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2025

Solo with Orchestra

An cinematically vibrant concerto for tuba and large orchestra

2025

Keyboard

A burst of creativity, with playful nods to inspiring sources.

2025

Chamber

An ironically serious work from the depths of the contrabassoon

2025

Chamber

A spontaneous, joyous fugue spoken with a jazzy accent

2025

Chamber

A warm evening breeze of melody for bassoon and piano

2025

Chamber

A gently irreverent tune, bookended by celestial starlight.

2025

Chamber

Two lines in lockstep

2024

Wind Ensemble / Band

A celebration of 20th-century musical styles, reimagined with playful twists and nostalgic charm

2023

Chamber

A mesmerising expedition for solo alto saxophone

2022

Orchestral

An orchestral spectacle brimming with circus flair, Circus Troupe showcases dazzling musical feats inspired by the magic of Circus Roncalli.

2023

Chamber

A dangerous monster work for solo alto saxophone

2023

Wind Ensemble / Band

A mystical journey into the "third eye", exploring intuition, insight, and the subtle energies.

2022

Orchestral

A lavish presentation of seven unique personalities

2022

Chamber

A flurry of perpetual motion for marimba

2022

Chamber

A vibrant quintet highlighting individual brilliance while developing three charismatic characters

2022

Chamber

A sweetly perfumed nightcap

2006 / 2022

Orchestral

A light-hearted, stumbling clown takes center stage

2022

Wind Ensemble / Band

A band arrangement of a piano Bagatelle of Camille Saint-Saëns

2022

Wind Ensemble / Band

A band arrangement of a march by Robert Schumann

2021

Chamber

A vibrant journey of color, intimacy, and virtuosity, offering performers a canvas for interpretive brilliance.

2019

Chamber

A multi-movement solo sonata for viola

2018

Keyboard

A collection of miniatures, offering snapshots of character and mood

2018

Keyboard

Three gems for piano

2017

Chamber

A masterful ballerina’s imagined solo.

2017

Orchestral

A short, theatrical work that continually morphs in surprising directions at the rolling of dice

2016

Orchestral

An expansive musical journey transforming a theme of an early teacher

2015

Chamber

A dynamic interplay of voices and moods, culminating in a lively finale.

2015

Chamber

A lavish introduction of seven unique personalities

2014

Choral

A meditative exploration on the nature of life and consciousness

2014

Chamber

A mixed octet of surprising directions, play, and reflection

2014

Chamber

A meditative exploration for clarinet and piano

2012

Wind Ensemble / Band

a torch song for band

2012

Chamber

A macabre, witty defiance of death

2011

Orchestral

An ephemeral, lyric flash of brightness.

2007-2009

Solo with Orchestra

A dynamic violin concerto inspired by William Kennedy’s novel about a charismatic, yet corrupt politician from Albany in the 1940s.

2009

Chamber

The suicide death cult cabaret song!

2009

Orchestral

A short and poignant tone poem, based on an American spiritual

2009

Chamber

A brass quintet exploring three moods

2007

Chamber

A Trauerwerk for solo viola and strings

2007

Solo with Orchestra

A dynamic violin concerto inspired by William Kennedy’s novel about a charismatic, yet corrupt politician from Albany in the 1940s

2007

Keyboard

A grumpy, bumpy character piece for solo piano

2007

Solo with Orchestra

A Trauerwerk for solo viola and strings

2005

Orchestral

An very American symphony

2005

Chamber

A set of three torch songs for singer and ensemble.

2005

Solo with Orchestra

An arrangement of the American spiritual for baritone and orchestra.

2005

Chamber

A depiction of a mountain biker bounding through a daring parkour course for viola and piano

2005

Chamber

written for and premiered at the wedding of Dr. And Ms. Beavers

2004

Orchestral

A tone poem inspired by William Kennedy’s portrayal of the famous New York gangster Legs Diamond in his novel Legs.

2004

Choral

A gentle setting of a familiar, Native American saying

2003

Orchestral

A lyrical and dramatic orchestral work around a central theme.

2004

Solo with Orchestra

An epic setting of two poems of Nobel laureate Wislawa Szymborska

2002

Orchestral

A festive concert opener

2002

Solo with Orchestra

A primal, dynamic concerto that showcases the marimba’s visual spectacle and rhythmic vitality

2001

Solo with Orchestra

Four songs with a light touch that are jazzy, hip, playful, and tuneful.

2001

Chamber

Four songs with a light touch that are jazzy, hip, playful, and tuneful.

2001

Solo with Orchestra

A setting of a loving reflection on youth in Cambridge England

2001

Chamber

A setting of a loving reflection on youth in Cambridge England

2000

Orchestral

A tribute to the jazz great Thelonious Monk that captures his style and bravura

2000

Orchestral

A sprawling orchestral tribute to the composer’s American roots

1997

Orchestral

A dramatic symphonic outpouring comprised of three contrasting movements

1999

Keyboard

A tribute to the jazz great Thelonious Monk that captures his style and bravura

1997

Wind Ensemble / Band

A short, fast, exuberant ride

1996

Chamber

Expansive and sassy sonata for violin and piano

1996

Chamber

“…cross-dressed for success…” a cabaret song

1995

Solo with Orchestra

A lyrical, nocturnal journey

1995

Chamber

A lyrical, nocturnal journey

1994

Chamber

An edgy work for solo saxophone and percussion ensemble

1991

Wind Ensemble / Band

A quirky march for wind band

Kevin Beavers

Contact

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+49 211 2298 9620
kbeavers[at]gmail.com

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