

Background and HistoryDuring his high school years Kaska was the only protégé of famous Hollywood composer-

arranger Vic Schoen (arranger for the Andrew Sisters, Irving Berlin,Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, DannyKaye, Ella Fitzgerald, andDinah Shore, to name a few).He came to Boston to studyFilm Composition at BerkleeCollege of Music. While inBoston, he formed his own jazz orchestra, playing the music of Stan

Kenton. His big band arrangements have been played by the Harry James Orchestra,Boston Big Band (recorded on CD), the Buddy Rich Ensemble at Berklee and sever-al other big bands throughout the country.

Kevin Kaska was introduced into the Boston PopsOrchestra at the age of 21. John Williams approved his

work and he was asked towrite for the orchestra.He was commissioned in 1997 tocompose a twenty minute workfor narrator and orchestracommemorating the 150thanniversary of Thomas Edison’s

birth called The Wizard of Menlo Park. This work was premiered by the Boston PopsOrchestra conducted by Ronald Feldman on Father’s Day, 1997 with a lighting showaccompanying the music. Alvin Epstein acted in the role of Thomas Edison.

In 1996, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Campaign 2000 commissioned Mr.Kaska to compose a new fanfare; the result was BSO 2000 Fanfare. He was also askedto write a new arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner for Seiji Ozawa and theBoston Symphony Orchestra brass and percussion section for the opening of a NewEngland Patriots football game. In addition to composing, Mr. Kaska has orchestratedoff-Broadway musicals for Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Company.

In 1998, Varèse-Sarabande Records asked Mr. Kaska to re -orchestrate the music to Superman the Movie for an album with theRoyal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by film composerJohn Debney (the score and parts to most of the music had been lost).

Kaska has conducted numerous concerts includingalbums with the London Symphony Orchestra atAbbey Road Studios, and is music director andconductor of the Boston Metropolitan Orchestra. In1993, he produced and directed his own show at theBoston Conservatory of Music entitled The Music ofAndrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim.

In 2000, Korea’s leading male pop vocalist Dongryul Kim asked Mr.Kaska to orchestrate and conduct his music for an album with theLondon Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. To this day,more than 1,000,000 of these CDs have been sold.

In May of 2000, Mr. Kaska conducted the Boston Metropolitan Orchestra in a concertthat will appear in history books around theworld – Summon the Legends. Jazz legendsMaynard Ferguson and Arturo Sandovalappeared on the same stage with the BMO atthe Berklee College of Music performancecenter. This ground-breaking concert was asellout, with people traveling from aroundthe country to attend.

He has also given clinics on orchestration and film music, most recently to a master classat Berklee College of Music and the University of Southern California.

In 2002, Mr. Kaska was asked to conducthis orchestra, the Boston MetropolitanOrchestra and Choir to commemoratethe grand opening of the $50 millionMary Baker Eddy Library in Boston.

The performance was videotaped and broadcast on the Internet.

Mr. Kaska has produced many albums for Boston classical-jazz labelDenouement Records, he is currently their composer-in-residence. Inthe fall of 2000, Kaska produced an album for Boston Symphony Orchestraprincipal harpist Ann Hobson Pilot. In spring 2001, he produced an album with theOld South Brass, Organ, and Timpani ensemble, in which four of his compositionsare featured. Old South Church is the second oldest church in the United States.

ANN HOBSON PILOTBOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRINCIPAL HARPIST

RAVELWILLIAMS

DEBUSSY

SAINT-SAËNSKASKAMEMBERS OF THE

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

RONALD FELDMAN

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OLD SOUTH BRASS, ORGAN, AND TIMPANI

LAWRENCE ISAACSON, CONDUCTOR

GREGORY PETERSON, ORGANIST

HEROIC SOUNDS

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In 2002, he produced an album of American music with the Boston MetropolitanOrchestra entitled New England Landscapes. The next year, Kaska produced an albumwith Boston pianist Louis Stewart.

Film company Communications For Learningcommissioned Mr. Kaska in 2001 to compose andconduct a score to the documentary film BearingWitness: American Soldiers and theHolocaust. Boston Symphony cellist RonaldFeldman was soloist.

In 1999, Kaska produced an album with the London Symphony Orchestra at AbbeyRoad Studios with Ronald Feldman conducting. It consists of a Harp Concerto

c o m m i s s i o n e dby the BostonS y m p h o n yO r c h e s t r aprincipal harpistAnn Hobson Pilot,and a Song Cyclein collaborationwith lyricist, Cliff

Schorer. John Williams’ Essay For Strings and Trumpet Concertowere also recorded with Grammy-award winner ArturoSandoval, solo trumpet.

In 2000, The Scottish Rite Freemasons of the Northern Jurisdictioncommissioned Mr. Kaska for an orchestral work entitled Fraternal Journey that

was synchronized with avideo commemoratingthe organization’s history.This celebration concertwas per fo rmed withthe Millennium 2000Orchestra and broadcaston cable. Mr. Kaska iscurrently in negotiations

with the Scottish Rite Freemasons to produce an album this year of his music withthe London Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Kaska composed a Triple Concerto for the award- winning,Grammy-nominated Eroica Trio. It was premiered withHans Vonk and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra,November 2001.

John Williams and Kevin Kaska

kevin kaskaharp concertoa long way: three songs

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

RONALD FELDMAN

john williamsessay for stringstrumpet concerto

arturo sandovaltrumpet

ann hobson pilot, harp

kristine jepson, mezzo-soprano

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The documentary entitled EROICA! has aired nationally onPBS stations to 90 million homes. It features Kevin Kaskacomposing the Triple Concerto for the Eroica Trio and theSaint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Saint Louis Symphony President W. RandolphAdams, Kevin Kaska, and Eroica Trio membersSara Sant’Ambrogio and Adela Peña.

Adela Peña, Erika Nickrenz, and Sara Sant’Ambrogio

Hans Vonk and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

2004 American Harp Society Convention in PhiladelphiaWorld Premiere of Kaska’s Knights of the Red Branch with the

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

Ann Hobson PilotBoston Symphony Orchestra

Paula PageHouston Symphony Orchestra

Susan PejovichDallas Symphony Orchestra

Eroica!Broadcasting

on PBS

3 women. 1 composer. 12 months.Will the show go on?

Idlewild

Kevin Kaska hasorchestrated onthe followingfilms and videogames.

Arturo Sandoval and Kevin Kaska during the recording session ofIdlewild (John Debney, composer).

Kaska looks on as he produces analbum with the New ZealandSymphony Orchestra, January 2006.

Kaska conducting the Boston MetropolitanOrchestra and Choir

Kaska conducting the London SymphonyOrchestra at Abbey Road

Kaska conducting the Sofia MetropolitanOrchestra in Bulgaria

Kevin Kaska’s compositions have beenlicensed by the Bose Corporation®to demonstrate the quality of thecompany’s speakers.

Kevin Kaska was asked tocompose music for the motionpicture “The Fallen Ones”(starring Casper van Dien, RobertWagner, Tom Bosley). The scorewas recorded with the SofiaMetropolitan Orchestra inEastern Europe.

Film composer John Debney asked Kaska to orchestrate hismusic into a concert choral symphony based on the themeshe wrote for the Mel Gibson film, The Passion of the Christ(Academy Award nominated score). The Passion Of theChrist Symphony was premiered in Rome with the SantaCecilia Orchestra and Choir in July of 2005.

Kevin Kaska and John Debney John Debney and Kevin Kaska rehearsing The Passion

Kevin Kaska composed the haunt-ing score to the dramatic film‘Jump’ to be released January, 2008,starring Patrick Swayze. Worldrenowned scoring mixer, ShawnMurphy, engineered the score.

In 2006, Kaska was asked tocollaborate with JohnDebney to co-compose thescore to Lair, the videogame. The soundtrack wasrecorded at Abbey RoadStudios with a 90 pieceorchestra.

In 2007, he wasasked to helporchestrate thescore toTransformers,the video game.

Recorded at Todd-AO, Studio City