Kenneth Amis

https://www.lynn.edu/campus-directory/people/kenneth-amis

Biographical Information

• Born and raised in Bermuda

Educational Information

• Degrees from Boston University and New England Conservatory of Music
• Amis enrolled in Boston University at age sixteen, where he majored in composition and studied tuba with Chester Schmitz and Sam Pilafian. After graduating from Boston University and becoming a licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music, he attended the New England Conservatory where he earned a master's degree in Composition.

Professional Overview

• Tuba player of the 1992 Tanglewood Fellowship Orchestra
• Tuba player of the world-renowned Empire Brass
• Tuba player of the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra
• Commissioned as a composer by several music organizations
• Owner of Amis Musical Circle publishing company
• Creator of the educational playing cards, "Rep Decks"
• Conductor for the Boston University Wind Ensemble, Lynn University Wind Ensemble, and MIT Wind Ensemble (assistant conductor)
• Serving on the faculty of Boston University, Boston Conservatory, Longy School of Music, Lynn University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and New England Conservatory of Music
• Amis has served on the faculties of Boston University, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and the Pacific Music Festival in Japan. He is also currently working as assistant conductor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wind Ensemble.

Awards and Honors

• Recipient of the New England Conservatory of Music's "Outstanding Alumni Award"