New Hire: Vince Kenney, Drake University

Vince Kenney is the new Assistant Director of Bands/Assistant Professor of Low Brass at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He began teaching at Drake in August 2017. His duties in this position include teaching applied tuba and euphonium and conducting the Drake University Marching Band, Symphonic Band, and Bulldog Brass. Vince completed his undergraduate degrees in Music Performance and Education at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, followed by an M.M. degree in Euphonium Performance from the University of North Texas. Prior to his work at Drake, Vince served as the Director of Instrumental Music at North Central Texas College in Gainesville where he founded the NCTC Wind Ensemble. He is a two-time finalist in the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition and actively tours the U.S. as a member of the North Texas Euphonium Quartet. Vince is currently completing a Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree in Euphonium Performance at the University of North Texas.