Kevin holds a Masters in Music Performance from the Royal Northern College of Music. He studied with Peter Lloyd, the former student of Jean Pierre Rampal, and as such was educated in the French school of flute playing. During his time at the RNCM Kevin won a coveted position on the Hallé Orchestra Professional Experience Programme, working with the flute section of the Hallé Orchestra. Previous to this Kevin won his Bachelor of Music Performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he studied with William Dowdall of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. Kevin has also received scholarships to study with William Bennett and Denis Bouriakov and in 2021 was one of 10 international flautists selected to participate in the Penthesilea Audition Academy with Karin Bonnelli of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Upon completing his MA Kevin held freelance positions with the Irish Film Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, The Co-Operative Orchestra, the Janicek Young Philharmonic, and has also performed with Celtic Woman, The Irish Tenors and Andrea Bocceli.
Since 2016, Kevin has been the principal flute with the Band of the Royal Air Force, enjoying a varied and busy performance career throughout the UK and Europe. His role as principal flute has included concert tours, recording projects, live radio and web performances, outreach and charity work, chamber music recitals and appearing as soloist with the band on numerous occasions, most recently performing the premier of Dutilleux’s Sonatine for Flute and Wind Band, arranged by J Read.
He is a member of the Wind Ensemble of the RAF, performing regular chamber music recitals in London and in 2022 set up the RAF Chamber Music Festival, a now annual event spanning 5 days of chamber music recitals in Central London. He has performed the major concertos of the flute repertoire, such as Nielsen, Reinecke, Mozart and Ibert and has also performed on national radio and television.
As an educator Kevins students have won positions at music conservatoires and have also held positions in the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland. Through his current position he works regularly on outreach programmes and side-by-side schemes with young musicians.
Kevin is a prizewinner in the IBLA Music Competition (Italy), The National Concert Hall of Ireland Young Musician of the Future, The Feis Ceoil (Ireland) and education scholarship recipient from Arista flutes and The Royal Northern College of Music.
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