Kevin Germain composes and performs in Turkish classical idioms, as well composing for Western classical genres. Compositions include multiple works for chorus, solo guitar, guitar and voice, string quartet, and pieces for Turkish oud and ensemble. He has worked as a performer and improvisor in numerous big band, eclectic, world, and improvisational ensembles, such as the Springfield Accordion Orchestra, Euphony Groove, Group Semai, Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra, Cambridge Muziki Cemeyeti, and others. Recent composition Pastoral For String Quartet, No.II: Mt Tom, Yellow Autumnal Light of Ash and Birch, 2021, was premiered by the Julius Quartet in the winter of 2022. Other highlights are his guitar and voice arrangement of Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, published by Edizone Berben in 1996 as well as his collaboration as oud performer on Peter Blanchette’s Fantasy for Oud and Guitar Orchestra (2010) based on Huseyni Saz Samaisi of Kemani Tatyos.
Kevin studied jazz guitar with Bob Ferrier, Turkish makam with Feridun Ozgoren and Frederick Stubbs, traditional Western classical music composition with William Maloof and Thomas McGah at Berklee College of Music. Worked with the late editor of Edizione Berben, Angelo Gilardino on engraving for guitar. Kevin currently studies with Rodney Sharman.
Samples of work can be found on my website: Otherguitar.weebly.com
