Kevin Zetina is a passionate performer, composer, and arranger specializing in contemporary music. His work spans performing landmark works of the last century, premiering or composing new works, and arranging popular music for contemporary classical ensembles. He has collaborated with members renowned groups such as Eighth Blackbird, Ensemble Signal, the JACK Quartet, and the Bang on a Can All-Stars. Recent projects include a TEDx performance in Shenzhen, China; the publication of a new book, Polyrhythms Through Pop Music, and the production of seven accompanying videos showcasing the book’s original compositions.

Kevin currently serves as Lecturer of Percussion at the Natalie L. Haslam College of Music at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he directs the UT Chamber Percussion Ensemble, teaches applied lessons, and fulfills a variety of other duties for the college. He also serves as Percussion Faculty at the Nief-Norf Summer Festival.

Kevin holds a BM from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Michael Burritt as a Howard Hanson Scholarship recipient, and he earned his MM and MMA degrees from Yale University as a Havemeyer Scholarship recipient under the mentorship of Robert van Sice. Kevin’s compositions are published through Liquidrum, and he is a proud Pearl/Adams Concert Performing Artist and Vic Firth Educational Artist.