Kevin Wu

Pianist

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EXPERIENCE

MUSICALS

Ragtime – Assistant Music Director/Keyboard I, Asolo Repertory Theatre

 

Evita – Assistant Music Director/Keyboard II/Melodica, Asolo Repertory Theatre

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West Side Story – Piano/Rehearsal Pianist, Asolo Repertory Theatre and International Tour

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Josephine (world premiere) – Keyboard II and Rehearsal Pianist, Asolo Repertory Theatre

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Crazy For You – Music Director/Keyboard I, Venice Theatre

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Sweeney Todd – Piano, Venice Theatre

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Oklahoma! – Piano, Calvary Christian High School

Anything Goes – Piano, Calvary Christian High School

Cinderella – Piano, Calvary Christian High School

Mary Poppins – Piano, Calvary Christian High School

The Music Man – Piano, Calvary Christian High School

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Legally Blonde – Rehearsal Pianist, Howard W. Blake High School

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CHAMBER

University of Tampa, Voice/Piano Recital, Tampa, FL

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Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, Various Chamber Recitals, Apple Hill, NH

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WUSF Live Radio Performance, Piano Trio, Tampa, FL

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Carrollwood Cultural Center – Music Be the Food, Piano Trio, Tampa, FL

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Carnegie Hall, Soloist with Wind Ensemble and Orchestral Pianist, New York, NY

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ENSEMBLES

University of South Florida Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, pianist

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Carnegie Mellon University Baroque Ensemble, harpsichordist

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SOLO

University of Southern California Global Conference, Hong Kong

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Chautauqua Music Festival, Chautauqua, NY

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EDUCATION

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH, PA — B.F.A. (HONORS) PIANO PERFORMANCE 2009

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, CA — M.M. PIANO PERFORMANCE 2011

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, TAMPA, FL — M.M. CHAMBER MUSIC 2014

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OTHER EXPERIENCE

Piano Instructor and Pianist – Patel Conservatory/Straz Center for the Performing Arts (2012-present); Berkeley Preparatory School (2016-2017); CMU Preparatory School (2008-2009)

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Ballet pianist – USF School of Dance (2018-present); American Ballet Theatre (various), Tampa, FL (2016-2018)

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Pianist – University of Tampa, Tampa, FL (2013-2017)

Accompany musical theater class/showcase, voice lessons, Opera Workshop rehearsals and performances

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Musical Director and Pianist – First United Church of Tampa, Tampa, FL (2012-2016)

Accompanied and rehearsed singers, selected weekly music, played traditional to gospel/contemporary styles

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Graduate Teaching Assistant – University of South Florida (2012-2014)

Taught multiple levels of class piano and Piano Ensemble, and performed as pianist for the President's Trio

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SPECIAL SKILLS

Cantonese, conducting, flute, melodica, Realtor®.

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