UPS Keyboard Series: Kim Davenport, piano

• Kim Davenport, piano

Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Robert Nathaniel Dett — Selected works
Mikhail Johnson — Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
McCoy Tyner — Selected works
George Walker — Selected works
Kimberly Davenport — Selected works

The School of Music is pleased to welcome guest pianist Kim Davenport performing "Variations on a Theme," a recital concert as part of the 2024-25 Keyboard Series.

Experience a dynamic celebration of Black artistry in this recital featuring solo piano works by Margaret Bonds, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Nathaniel Dett, Mikhail Johnson, Thelonious Monk, Florence Price, McCoy Tyner, and George Walker.

Transformation is the thread woven through the program. Each work is in some way an example of variation—from variations on existing or original themes, to transcriptions of jazz improvisations—variations composed in real time! In homage to the brilliant composers whose works she will share, Davenport will also premiere her original set of variations on a theme by George Mingus.

About University of Puget Sound Keyboard Series

https://www.pugetsound.edu/keyboard

About University of Puget Sound School of Music

http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/undergraduate/music/

About Kim Davenport, piano

Pianist Kim Davenport has been working as a professional musician since her teen years, with extensive work as a collaborative artist. As a performer, she is primarily interested in new and under-represented works. Her primary focus in recent years has been to perform and record solo and chamber works of African-American composers.

She holds undergraduate degrees in music and piano performance from the University of Washington, and completed her Master of Music in piano performance at Northwestern University. Davenport currently is adjunct professor of musicology at the University of Puget Sound School of Music, maintains a private piano studio in Tacoma, and teaches a variety of music classes at the University of Washington Tacoma.

https://kimdavenportpiano.com/