upcoming solo concerts, events, and publications
November 10, 2019, Wright State University
Paganini's chamber music for viola
2019 tba
"From the Beginning, How to Build Rudimentary Technique in Beginning Violin and Viola Students"
American String Teacher Journal
2019 tba
"CARMEN, Concert Suite no. 1" for Viola Quartet, by Georges Bizet arr. Kevin Nordstrom
Published by Lynne Latham and Ludwig Master Publications
past concerts and events
August, 2018
"Success on Your Secondary Instrument, Pt. 1 - A Violinist on the Viola, the Right Hand"
American String Teacher Journal - Back to School issue
December 4, 2018, Wright State University viola studio recital
December 5, 2018, Faculty Solo Recital
December, 2018
"Success on Your Secondary Instrument, Pt. 2 - A Violist on the Violin, the Left hand"
American String Teacher Journal
February 16, 2019
TMEA, Texas Music Educators Association - conference presentation
Structured Lesson Plans for the Private Studio: How to Guide Students to a Better Practice Routine
March 3, 2019 5:00 pm - Chamber music recital, Christ the King Presbyterian Church, El Paso, Texas
March 5, 2019 7:30 pm - Chamber music recital, University of Texas at El Paso
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm EST, Webinar for Pennsylvania Music Educators Association "From the Beginning: How to Develop Rudimentary Technique in Beginning Students"
March 8, 2019 9:30 am MST
ASTA, American String Teacher Association - National Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Success of Your Secondary Instrument: Reciprocal Exercises for the Violin and Viola
May 10, 2019
Faculty Showcase Recital, Beavercreek, Ohio
July - August, 2019
New England Music Camp, performances
December 1, 2017
"Transformation and Distortion - The Process of Variation in Ligeti's Sonata for Viola Solo"
article published in the Journal of the American Viola Society vol. 33 no. 2
February 10, 2018 - 8am
Clinic - Structuring Lesson Plans for a Better Practice Routine
Ohio Music Educators Association Convention in Columbus, OH
co-presented with Dr. Stephen Nordstrom
February 15, 2018, 1030am
Clinic - Teaching and Performing on Your Secondary Instrument
Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, TX
co-presented with Dr. Stephen Nordstrom
March 18, 2018, 4pm
Recital, Grace Lutheran Church, West Carrollton Ohio
Music of Marion Bauer and Rebecca Clarke
April 6, 2018, 230pm
Lecture Recital “Mystic Chords and Developing Variation: The Modernisms of Marion Bauer’s Sonata for Viola and Piano op. 22”
- Great Lakes Regional CMS Conference
April 17, 2018 3:30pm
Wright State University viola studio recital
- Full premiere of Carmen - Concert Suite no. 1
October 29, 2017 8:00pm
Wright State University Schuster Recital Hall with Clarinetist John Kurokawa and Pianist Neil Nanyi Qiang
the music of Paul Juon, Max Bruch, and Carl Reinecke
November 1, 2017 12pm
Ball State University with Clarinetist John Kurokawa and Pianist Neil Nanyi Qiang
the music of Paul Juon, Max Bruch, and Carl Reinecke
November 27, 2017 - 5:30 pm
Wright State University Schuster Recital Hall
Bach Suite 3 Prelude, Brahms Sonata in E-flat, Brahms Horn Trio op. 40 (arr. viola by Brahms)
- Kevin Nordstrom, viola - Stephen Nordstrom, violin - Neil Nanyi Qiang, piano
February 10, 2017 at 6 pm
Texas Music Educators Association Convention San Antonio TX
Clinic on violin and viola playing in conjunction with Dr. Stephen Nordstrom
February 16, 2017 (time tba)
Indiana University East Faculty Chamber Music Recital
Debussy Trio for Viola, Flute, and Harp
February 17, 2017 at 12 pm
Earlham College 'Brown Bag' Recital
Sonata's by Ligeti and Koechlin
February 19, 2017 at 8:00 pm
Wright State University Schuster Recital Hall
Sonatas by: Debussy - Ligeti - Koechlin : with pianist Nanyi Qiang, flautist Jessica Raposo, and harpist Rachel Miller
February 23, 2017 at 3:10
38th College Music Society Southern Regional Conference
Austin Peay State University - Clarksville, Tennessee
Lecture Recital - 'Transformation and Distortion - Modern Variation Technique in Ligeti's Sonata for Solo Viola
February 25, 2017 at 1:30
38th College Music Society Southern Regional Conference
Austin Peay State University - Clarksville, Tennessee
Recital: Sonata for Viola and Piano op. 53 by Charles Koechlin
March 18, 2017 at 10 am
38th College Music Society Northeast Regional Conference
SUNY Plattsburgh - Plattsburgh, New York
Lecture Recital - 'Transformation and Distortion - Modern Variation Technique in Ligeti's Sonata for Solo Viola
April 1, 2017 at 2:30 pm
College Music Society Md-Atlantic Regional Conference
Towson University - Baltimore, Maryland
Lecture Recital - 'Transformation and Distortion - Modern Variation Technique in Ligeti's Sonata for Solo Viola
April 8, 2017 at 2 pm
35th College Music Society Great Lakes Regional Conference
Murray State University - Murray, Kentucky
Lecture Recital - 'Transformation and Distortion - Modern Variation Technique in Ligeti's Sonata for Solo Viola
April 22, 2017 9:00am
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music : Watson Hall
CCM Prep. Department Viola Day!
Hosted by Kevin Nordstrom and Joyce Chan Garbel - featuring the Wright State University Viola Choir
April 28-29, 2017 (time tba)
College Music Society Pacific North West Regional Conference
Capliano University - Vancouver, British Columbia
Lecture Recital - 'Transformation and Distortion - Modern Variation Technique in Ligeti's Sonata for Solo Viola
Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 4 pm
Earlham Chamber Music Concert, Lingle Recital Hall
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 5:30 pm
WSU Viola Studio Recital featuring The Wright State Viola Choir
Wright State University Recital Hall
Monday, November 28, 2016 at 5:30 pm
Wright State University Schuster Recital Hall
With guest artists Stephen Nordstrom and Chang Ji
Works by Bach, Dvorak, Johann Halvorsen and others
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 12:00 pm
Christ Church Episcopal - Glendale, Ohio
Works by Glinka, Bach, and Schubert
Monday, April 11, 2016 at 3:00 pm
University of Florida, Recital Hall
Guest Artist Recital, works by Hindemith, Ligeti, Bach and Schubert
Monday April 11, 2016 at 1:30 pm
University of Florida
Guest Artist Masterclass
Friday, March 18, 2016 at 6:30 pm
Cincinnati Conservatory Watson Hall
Lecture Recital on Gyorgy Ligeti's Sonata for Viola Solo
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Wright State University, Schuster Recital Hall
WSU Faculty String Quartet Recital
Prokofiev Quartet no. 2 and Beethoven op. 127
Monday, March 14, 2016 date 5:30 pm
Wright State University, Schuster Recital Hall
Works by Hindemith, Ligeti, Enescu, Schubert, and Villa-Lobos
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 5:30 pm
Schuster Recital Hall, Wright State University
WSU Viola Studio Recital featuring the WSU Viola Choir
Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Schuster Recital Hall, Wright State University
Bohuslav Martinu Three Madrigals for violin and viola, Piano Quartet
Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Watson Recital Hall at CCM, Cincinnati OH
Beethoven op. 9 String Trios no. 1 and no. 3
Friday, November 6, 2015 at 12:00 noon
Brown Bag recital, Earlham College, Richmond IN
Beethoven op. 9 String Trios no. 1 and no. 3
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Hayner center, Troy Ohio
Mozart Kegelstatt Trio with Randall Paul, clarinet and Steve Aldredge, piano
Wednesday, May 25, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Recital Hall, Xi'an University of Arts and Sciences, Xi'an, China
Lecture and short recital
Monday, February 16, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Warner Recital Hall, CCM at University of Cincinnati
'Salad Bar' for VIola and Flute by Ellen Harrison
Friday, February 20, 2015 at 8:30 pm
Warner Recital Hall, CCM at University of Cincinnati
'Wild Purple' by Joan Tower, Hindemith Sonata for solo viola op. 31/4, Rachmaninov Sonata for Viola op. 19
Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Schuster Recital Hall, WSU campus
'WIld Purple' by Joan Tower, Hindemith Sonata for solo viola op. 31/4, Rachmaninov Sonata for Viola op. 19
Friday, March 6, 2015 at 12:00 pm
'Brown Bag Recital' Center for the Visual and Performing Arts at Earlham College, Richmond Indiana College
'Wild Purple' by Joan Tower, Hindemith Sonata for solo viola op. 31/4, Short pieces by Rebecca ClarkeTuesday, October 7, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Tuesday, October, 8 2014 at 8:00 pm
Kevin Nordstrom, viola with the Wright State Chamber Orchestra.
Schuster Recital Hall, Wright State University. Cecil Forsyth Viola Concerto in G minor
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Kevin Nordstrom viola and Xin Xin Zhang piano.
Dayton Arts Institute Evening Recitals, Dayton, Ohio. Vieuxtemps Viola Sonata op. 36
Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Wright State University Faculty String Quartet with clarinetist John Kurokawa.
Schuster Recital Hall, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet op. 115
Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Kevin Nordstrom, viola with Edward Neeman, piano.
Dayton Arts Institute Sunday Musicales, Dayton, Ohio. York Bowen: Phantasy
Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Wright State University Faculty String Quartet with clarinetist John Kurokawa.
Dayton Arts Institute Sunday Musicales, Dayton, Ohio. Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet op. 115Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Wright State University Faculty String Quartet with clarinetist John Kurokawa.
Ohio MEA Conference, Columbus, Ohio at the Columbus Convention Center. Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet op. 115
Sunday, February 2, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Duo Recital with Edward Neeman, piano. Sidney W. Souers Recital Hall,
Miami University. Hindemith: Sonata (1939), York Bowen: Phantasy, Vieuxtemps: Sonata, Op. 36. Free admission.
Sunday, November 24, 2013 8:00 pm
Duo Recital with Edward Neeman, piano.
Schuster Recital Hall, Wright State University, Dayton. Hindemith: Sonata (1939), Vieuxtemps: Sonata, Op. 36. Free admission.
Monday, November 25, 2013 at 6:45 pm
Duo Recital with Edward Neeman, piano.
Watson Recital Hall, CCM, Cincinnati. Hindemith: Sonata (1939), Vieuxtemps: Sonata, Op. 36. Free admission
