Kevin von kampen
DEWEY BONES
SEAN HAMILTON
von bones collab ensemble
3 SOLO SETS + 1 COLLABORATION PERFORMANCE
OF EARLE BROWNE’S “DECEMBER 1952”
02.02.23 / 7:00pm music
395 Troyer Rd.
Palisade, CO
$10 dollhairs suggested, cash or venmo
going directly to the artists
no one turned away for lack of funds
KEVIN VON KAMPEN is an active percussionist and educator based in Tampa, FL. He is currently on the music faculty at the University of South Florida teaching percussion. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music, a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of South Florida, and a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Kevin was previously the Percussion Director for the University of South Florida Herd of Thunder Marching Band, a percussion instructor for the University of Cincinnati Bearcat Marching Band, the director of the Cincinnati Youth Percussion Ensemble through CCM Prep, and a middle school and high school music teacher in the Hillsborough County Public School District.
As a performer, Kevin is active in solo, concerto, chamber, and large ensemble works. He appears on Baljinder Sekhon: Places and Times released by Innova Recordings, Globe, Travel, Homeland released by Ravello Records, the McCormick Percussion Group recordings Plot: Music for Unspecified Instrumentation and Plugged and Unplugged: The Music of Ciro Scotto both released by Ravello Records, and Patterns: Chamber Works released by Navona Records. Kevin is also active in commercial music, performing with touring artists such as “Weird Al” Yankovic, Michael Bolton, Irish Tenors, and Michael Amante, and with shows such as “In Dreams” – Roy Orbison Hologram Tour, Video Games Live, 4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince, Cirque Musica, and Rocktopia. His primary teachers include Rusty Burge, Jim Culley, Robert McCormick, Al Rometo, Tony Falcone, and Dana Murray.
DEWEY BONES Using the power of drum machines, synthesizers, loops, and phasers, to make music for living in a gloomy simulation.
SEAN HAMILTON is an experimental percussionist, composer, and improviser currently based in western Colorado. His work primarily focuses on creating musical structures and opportunities that blend composed elements with improvisation, taking influence from avant-garde and experimental music, free improvisation, electroacoustic music, noise, and sound art. Sean has performed in over thirty states, Canada, and Europe, and has also presented guest lectures and clinics at various universities in the United States and United Kingdom.
VON BONES COLLABORATIVE ENSEMBLE: A performance of Earle Browne’s groundbreaking graphic score “December 1952” (shown above) with Sean Hamilton and Alex Cottam.