Kevin Bock
Adjunct Faculty
Department: Performing Arts
Contact Information
Campus: Main
Office Number: N/A
Email: kevin.bock@gccaz.edu
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Bio
Biography
Kevin Bock is a freelance tuba player and educator based in Phoenix, Arizona. As a teacher, Mr. Bock has given masterclasses in New Jersey, Boston, New Hampshire, Arizona, California, and the Caribbean. Mr. Bock gave a solo performance at the annual Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Workshop performing in the college professor's recital in 2016.
Mr. Bock has been fortunate to perform all over the world in both Orchestral and Chamber music settings. He has performed with the Utah Symphony, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Colorado Music Festival, Arizona Opera, Boston Pops, New World Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Kevin has been privileged to work with some of the finest conductors in the world during his travels, including Frederick Fennell, John Rutter, Leonard Slatkin, Lorin Maazel, and Simon Rattle, among others. As a chamber musician, Mr. Bock has performed at the International Trumpet Guild's conference in Pittsburgh, the International Horn Society's conference in Natal, Brazil, and the International Tuba-Euphonium conference in Tucson. In 2012 he joined members of the Dallas and Phoenix Symphonies for a Brass Quintet concert series in Trinidad and Tobago. He is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and studied at Arizona State University and Boston's New England Conservatory. Kevin's primary teachers include Sam Pilafian, Patrick Sheridan, and Mike Roylance.