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Kid Vinil

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Kid Vinil, stage name of Antônio Carlos Senefonte (Cedral, 10 March 1955 – São Paulo, 19 May 2017), was a Brazilian singer, radio broadcaster, composer and journalist. He became famous in the Brazilian rock of the 1980s. Biography Kid Vinil was the vocalist of the Brazilian band Magazine, that used to execute the songs Tic Tic Nervoso (composed by Marcos Serra and Antonio Luiz), A Gata Comeu, Sou Boy and Glub Glub No Clube, all three composed by Kid himself. In the beginning of the 1980s, he had been member of Verminose, a band of the genres punk rock and rockabilly. He were too member of the São Paulo Punk Rock Movement in its beginning, organizing shows and playing songs of bands of punk rock and post-punk in his radio program. In TV, he has taken place as artist of the television program Boca Livre in 1987 in TV Cultura. In Bandeirantes TV, he has presented the program Mocidade Independente and after he became VJ (video performance artist) of MTV, taking place in programs like Lado B in which he used to present videoclips. He returned to the scene in Magazine in 2000, with the second work by the label Trama, the CD Na Honestidade in 2002. Closed the Magazine, he made a new band,

Kike Santander

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Flavio Enrique “Kike” Santander Lora is a Colombian-American composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. Santander has composed more than 710 songs and has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. His work as songwriter and producer includes themes such as Let’s Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez, Abriendo puertas by Gloria Estefan, Me Estoy Enamorando by Alejandro Fernández, Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor by Cristian Castro, and Premonición by David Bisbal, as well as many songs recorded by artists such as Thalía, Natalia Oreiro, Gisselle, Edith Márquez, Luis Miguel, Soledad Pastorutti and the Spanish song for Eurovision Song Contest 2004, amongst others. More than 25 of his songs have been in the coveted Top Ten, as reflected in the Latin Billboard charts since 1999. More than 15 of his songs are featured within the top 100 played songs by the BMI Association of Authors and Composers. His songs and productions have surpassed 25 million albums worldwide His earliest musical influences came from a wide mix of genres that include indigenous artists of his native country. His main influences were bolero, rock and roll, Anglo-American pop, classical music and jazz. He studied music at the Cali C

Kikuko Kanai

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was a Japanese composer and one of the first Japanese women to compose classical music in the Western tradition. Biography Kikuko Kawahira was born on the Ryukyu island of Miyako-jima, Okinawa, and studied voice at the Nihon Music School and composition at Tokyo Music School. She studied with teachers including with Taijiro Goh, Kanichi Shimofusa, Hisatada Otaka and Kishio Hirao. Working as a composer, she produced songs and orchestral music using the Ryukyuan pentatonic scale. In 1954 she studied the dodecaphonic method in Brazil with Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, and incorporated atonal composition into her work. She was awarded the Mainichi Prize for Cultural Publication in 1955, and a prize by the Okinawan government for her opera Okinawa monogatari in 1968. She died in Tokyo. The BBC describe her as “one of the first Japanese women to compose Western classical music”. Works Selected works include: *Ryūkyū no min’yō (‘Folksongs of Ryūkyū’) 1954 *Okinawa monogatari opera *Miyako-jima engi (Legend of Miyako Island) (ballet), 1949 *Ryūkyū hiwa (A Hidden Story of Ryūkyū) (jazz ballet), 1951 *Hiren Karafune (Love Tragedy on Tang Boat) (op, 4, Kanai and K. Yano), 1960 *Okinawa monogatar

Killertunes

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Otaniyen-Uwa Daniel professionally known as Killertunes is a Nigerian record producer and songwriter who has produced “Manya” by Wizkid, “Motigbana” by Olamide, “Baba” by DJ Spinall featuring Kizz daniel and “Bobo” by Mayorkun featuring Davido. Killertunes won the Headies award producer of the year in 2019 for the song “Fake Love” by Duncan Mighty and Wizkid and he was nominated for Afro hip-hop producer of the year at the Beatz awards 2022 for the song “big energy” by Ladipoe. He also has nominations for producer of the year at the Nigeria Entertainment award and City people music awards and a nomination for best music at the Top Naija Music Award. Background and career In 2020, Killertunes was listed among the Top beat makers in Nigeria. In 2019 Killertunes released his debut Extended play titled “Gbedu & things” he featured Dj tunez in the five-song EP. Discography Awards and nominations References

Kilza Setti

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Kilza Setti de Castro Lima (born 26 January 1932) is a Brazilian ethnomusicologist, composer, and pianist. Biography Kilza Setti was born in São Paulo, Brazil. She started her studies on piano with Leonilda Morganti and at the age of 8 she started piano classes with Fructuoso Vianna. In 1953 she graduated from the Conservatório Dramático e Musical de São Paulo where she studied composition with Camargo Guarnieri, and won scholarships for study in composition and research in ethnomusic at the Torcuato di Tella Institute in Buenos Aires. She also earned a scholarship to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal, where she studied under anthropologist Michel Giacometti and composer Fernando Lopes-Graça. Setti graduated from the University of São Paulo in 1982 with a doctorate degree in social anthropology. She studied the music of the European- and Indigenous-born fishermen on the southeastern coast of Brazil and the ritual music of the Mbya Guarani and Timbira Indians of Central Brazil, and founded the Brazilian Association of Folklore. Setti received awards for her compositions, including first prize in the composition competitions. She is a visiting professor at the Fe

Kim André Arnesen

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Kim André Arnesen (born 28 November 1980) is a Norwegian composer. He grew up in Trondheim, Norway and was educated at the Music Conservatory of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is mostly known for his choral compositions, both a cappella, accompanied by piano or organ, or large-scale works for chorus and orchestra. His first CD album “Magnificat” was nominated for Grammy Awards 2016 in the category Best Surround Sound Album. Biography Kim André Arnesen was educated at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim, Norway. He had composition lessons with composers like Henning Sommerro, Terje Bjørklund and Odd Johan Overøye. As a composer he had his first performance in 1999 with Nidaros Cathedral Boys’ Choir. Since then he has written music that has been performed by several choirs. Arnesen is an elected member of the Norwegian Society of Composers. In 2010, his first large-scale work was performed in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. This was a Magnificat commissioned by the Nidaros Cathedral’s Girls Choir. This performance received overwhelming feedback, leading directly to several new commissions. The work was released on 2L in 2014 and the album was nominated for GRA

Kim Dong-hyun (singer, born 1998)

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Kim Dong-hyun (, born September 17, 1998), known mononymously as Donghyun, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is known for his participation in the reality competition show Produce 101 Season 2. He later debuted as a part of the musical duo, MXM. He is a member of South Korean boy group AB6IX. Early life Kim Dong-hyun was born on September 17, 1998, in Daejeon, South Korea. He has an older brother, an older sister, and an older fraternal twin brother, making him the youngest person in his family. Prior to appearing on Produce 101 Season 2, Kim has trained for eleven months. He was a trainee at JYP Entertainment before he passed Brand New Music’s audition and joined them as a trainee on late 2016. Kim was a student at Namdaejeon High School. Career 2017–2018: Produce 101 and MXM In mid-2017, Kim participated in the Produce 101 Season 2, a reality competition show designed to form a temporary boy group consisting of 11 members chosen by the public from 101 contestants. He represented Brand New Music along with three other trainees. He was eventually eliminated from the show, finishing in 28th place overall on episode 10. On July 12, 2017, Brand New Music announced that

Kim Jin-hi

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Kim Jin-hi (; born February 6, 1957) is a composer and performer of komungo and electric komungo, and a Korean music specialist. Kim is known as a pioneer for introducing geomungo (거문고, a Korean fretted board zither, also spelled komungo) to American contemporary classical music scene through her own cross-cultural chamber and orchestral compositions and her extensive solo work in avant-garde, as well as cross-cultural free improvisation. She is a Guggenheim fellow in composition and her recent works include the development of komungobot (algorithmic robotic instrument) and solo performances of the world’s only electric komungo with live interactive MIDI computer system in her large-scale multimedia performance pieces. Kim has received commissions from the American Composers Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, and Tan Dun’s New Generation of East for Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, among others. During the last three decades Kim has performed as a komungo soloist in her own compositions at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asia Society (NYC), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Be

Kim Kashkashian

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Kim Kashkashian (born August 31, 1952) is an American violist. She has spent her career in the U.S. and Europe and collaborated with many major contemporary composers. In 2013 she won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. She is recognized as one of the world’s top violists. Early life and education Kashkashian was born to Armenian-American parents Her father had a baritone voice and sang Armenian folk songs, which influenced her. Kashkashian is one of the founders and (as of 2016) the Artistic Director Recognition Kashkashian is widely recognized as one of the world’s top violists. BBC Music Magazine wrote in 1997 that she is one of the “most sought-after violists for chamber music in America.” NPR’s All Things Considered noted in 2007 that she is “one of only a few violists with an international solo career.” Honors and accolades *Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition 2nd prize, 1980 *Elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2016 Discography A partial list of her recordings includes: *Asturiana. Transcribed songs of Manuel de Falla, Alberto Ginastera, Xavier Montsalvatge, Carlos Guastavino, and Carlos López Buchardo. Kim Kashkashian, v

Kim Planert

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Kim Planert is a German film and television composer based in Los Angeles. He has composed music for over 230 episodes of prime-time television shows and feature films. His collection of TV credits include: eight seasons on the score for ABC’s television show, Castle, Timeless (NBC), Missing (ABC), The Whispers (ABC series produced by Steven Spielberg), The McKenna Files (Mark Gordon, ABC Pilot), The Unit (CBS), Lie To Me (FOX), The Gates (ABC), The Chicago Code (FOX), Last Resort (ABC) and Rush (USA Network) His film credits include I Into The Blue 2: The Reef. A Reason and Chasing Grace. Feature documentary film credits include Skid Row Marathon, and The Game: Gambling Between Life and Death, which had its theatrical premiere at the Hof International Film Festival in 2021, followed by the television premiere on the Bayerischer Rundfunk. Planert has also written music for video games such as Final Fantasy’s Agni’s Philosophy E3 Trailer and the spatial audio score for Oculus’ virtual reality (VR) game DAVID. In 2022, Studio Babelsberg launched their new image trailer for which Planert contributed the music. The film and music can also be seen and heard in an exhibition in one of Ge

Kim Won-gyun

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Kim Won-gyun (; 2 January 1917 – 5 April 2002) was a North Korean composer and politician. He is considered one of the most prominent, composer of North Korea. He composed “Aegukka” — the national anthem of the country — and “Song of General Kim Il Sung”, in addition to revolutionary operas. Career In his youth, Kim Won-gyun attended high school but dropped out after three grades. Before his musical career, Kim had been only “a farmer who just happened to write the ‘Song of General Kim Il Sung. After the success of the song, he was asked to compose “Aegukka”. As a musician, he was initially self-taught but went to Moscow in order to study there. At some point he attended a music school in Japan. he had risen in status. Kim is credited with contributing to “the creation of the ‘Sea of Blood’ -type revolutionary operas”. It is possible that he worked on the operatic version of Sea of Blood and a symphony based on music from the opera. He is also credited with the opera Chirisan. Kim served as a composer to National Art Theatre. and honorary member of the International Music Council. Besides his musical activities, he was a deputy to the ninth and tenth Supreme People’s Assemblies (SP

Kim Woojin

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Kim Woojin (; born April 8, 1997) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a former member of the boy group Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017. After leaving the group in late 2019, Kim debuted as a soloist in 2021 with the release of his first extended play (EP) The Moment: A Minor. Kim has since released two additional EPs. Outside of music, Kim has ventured into acting, most notably with a starring role in HBO Max’s Brazilian TV series Além do Guarda-Roupa (). Originally signed to 10x Entertainment for solo activities, Kim has been under contract to Kustomade since the label’s acquisition by SM Entertainment in 2024. Early life Kim Woojin was born on April 8, 1997, in Bucheon, South Korea. He graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul. He was a trainee under SM Entertainment for one year, where he practiced with fellow apprentices that would go on to debut as part of NCT. On October 11, 2017, Kim was unveiled as a JYP Entertainment trainee. Career 2017–2019: Stray Kids In 2017, Kim competed in Mnet’s reality survival show Stray Kids to become a member of the record label’s forthcoming boy group of the same name. In midst of the competition, the group made t

Kimo Williams

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James “Kimo” Williams (born January 8, 1950) is an American composer, musician and professor who has performed with a number of ensembles including his ensemble Kimotion and the Lt. Dan Band, that he co-founded with film/TV actor Gary Sinise. While he is perhaps best known for his work with the Lt. Dan Band, Williams has worked on a number of other projects including: award-winning photography, releasing multiple CDs, writing several classical Symphonies and String Quartets. Cognizant of the opportunities he had, as well as those he did not due to a childhood in which he moved often, Williams speaks to students about his history, their future and their need to combat mediocrity. Background James Kimo Williams was born in Amityville, New York, and spent much of his childhood divided between U.S. Air Force bases, and on his grandparents’ sharecropper farm in North Carolina, where he picked tobacco, plowed fields and tended livestock on their rural farm. In 1968, he moved to Hawaii to join his father (a career Air Force Sergeant) and attended Leilehua High School. A dedicated, but inexperienced guitar player, he also took up sports and was an all-star football performer with a scholar

Kimya Dawson

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Kimya Dawson (born November 17, 1972) is an American folk singer-songwriter, one half of the anti-folk duo the Moldy Peaches. Dawson’s work with the Moldy Peaches earned them a cult following and critical acclaim, with their 2001 song “Anyone Else but You” landing a spot in multiple acclaimed indie film soundtracks. “Anyone Else but You” as performed by Michael Cera and Elliot Page charted on the Billboard Hot 100 after its prominent inclusion in the 2007 film Juno, the soundtrack of which includes several songs by Dawson and her associated musical acts. The song remains Dawson’s highest charting single to date. In addition to her work with the Moldy Peaches, Dawson has released seven solo studio albums and collaborated with various other artists from a diverse range of genres, including Aesop Rock, They Might Be Giants, The Mountain Goats, and Third Eye Blind. Career Dawson became well known as co-founder of the Moldy Peaches alongside Adam Green. Since the Moldy Peaches went on hiatus in 2004 Dawson has released a string of lo-fi homemade albums and toured widely in North America and Europe. Dawson’s children’s album, Alphabutt, was released on September 10, 2008. Song titles inc

Kinan Azmeh

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Kinan Azmeh (, born June 10, 1976, in Damascus), is a Syrian clarinet player and composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. Performing with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Seattle Symphony, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, or the Syrian Symphony Orchestra, he has played as a soloist of classical works as well as of contemporary compositions. Life and career Born in Damascus, Syria in 1976, Azmeh began to play the clarinet at age six. Originally taking lessons on the violin, he switched to an even-handed instrument that left-handed players did not play too differently from right-handed players. Azmeh studied at the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus. At the University of Damascus, he majored in electrical engineering, at the same time pursuing his studies at the conservatory. Azmeh received his master’s degree and graduate diploma in music from the Juilliard School in New York City. In 1997, he was the first Arab musician to win the first prize in the Nicolai Rubinstein International Youth competition in Moscow, Russia. From there, he regularly traveled to Damascus, where he played in a Syrian chamber

Kiner Music

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Kiner Music (formerly known as Kiner Brothers) is a composing sibling duo consisting of Deana and Sean Kiner. Their father is Kevin Kiner, a composer mainly known for his work in the Star Wars franchise. The pair often collaborates with him. Early life Deana and Sean grew up with music, as their father was in the music industry for around four decades and worked in the Star Wars franchise. They watched and listened to their father’s work on his Star Wars creations. The family went to midnight showings to see it when it came out in movie theaters. Deana was a guitarist and bari sax player. Sean also said his father noticed his talent for recognizing music cues. Adult career Deana attended Berklee College of Music, majoring in film score and then changing her major to songwriting. Kevin began giving Deana tasks related to his work when she was in college. One of these projects ended up being the score for the Netflix series Making a Murderer. The three of them share a studio, allowing them to work individually in their own spaces but to also collaborate and draw inspiration from one another. This was especially helpful as they continued to score projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kingo Hamada

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(born January 17, 1953) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Life and career Hamada was a member of the folk group Craft before pursuing a solo career. At one point, when Shōgo Hamada, who was not related to Kingo, was becoming popular, the latter’s agency and record label gave him the tagline . Impact In 2017, “Crystal Dolphin” by Engelwood sampled “Machi no Dorufin” from Hamada’s 1982 midnight cruisin album. “Crystal Dolphin” later became a popular Internet meme. The original song, Machi No Dorufin, gained widespread prominence as a result of Engelwood’s sample. Discography Singles Studio albums Compilation albums References

Kinuyo Yamashita

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is a Japanese composer and musician known for her contributions in video games. Her best known soundtrack is Konami’s Castlevania, which was also her debut work. She was co-credited with Satoe Terashima under the pseudonym James Banana for her work on the Nintendo Entertainment System version of the game. This pseudonym was a pun of the name James Bernard, the composer of the 1958 film Dracula. Life Yamashita was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan. She began playing the piano at the age of four and took piano lessons as a child. After studying electronic engineering at the two-year college Osaka Electro-Communication University, she graduated in 1986 and went to work for Konami. After leaving Konami, Yamashita established a career as an independent composer. She moved to the United States in 2010, and currently resides with her husband in Montague, New Jersey. Career In 1986, Yamashita and Satoe Terashima composed the music to the video game Castlevania, which was her first composition. The composition of the music was made under strict hardware constraints of the Famicom hardware. Yamashita established the format for much of the music in Castlevania games, which are fast beats as wel

Kir Joakim

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Kir Joakim () was a Serbian Orthodox monk, choirmaster (domestikos), and the oldest Serbian composer of liturgical melodies. He signed himself “kir Joakim, monk and domestikos of Serbia” (кир Јоаким, монах и доместик Србије). Older sources state he lived in the 15th century, while newer sources state that he lived in the 14th century (1360–85). Serbian-American musicologist Miloš Velimirović (1922–2008) made a study on him, Joakim monah i domestik Srbije (1964). The manuscript mentioning him with his titles was dated by Velimirović to before 1453. He lived at the Charsianitos Monastery in Constantinople. The Athens National Library has two Koinonika, a Theotokion, and three Vespers, in Greek, by Kir Joakim (as of 1969). Along with Isaiah the Serb, Kir Stefan the Serb and Nikola the Serb, he is part of medieval Serbian musical heritage, which is also part of Byzantine heritage. One of his works, Kratima Terirem (Κράτημα ‘Τεριρέμ), was included in Dragoslav Aksentijević-Pavle’s album Music of Old Serbia (1987). See also *Kir Stefan the Serb *Nikola the Serb *Isaiah the Serb *John Koukouzelis *Lazar the Serb References Sources * * * * * * Further reading *

Kir Stefan the Serb

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Kir Stefan the Serb (Serbian Cyrillic: Кир Стефан Србин/Kir Stefan Srbin; second half of the 14th and 15th century) was a Serbian monk, protopsaltos, musicologist, choirmaster. More importantly, composers of the chants developed within the sphere of the activities of the Byzantine church in the Serbian state. Together with (but independently from) Isaiah the Serb and Nikola the Serb he followed faithfully the Byzantine musical traditions, writing in the late kalophonic style of the 14th and 15th centuries. With his distinctive compositional style, he is one of the earliest (if not the earliest) identifiable Medieval Serbian composers and also one of the founders of a new and distinctive style called Serbo-Byzantine school. Biography Several of Stefan’s original texts and copies have been preserved, which can still be found in foreign libraries today. His most famous work is a collection of church hymns — Psaltikia. The original manuscript of the Psaltikia was kept in the National Library in Belgrade, where it disappeared on 6 April 1941. In 2017, the entire National Library burned down due to a bombing. Only twelve photocopied sheets have been preserved, on which, in addition to th

Kiran Leonard

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Kiran Leonard is an English musician, composer and singer-songwriter from Saddleworth, Greater Manchester. Career Leonard was born into a musical family in the countryside of Greater Manchester. He first learned to play mandolin and guitar and then, inspired by his older brother’s diverse music collection, began to experiment with composing electronic music. receiving notable endorsement from DJ Marc Riley of BBC Radio 6 Music. His subsequent LP Grapefruit (2016), released on Moshi Moshi Records, likewise received critical acclaim. Leonard’s music notably references a wide variety of literature, historical figures and geographical locations: his 2017 LP Derevaun Seraun documented a collection of pieces commissioned by Manchester Central Library inspired by works by James Joyce, Albert Camus, Henry Miller, Clarice Lispector and Manuel Bandeira, while Grapefruit makes reference to Ondör Gongor, Caiaphas, the Bilderberg Group, Lagavulin and Werner Herzog, Bowler Hat Soup to Friedrich Nietzsche, Brunswick Street, Port Ainé and Bora Bora, Thread Colours (2015) to Franz Kafka and Windermere, and Garden in Bermuda (2016) to Annie Edson Taylor and Coyoacán. He has cited musicians such as F

Kiril Lambov

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Kiril Minkov Lambov (born July 4, 1955, died in October in Sofia 2019) in Lyaskovets) is a composer, pianist, and conductor. Lambov graduated from the State Academy of music in 1980 majoring in Piano under Professor Dora Lazarova and Composition under Professor Alexander Tanev. Later he also graduated from the Academy of Music and Dance Art in Plovdiv majoring in Conducting under Professor Emil Yanev(1995). He taught at the music high school in Stara Zagora from 1980 to 1983. He also taught Harmony at the State Academy of Music (1991) and Piano at the university in Veliko Tarnovo (1994) He was appointed accompanist at Sofia University (1999 - 2000) and the Ballet School(1999 - 2001), expert at the ministry of Culture. He worked as guest conductor with Bulgarian symphony and chamber orchestras premiering Bulgarian works. He authored over 1,000 arrangements and over 80 works including an opera and a one-act ballet, works for symphony orchestra, chamber instrumental pieces, and songs for soprano and piano. His works were performed in France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Russia, the US, Ecuador, and Japan. Part of his music was released on CD and printed in Bulgaria and Japan. He

Kirill Molchanov

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Kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov (; 7 September 1922 – 14 March 1982) was a Russian and Soviet composer. He was appointed director of the Bolshoi, at the time political disfavour had fallen on the lead soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. His works are in the Social Realist romantic tradition and were not warmly received when performed abroad. Works Operas Taken from: * The Stone Flower (Каменный цветок) inspired by Pavel Bazhov’s story of the same name, Moscow, 1950 * Dawn (Заря) on the play of Boris Lavrenyov “Rift” «Разлом», Moscow, 1956 * Via del Corno (Улица дель Корно) based on a novel by Vasco Pratolini, own libretto, Moscow, 1960 * Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (Ромео, Джульетта и тьма) based on the novel of Jan Otčenášek, own libretto. Leningrad, 1963 * The Unknown Soldier (Неизвестный солдат) own libretto. Voronezh, 1967 * Russian woman (Русская женщина) (on the novel by Yuri Nagibin “Petticoat Government” «Бабье царство» own libretto. Voronezh, 1969) * The Dawns Here Are Quiet (Зори здесь тихие) on the novel by Boris Vasilyev own libretto, Frunze, 1973 Musicals * Odysseus, Penelope, and others (Одиссей, Пенелопа и другие) inspired by Homer, own libretto, 1970 Works for soloist, choru

Kirk MacDonald (musician)

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Kirk MacDonald (born 1959) is a Canadian jazz musician and composer. He has been nominated for four Juno Awards, with his album The Atlantic Sessions winning the 1999 Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album. He has performed on over forty albums as leader and sideman and has participated in national broadcast recordings for CBC Radio. In addition to performing extensively throughout Canada, he has performed in the U.S., France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Monaco, Australia, Korea, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. He has worked with Walter Bishop Jr., John Clayton, Rosemary Clooney, Brian Dickinson, Glenn Ferris, Sonny Greenwich, Eddie Henderson, Pat LaBarbera, Lorne Lofsky, Harold Mabern, Ron McClure, Jim McNeely, Vince Mendoza, James Moody, Bob Mover, Phil Nimmons, Sam Noto, Chris Potter, Bernie Senensky, Mike Stern, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler, André White, and the Humber College Faculty Ensemble. As a composer, he has recorded over fifty of his own compositions. His compositions have been arranged for large ensembles by Canadian and American arrangers. He has been active as an educator for almost 25 years at the college and university levels. Awards and nominations As leader or soloist * 2

Kirke Mechem

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Kirke Mechem (born August 16, 1925) is an American composer. His first opera, Tartuffe has had over 350 performances in nine countries. His memoir, Believe Your Ears: Life of a Lyric Composer, was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2015; it won ASCAP Foundation’s 48th annual Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for outstanding musical biography. Background Mechem was born in Wichita, Kansas, on August 16, 1925. During World War II, he served two and half years in the army, and then enrolled at Stanford University. He took a harmony course taught by Harold Schmidt, the choral director, and continued his study of harmony and counterpoint, changing his major to music at the end of his junior year. His principal teachers at Stanford were Leonard Ratner (harmony and counterpoint) and Sandor Salgo (orchestration and conducting). In his senior year, Mechem orchestrated and conducted the student variety show. He earned a master’s degree at Harvard in 1953, studying composition with Walter Piston and Randall Thompson, and was winner of the Boott Prize for vocal composition. He was assistant choral director for three years at Stanford, composing both choral and instrumental music and conducti

Kiyoshige Koyama

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, was a Japanese composer for orchestras, vocal, and traditional Japanese instrumentation. He was born in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. Although nationalistic he did not compose until his thirties, which was after the period of Imperial expansionism. Selection of works : Many works by Koyama are published by Ongaku-no-tomo-sha. Orchestral * 1946 Shinano bayashi for Orchestra * 1953/1958 Japanese Folk Songs for Chamber Orchestra * 1957 Kobiki-Uta (Woodcutter’s Song) for Orchestra * 1959 Symphonic Suite “Nohmen” (Masks for Play) * 1964 Ainu no Uta for string orchestra * 1976 Hinauta No. 1 for Orchestra * 1978 Hinauta No. 2 for Orchestra * 1981 Hinauta No. 3 for orchestra * 1988 Hinauta No. 4 for orchestra Wind orchestra *1970 Kobiki-uta for band *1970 Mogura-oi *1970 Otemoyan *1970 Echigo-jishi *1970 Dai-kagura *1980 Flow Festival *1991 Hinauta No. 5 *1993 Noh-men Choral * Lullaby of Itsuki Piano * 1966 Kagome Variations * 1969 Variations on “Kari kari watare” * Children Songs for piano * Collection of piano pieces * Intro to piano thru Japanese harmony * Coming Summer (Natsu wa kinu) Traditional Japanese instruments * 1962 Ubusuna for koto and other Japanese musical instruments *