Kevin D. Skelton

Kevin D. Skelton, (born 22 July 1978 in Kelowna, Canada) is a versatile musician working internationally as a tenor, conductor, and teacher.

Education

Skelton pursued post-secondary education at the University of Toronto (Bachelor of Music in History and Culture, 1996-2000), Indiana University (Master of Music in Voice and Choral Conducting, 2000-2002), and University of Oxford (Master of Studies in Musicology, 2002-2003). ["Music Education Research", Vol. 6, No. 2, July, 2004.]

Career

As a singer Skelton has performed on five continents with a wide array of musical ensembles. A specialist in early music, Skelton specialises in seventeenth-century repertoire, French Baroque opera, and the Bach Evangelist roles. In Toronto, Kevin has sung as a soloist with all the major early music ensembles including the Toronto Consort, Toronto Chamber Choir, Aradia, Opera Atelier, and Tafelmusik. Further a field, Kevin has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, Düsseldorf Symphoniker, Nederlandse Bachvereniging, New Chamber Opera, and the choir of New College, Oxford. On recordings, Kevin can be heard as a soloist with the World Chamber Choir (Dynamic), World Youth Choir (Carus-Verlag), Brabant Ensemble (Signum), Toronto Consort (Marquis), and the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir (CBC Records).

Skelton is also an accomplished conductor having worked with the National Youth Choir of Canada, Pro Arte Singers, and the Indiana University Children’s Choir performing at Carnegie Hall. More recently Skelton has worked as assistant director with the World Chamber Choir. He is artistic director of the musical collective Vox Æterna, which he founded in 1999, and was a founding member of solo-vocal ensemble Vox Luminis. With these ensembles Kevin worked extensively as a singer and director, having had great success internationally in numerous festivals and competitions. [Kevin D. Skelton, 'Choral Intonation', "Choral Journal" (American Choral Directors Association), Vol. 46, No. 3, 2005.]

As a teacher and researcher Skelton has taught private voice pupils, and presented numerous workshops at international conferences. He is a published scholar writing mainly on voice and choral pedagogy. His articles have been published in "The Choral Journal", "The Journal of Singing", and "Music Education Research". His work has been supported by significant grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.

References

External links

* [http://www.kevinskelton.com Personal Website]