appearances
Saturday March 5 2011 8-10pm
The Independent in Tampa
jazz/fusion with LaRue Nickelson
Monday February 14 2011 10pm
The Hub (downtown Tampa)
with Chris Tolan
Friday February 11 2011 8pm
Cafe Hey! (downtown Tampa)
with Chris Tolan
The Performer
A musician of uncommon versatility, cellist and composer
Tom Kersey defies classification. Over the years, Tom has
taken part in a great variety of performances, such as
orchestra concerts, chamber music and solo recitals, jazz
gigs, rock concerts, art openings, wine tastings, free
jazz/experimental music performances, world music concerts,
and over one hundred wedding ceremonies and receptions.
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weddings
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anniversaries
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art openings
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wine tastings
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parties
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corporate functions
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restaurants
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coffee shops
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dinners
styles:
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classical
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jazz/blues
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rock/fusion
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experimental
instrumentations:
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solo cello
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violin and cello
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guitar and cello
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many more by request...
The Educator
Teaching music is one of Tom's great passions, and he
has been doing so for about a decade. Tom teaches lessons at
Excel Music in New Tampa, as well as private lessons in his
home and in his students' homes. Lessons offered are:
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cello (beginner to advanced)
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guitar, bass (beginner to intermediate)
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violin/viola (beginner to intermediate)
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piano/keyboard (beginner to intermediate)
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music theory and composition (beginner to
advanced)
The Composer
His original music incorporates many of his favorite
styles, such as punk, jazz, classical, experimental, and
world music. His work has been performed by the
Florida Orchestra, at Symphony Space in New
York City, and while studying music at the University of
South Florida Tom came to be regarded as a most talented
and original composer.
listen:
Piano Quintet
(2001)
from Japanese Poems for soprano and piano (2005):
clip 1
clip 2
clip 3
clip 4
To order sheet music for the Piano Quintet or Japanese Poems,
email Tom at TomKcello@gmail.com. Masami Wasabi
Spiritual Trip
Here is a polystylistic song Tom wrote and recorded at home
(all vocals and instruments by Tom):
Do Not
Be Conformed To This World
A life commited to unbridaled musical expression and
uncompromising artistry
In Tom's own words, "Music is my passion. If I spend
my whole life playing, performing, creating, learning about
and sharing music with others in this world I live in, I feel
I will have served my life's purpose. I want to enrich
people's lives and make the world a better place through
music."
Music
is life
is beauty
is pain
is a window
to the soul
Tom Kersey, cellist and composer
www.TomKersey.com
TomKcello@gmail.com
(813) 784-4575
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