Kenneth Fuchs

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Kenneth Fuchs (1956 - ) is an American composer, conductor and music administrator. He is currently Professor of Composition at the University of Connecticut.

Fuchs received his Bachelor of Music degree (1979) in composition from the University of Miami and his Master of Music (1983) and Doctor of Musical Arts (1988) degrees from the Juilliard School in New York City. His teachers included Milton Babbitt, David Diamond, Vincent Persichetti, David Del Tredici, Alfred Reed and Stanley Wolfe.

Fuchs writes that "since 1985...(he) has been deeply committed to arts administration." He served as Director of the School of Music at the University of Oklahoma from 1998 to 2005. Prior administrative positions included Dean of Students and Academics at the Manhattan School of Music, Assistant Dean of the School of Music at the North Carolina School of the Arts and Assistant to the Associate Dean at the Juilliard School.

Kenneth Fuchs has been active as a composer since 1973. He has written for orchestra, band, chorus, jazz ensemble, and chamber ensembles. Recordings of his music include:

Face of the Night (After a Painting by Robert Motherwell), "New York Legends: Recitals with Principals from the New York Philharmonic," Cala Records (CACD0511), 1997.
In the Clearing (Eight Poems by Robert Frost), "In the Clearing," Coro Allegro, 1998.
Christina’ s World (Idyll for Winds, Brass, and Percussion), “Christina’ s World,” University of Miami Wind Ensemble, Albany Records (Troy 403), 2000.
String Quartets Nos. 2, 3 & 4, American String Quartet, Albany Records (Troy 480), 2001.
Out of the Dark (Suite for Chamber Orchestra After Three Paintings by Helen Frankenthaler); Eventide (Concerto for English Horn, Harp, Percussion, and String Orchestra); and An American Place (for Orchestra). London Symphony Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta with soloists Thomas Stacy, English horn of the New York Philharmonic, and Timothy Jones, French horn of the LSO. (Naxos Records 8.559224), 2005.

This recording earned two Grammy nominations in 2006 for Thomas Stacy, English horn soloist, and JoAnn Falletta, conductor, for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with Orchestra)