Led by Kevin Padworski, the Colorado Chorale joins us in celebrating the season with Holiday Cheer!, December 21 & 22.
Kevin T. Padworski serves as the artistic director of the Colorado Chorale, artistic director of Seicento Baroque Ensemble, and the associate conductor of the Colorado Children’s Chorale.
Kevin performs extensively and has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards declaring mastery in multiple disciplines: conducting, voice, saxophone and keyboards. Professional appearances include the Colorado Repertory Singers, Colorado Choral Arts Society, DCINY Concerts New York, Colorado Symphony, Colorado Symphony Chorus, Cincinnati Children’s Choir, Dallas Symphony, Evans Choir, Jubilate Deo Chorale and Orchestra, Lamont Symphony Orchestra, Opera Colorado, University of Denver, Stratus Chamber Orchestra, American Baptist Churches USA and numerous collaborative and solo performances. As a composer, he actively writes for soloists, instrumental and choral ensembles with a particular interest in creating robust and engaging accompaniments. He is published by Santa Barbara, MusicSpoke, Pavane and Hal Leonard.
Upon receiving the Mozart Music Scholarship at Eastern University, Kevin earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education with recitals in saxophone and organ. He later earned a Certificate in Leadership from the Foundations program at Duke Divinity School and a Master of Music degree in Conducting with Choral Concentration from the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, where he was nominated for a Recital of Distinction and was named Outstanding Conductor. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Literature at CU-Boulder. kevinpadworski.com
