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The Amewrican pianist, Kim (Kimberly) Davenport, has been working as a professional musician since her teen years, with extensive work as an accompanist. She studied at University of Washington, Early Entrance Program (1991-1992); obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Music/Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance double-degree Magna cum laude from University of Washington (1992-1997), where she studied piano with Robin McCabe and Craig Sheppard, and accompanying with Lisa Bergman; and her Master of Music degree in Piano and harpsichord from Northwestern University (1997-1998), studying piano with Laurence Davis and harpsichord with Stephen Alltop.
Kim Davenport has been Teacher and Freelance Musician since 1999. As a teacher, she is active not only in her piano studio (since 1999), but also teaches a variety of classes at the University of Washington Tacoma (since September 2013) and University of Puget Sound (since July 2017). In this work, she is able to draw connections between her life as a musician and her more academic research and writing interests.
As a performer, Kim Davenport is primarily interested in new and ‘under-represented’ works - whether for solo keyboard or in a chamber music setting. Her first solo recording, "John Verrall: Compositions for Piano", highlights this focus. She has also worked extensively as an accompanist with singers and instrumentalists, choirs, and orchestras around the Pacific Northwest.
Kim Davenport was active for nearly 20 years in the critically acclaimed Duo Alea, the bass clarinet/piano duo she formed with her father, Michael Davenport. The Duo’s performances and recordings brought local and world premieres of several important works for bass clarinet & piano. The Duo were also active in music publishing, forming the independent firm Alea Publishing & Recording in 1997 to produce their own recordings and make available music for the bass clarinet. |
