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Accompanist

“The choir feels like its own community to me… an extended family. I so enjoy being a part of the energy they create when they sing and perform together.”

Kevin Nitsch is a pianist, collaborator and teacher in the Rochester area. Kevin is a member of the piano faculty at Nazareth College of Rochester, is vocal coach at SUNY Geneseo and is the Music Director at the Baptist Temple in Brighton. Kevin performs regularly with Rochester Oratorio Society, Finger Lakes Opera, and Lyric Opera. In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birth year, Kevin anticipates performing the five piano concertos in the Fall of 2020.

Kevin holds a BM in Piano Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, and a MM and a DMA in Performance and Literature in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music.

Kevin lives in Penfield with his wife, Brenda and enjoys hiking, biking and kayaking. He is a certified yoga instructor and finds pianobenchasana to be his favorite pose.