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Personal profile
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Education/Academic qualifications
- 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.
External Affiliations
- Tuba player of the 1992 Tanglewood Fellowship Orchestra
- Tuba player of the world-renowned Empire Brass
- 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)
Previous employer
- 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
- Outstanding Alumni Award, New England Conservatory of Music
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Majored in Composition and Studied Tuba, B.M., Boston University
Composition, M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
External positions
Assistant Professor of Tuba, Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music
Lecturer in Music, Tuba, Boston University
Clinician, Buffet Group USA/Besson
Tuba Faculty, Longy School of Music of Bard College
Assistant Wind Ensemble Conductor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tuba Faculty, New England Conservatory Preparatory School
Principal Tuba, The Palm Beach Opera Orchestra
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The Brass Player's Cookbook: Creative Recipes for a Successful Performance
Amis, K., Miller, G. & Reese, M., 2006, Galesville, MD: Meredith Music Publications. 148 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Baroque music for brass and organ
Reese, M. & Amis, K., 2003Research output: Non-textual form › Sound Recordings
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The glory of Gabrieli: antiphonal music for brass choirs
Reese, M., Miller, G. & Amis, K., 2002Research output: Non-textual form › Sound Recordings
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Hungarian march: from the damnation of Faust
Amis, K., 2001Research output: Non-textual form › Composition
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Fire dance
Reese, M., Miller, G. & Amis, K., 1999Research output: Non-textual form › Sound Recordings
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Beltà poi che t'assenti: madrigal for five voices (1611)
Amis, K., 1997Research output: Non-textual form › Composition