Kyle Stegall & Eric Zivian
Biography Kyle Stegall & Eric Zivian
Kyle Stegall
is a dedicated teacher of singing and maintains a private studio year-round. Kyle's certified music degrees come from three of the most highly-respected music schools in the country (University of Missouri, University of Michigan, Yale University). His teaching is based on a fundamental approach to efficient singing; appropriate and active connectivity to one's breath support, conscious body alignment and purposeful tension monitoring. Kyle's students benefit from his breadth and depth of experience as an international soloist and clinician, as well as his dedication to the development of each individual.
Tenor, Kyle Stegall, has garnered praise around the world for his “lovely tone and ardent expression” (NY Times), as well as his “blemish-free production” (Sydney Morning Herald). Already at this early stage of his career, Kyle has performed as soloist under the baton of many of the world’s most celebrated conductors including Manfred Honeck, Jeffrey Thomas, William Christie, Nicholas McGegan, and Jerry Blackstone among others. A versatile artist with a reputation for an intimate and genuine approach to vocalism, Kyle’s repertoire spans the early baroque to the most contemporary of works with many world-premier performances to his credit. A specialist in music of the baroque, Kyle’s interpretations of the Bach evangelists and the leading roles of Handel and Charpentier are characterized by an unfailing attention to style and detail.
Eric Zivian
is a fortepianist, modern pianist and composer. He has performed with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the Portland Baroque Orchestra, the Santa Rosa Symphony and the Toronto Symphony, among others. He is a founder and Music Director of the Valley of the Moon Music Festival, a festival in Sonoma specializing in Classical and Romantic music on period instruments.
Eric has given solo recitals in Toronto, New York, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay Area. He has performed extensively on fortepiano since 2000 and is a member of the Zivian-Tomkins Duo and the Benvenue Fortepiano Trio, performing at Chamber Music San Francisco, the Da Camera series in Los Angeles, Boston Early Music, the Seattle Early Music Guild and Caramoor. On modern piano, he is a member of the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble and has performed with the Empyrean Ensemble, Earplay, and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.
Eric’s compositions have been performed widely in the United States and in Tokyo, Japan. He was awarded an ASCAP Jacob Druckman Memorial Commission to compose an orchestral work, Three Character Pieces, which was premiered by the Seattle Symphony in March 1998.
Eric studied piano with Gary Graffman and Peter Serkin and composition with Ned Rorem, Jacob Druckman, and Martin Bresnick. He attended the Tanglewood Music Center both as a performer and as a composer.
