About

“A true showman…”

Dr. Kevin Gwinn, tenor, has performed across the globe as a mainstage artist and concert soloist.

Stage highlights include the Statue of Liberty in Davila and de la Puente’s Manuel versus the Statue of Liberty (workshop, concept album, and release party), Alfred in Strauss Jr’s Die Fledermaus, Tom the Exterminator in Rachel Peter’s Companionship (orchestrated premiere), the titular role in Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz, Count Cavriaghi in Michael Dellaira’s The Leopard, Alfred in Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus, Ferrando in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Nicely-Nicely in Loesser’s Guys and Dolls, Martin in Copland’s The Tender Land, King Xerxes in the world premiere of Oscar Sladek’s Far Beyond Rubies, Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Fenton in Nicolai’s Merry Wives of Windsor, Beppe in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, and Parpignol in Puccini’s La Boheme.

A widely sought after soloist in both the US and Europe, his concert appearances include Orff’s Carmina Burana, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Mozart’s Requiem, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, and Missa Brevis, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Haydn’s Creation, Ramirez’s Misa Criolla, Forrest’s Requiem for the Living, Schütz’s Musicalische Exequien, and Dubois’ Seven Last Words of Christ.

An avid recitalist of English-language songs, Kevin has put together several programs over the past few years which include several world premieres as well as the programming of works from marginalized composers, diverse genres, eccentric instrumentation, and, most importantly, rich musicality.

Kevin has worked under the baton of such esteemed conductors as Gerard Schwarz, Laurent Pillot, Robert Spano, and Andrew Litton. Hailed as having a “strong tenor, potent in the top range” (South Florida Classical Review), he was named a winner in the 2016 Young Voices of Mississippi competition as well as a three-time finalist in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild’s Competition for Young Singers.

Kevin is currently an Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Central Oklahoma. Previously, he served as a Lecturer of Music – Voice and Music Industry at Troy University from Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 and as an Assistant Teaching Professor on the voice faculty of Ball State University from Fall 2022 – Spring 2024. He received a DMA in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance (Dr. Frank Ragsdale) at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami, an MM (Ken Cox) and Performance Certificate (Matthew Plenk) from the University of Denver, and BM in Music Education (Dr. Brad Robinson) from the University of Mississippi.