Kevin Terrell Madison is a pianist-composer and teaching artist whose work bridges classical performance, contemporary composition, and interdisciplinary musical practice. Trained as a classical pianist, Kevin first gained recognition through winning 1st prize in the Brevard Solo Piano and Concerto competitions, earning him a performance of Beethoven’s 3rd with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra and multiple features on WQXR, including several broadcasts of one of his first solo piano compositions, him calling. He holds a Master’s degree in contemporary classical performance from the Boston Conservatory, where he specialized in post-1950 repertoire and premiered works by numerous living composers, including a concerto by Guggenheim fellow Marti Epstein. This sparked his own foray into composing, leading to his work being commissioned and presented by organizations such as the Next Festival (NYC), Bang on a Can, the Harvard Music Festival, Hamraborg Festival (Reykjavik), Lunga Festival (Iceland), re:publica (Hamburg), the Contemporary Art Centre (Lithuania), the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Seoul Museum of Art, Castle of Our Skins, and The New Gallery Concert Series.

                Kevin has now completed his D.M.A. in performance-composition at CalArts, where he expanded his work into new modes, including live electronics, film scoring, and music production for social dance, developing an interest in connecting academic training with broader musical communities. At CalArts he taught courses in score study, composition techniques, and contemporary music practices, including two original seminars—Disco: Emancipatory Dancefloors and Queering Musical Symbology.  He has been a guest lecturer and composer at Harvard University,  Montclair State University and The University of Chicago.