Bio
Kevin Leysath II, an award-winning composer, saxophonist, and conductor based in New York City, hails from Rochester, NY. Specializing in music for the screen and stage, Kevin is celebrated for his emotive, multilayered compositions and memorable themes, often described as bittersweet and stoic. From collaborating with directors to working with orchestras, his goal is always to tell a story through his music. Inspired at age six after a movie score moved him to tears, Kevin knew then that he wanted to create music that could evoke deep emotions in others.
He earned his undergraduate degree in Music Composition at Nazareth College, where he received the Music Composition and Instrumental Conducting award and won the IX Annual Composition Competition. Currently pursuing a master’s in Music Theory and Composition: Screen Scoring at NYU Steinhardt, Kevin has studied under esteemed composers such as Octavio Vazquez, Diana Rosenblum, Alba Torremocha, and Shruti Kumar.
He has written music for directors from NYU Tisch, Carter school of Journalism, Ithaca College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Temple University, Montclair State and Columbia University. Selected to be among the 5 composers out of 115 composers that applied to participate in the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, under guidance of Alex Steyermark, Kevin had the chance to score and collaborate with director, Chad B. Hamilton on his film, Way Back Home. The workshop culminated with the score was then recorded and mixed at Power Station Studios x Berklee with Alex Venguer.
Kevin’s concert works have been performed and recorded by Nazareth College Wind Symphony, Saxophone Society, the Mcduffie Center for Strings student quartet, the Central High School String Orchestra in Macon, GA, the Bernadette Quartet, the mdi ensemble in Milan, Italy and the Irondequoit String Orchestra under the direction of Evan Meccarello. He has also composed dance collaboration with dancers such as Maggie Pope and Katlyn Upchurch.
Contact
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