Contact:
knitsch1@naz.edu
585-389-2700

Departmental Responsibilities:
Applied Piano
Music Theory
Aural Skills
Collaborative Pianist

Education:
Eastman School of Music, DMA
Eastman School of Music, MM
University of Missouri-Kansas City, BM

Biography:
Kevin Nitsch is a performer, collaborator, teacher, and composer in the Rochester area. Kevin is a member of the piano and music theory faculty at Nazareth College of Rochester and is the Music Director at the Baptist Temple in Brighton. In collaboration with Rochester artist, Kathleen Nicastro, Kevin is the pianist for Labyrinth of Sound and Light, a series of concerts that offers the audience a creative way to interact with art and music. Kevin has been composer-in-residence at Webster Thomas High School, sponsored by The Commission Project to compose music for the performing ensembles and to afford the students the opportunity to observe and participate in the composing process. Kevin holds a BM in Piano Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, and a MM and a DMA in Performance and Literature in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music.