Patrick Kavanaugh
Encyclopedia
Patrick Kavanaugh is a composer
, conductor
, and the author
of many books, including Music of the Spheres (Four Brothers Publishing), The Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers (Zondervan
), Worship - A Way of Life (Baker Books), Raising Musical Kids (Vine Books), Music of the Great Composers (Zondervan
), and Spiritual Moments with the Great Composers (Zondervan
), The Music of Angels; A Listener’s Guide to Sacred Music, from Chant to Christian Rock (Loyola Press), and Devotions from the World of Music (Cook).
Since 1984, he has served as the Executive Director of the Christian Performing Artists' Fellowship
. He is also the Artistic Director of the Masterworks festival
, and the conductor
of the Symphony of the Lakes.
Patrick Kavanaugh's musical education includes a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music (both from the University of Maryland
), and a Bachelor of Music from the Catholic University of America School of Music. He has also done extensive Post-Doctoral work in musicology
, music theory
, and conducting
. His teachers have included Earle Brown
, Conrad Bernier, Mark Wilson, and Lloyd Geisler. As a composer, he currently has eighteen compositions published by Carl Fischer Music
, and licensed by Broadcast Music Incorporated
. Kavanaugh has composed in a wide variety of genre, from orchestral to chamber music
, from opera
to electronic music
.
He resides near Winona Lake, Indiana
, with his wife, Barbara - a cellist.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, and the author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
of many books, including Music of the Spheres (Four Brothers Publishing), The Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers (Zondervan
Zondervan
Zondervan is an international Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Zondervan is a founding member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association .- History :...
), Worship - A Way of Life (Baker Books), Raising Musical Kids (Vine Books), Music of the Great Composers (Zondervan
Zondervan
Zondervan is an international Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Zondervan is a founding member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association .- History :...
), and Spiritual Moments with the Great Composers (Zondervan
Zondervan
Zondervan is an international Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Zondervan is a founding member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association .- History :...
), The Music of Angels; A Listener’s Guide to Sacred Music, from Chant to Christian Rock (Loyola Press), and Devotions from the World of Music (Cook).
Since 1984, he has served as the Executive Director of the Christian Performing Artists' Fellowship
Christian Performing Artists' Fellowship
The Christian Performing Artists' Fellowship is a non-profit, trans-denominational Christian ministry, dedicated to the classical performing arts world. CPAF is based in Winona Lake, Indiana, home of evangelist Billy Sunday, Youth for Christ and was the location of many early Billy Graham...
. He is also the Artistic Director of the Masterworks festival
Masterworks festival
The MasterWorks Festival is a month-long intensive summer training program for classical performing artists. It is held in Winona Lake, Indiana, home of evangelist Billy Sunday, the birthplace of Youth for Christ and the location of many early Billy Graham crusades. It was co-founded in 1997 by...
, and the conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
of the Symphony of the Lakes.
Patrick Kavanaugh's musical education includes a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music (both from the University of Maryland
University of Maryland
When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...
), and a Bachelor of Music from the Catholic University of America School of Music. He has also done extensive Post-Doctoral work in musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
, music theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
, and conducting
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
. His teachers have included Earle Brown
Earle Brown
Earle Brown was an American composer who established his own formal and notational systems...
, Conrad Bernier, Mark Wilson, and Lloyd Geisler. As a composer, he currently has eighteen compositions published by Carl Fischer Music
Carl Fischer Music
Carl Fischer Music is a major publisher of sheet music based in New York City that has been in business since 1872. As one of the few remaining family-owned music publishers, it supplies educational materials to professional and beginning musicians of all ages, as well as new music works.Notable...
, and licensed by Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
. Kavanaugh has composed in a wide variety of genre, from orchestral to chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
, from opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
to electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
.
He resides near Winona Lake, Indiana
Winona Lake, Indiana
Winona Lake is a town in Wayne Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,908 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Winona Lake is located at...
, with his wife, Barbara - a cellist.
External links
- http://www.PatrickKavanaugh.com
- http://www.MasterWorksFestival.org
- http://www.ChristianPerformingArt.org
- http://www.SymphonyoftheLakes.com