Keven joined the Colorado Brass in 2019. He plays solo euphonium and has served as Board President since 2020. Keven began his career as a professional musician, performing with the U.S. Navy Concert Band, Washington DC. Keven went on to work for Lockheed Martin as a Software Engineering Manager on the Air Force GPS Contract. He later returned to music, as Professor of Trombone, Euphonium and Tuba, and ensemble conductor at Colorado State University Pueblo. Keven served as the Executive Director of the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association from 2015-2024.
While playing with Colorado Brass, Keven has also performed on trombone with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and the Pikes Peak Brass Band, in addition to teaching some of the top low brass students in Colorado. Keven holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from the University of Puget Sound, a Masters of Music in Music Performance from the Eastman School of Music, and a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Maryland State University, with additional graduate studies at CU Boulder in Engineering Management, and doctoral studies at the Catholic University of America. |