Dennis Kam:
CLASS OF 1960
Farrington High SchoolClass of 1960
Honolulu, HI
University of Illinois - Music Class of 1974
Urbana, IL
University of Hawaii at ManoaClass of 1966
Honolulu, HI
Oberlin Conservatory of MusicClass of 1964
Oberlin, OH
Dennis's Story
Dennis Kam, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, is Chair of the Music Theory and Composition Department in the Frost School of Music. He was educated at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii, Toho Gakuen in Japan, and the University of Illinois. A teacher and mentor to many of today¿s active composers, he has received many commissions, grants, and awards, including important ones from BMI and the Ford Foundation as Composer -in-Residence for Honolulu and the State of Hawaii under the auspices of the Ford Foundation/ MENC Contemporary Music Project during 1970¿1972. He currently serves as Composer-in-Residence for the South Florida Youth Symphony. As a conductor, he directs the Other Music Ensemble (group for the performance of new music) and during 1982-1987, he was music director/conductor of the Greater Miami Youth Symphony. He recently completed terms as President of Southern Chapter and National Board Member for Composition in the College Music Society, and has s...Expand for more
erved as a member of both Executive and National Councils for the Society of Composers, Inc. Recent recordings of his works include Miami Mix II performed by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, released on the TNC label, and two works performed by the Ibis Camerata, Trio and Sonata Ibis, one of five versions of single work (Albany).
His works since the 80¿s have represented a number and variety of interests: new tonal or post-atonal possibilities; contextual novelty; varieties of focus and perceptibility; time and continuity; meaning, implication, and representation in music. Many recordings include Miami Mix II performed by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, released on the TNC label, and two works performed by the Ibis Camerata, Trio and Sonata Ibis, one of five versions of single work (Albany).
During the 70s he was a serious bowler, even to the point of considering going pro. Since the late 80s, he's retired from the sport and now regularly plays tennis instead. Of course, he's also a big sports (football, basketball, baseball) fan.
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