New Hire: Vince Kenney

Vince Kenney recently accepted a position as Instructor of Low Brass at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. He will begin his appointment in Fall 2015, and his duties will include teaching applied tuba, euphonium, and trombone. In addition to these duties, Vince will continue to serve as Instructor of Music at North Central Texas College and as a Teaching Fellow for the euphonium studio at the University of North Texas. In 2012, Vince completed his degrees in Music Education (B.M.E.) and Euphonium Performance (B.M.) at the University of Illinois. He completed his M.M. in Euphonium Performance at the University of North Texas in 2014 and is currently pursuing his D.M.A. in Euphonium Performance at the same institution. Vince actively tours the country as a part of the North Texas Euphonium Quartet and with this group, is engaged in arranging, commissioning, and premiering new works for euphonium quartet in a variety of musical settings. As a soloist, Vince has been a finalist in numerous national and international competitions, most recently being the bronze medalist of the Euphonium Artist Division of the 2014 Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival. Vince’s primary teachers include Ed Risinger, Mark Moore, Don Little, and Dr. Brian Bowman.