Dayton Kinney

Just made it in time for Concert No. 4 of the Music by Women Festival, where my piece Blue-eyed Stare will be performed by the talented Jonathan Levin! Livestream starts at 5:00 pm CST: https://www.youtube.com//streams

(My piece is 4th on the program and available for purchase through Abundant Silence: https://abundantsilence.store/collections/featured-products-1/products/blue-eyed-stare)

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I am happy to announce that my piece Integrated Unity will be performed this year at FOCAM 2026 in February! I am looking forward to another performance of this flute and piano duo!

See you there! 😊

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Tonight at 7:30 PM EST The Art Music Society will be performing 2 of my songs (Alone & Confinement) in the Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum as part of their Art Music Society Chamber Music Series!

If you are in the area, please check it out: https://artmusicsociety.org/september-6-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMpgjZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFkUUl5RG1tdG9renhnZzFvAR5DZehVNCD_utCAH15gSnoxBd3yALFpDByfqTTWAs75zs19bCIXUrV_IgCJ1Q_aem_Q7bMCo5zRkQLhGf-kY_-QA

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September 6, 2025 - Art Music Society Praised for her “ethereal coloratura” and “clear, powerful, expressive voice,” lyric coloratura soprano Alissa Roca is a fearless and multifaceted performer who brings passion, precision, and imagination to every stage she graces. Whether interpreting classic coloratura roles, shaping new wo...

I am thrilled to share that I have been one of the selected composers for the International Composition Institute of Thailand 2025 (ICIT | IntAct)! It is an honor to be selected and to be given the opportunity to work with these amazing musicians and to be mentored by world-class composers. ICIT 2025 will take place 15–21 December 2025 at the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center (Bacc หอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร), so if you are in Bangkok this December or able to join the live-stream, I would love to see you!



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We are thrilled to announce the selected composers for the International Composition Institute of Thailand 2025 (ICIT)!

From a remarkable pool of 168 submissions across 24 countries, please join us in congratulating the following composers:

ICIT 2025 Composers
Arjan Singh Dogra (USA)
Bianca Quigley (USA)
Boriša Sabljić (Bosnia/Canada)
Dayton Kinney (USA)
Elson Kwong Zhen Wei (Malaysia)
Ethan Resnik (USA)
Haodong Wang (China/UK)
Henryk Golden (Germany/USA)
Jessica Ackerley (Canada/USA)
Kyujung Lim (South Korea)
Panagiotis Botzios (Greece)
Snow Xueer Diao (Canada)
Sofia Jen Ouyang (USA/China)
Tomislav Oliver (Croatia)
Tzu-Hsuan Chen (Taiwan)
Vincent Zhang (Canada)
Yingting Liu (China)
Zhishu Chang (China/US)

These outstanding composers will participate in an intensive week-long program of workshops, rehearsals, and symposia alongside a world-class team of mentors and artists:

ICIT Faculty Composers
Ueno (USA)
Dietz (USA)
Thorpe Buchanan (USA/Germany)
Emily Koh (USA/Singapore)
Wilson (UK/Canada)
Nitibhon (Thailand)

Honorary Composer & ICIT Board of Directors
Jiradej Setabundhu

Resident Conductor and Ensemble
Hua Lien and TACETi Ensemble

Honorary Featured Artists
Papalexandri-Alexandri and Pe Lang (Switzerland)

Program Director
Louilarpprasert (USA/Thailand)

The ICIT 2025 will take place 15–21 December 2025 at the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center (BACC).

We look forward to welcoming everyone to this exciting celebration of new music and creativity.
Congratulations once again to all the selected composers!

I am thrilled to be presented by the Texas New Music Ensemble, who is funded by Houston Arts Alliance, next month in at MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston. If you are in town, come and see the concerts or reach out to say hello! My piece, Protest and Hope from the Silenced Half, will be premiered in early July by Texas New Music Ensemble and conducted by Carlos Navarro.
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Texas New Music Festival presents Dayton Kinney, PhD. Dayton creates award-winning music that Gramophone describes as “compelling single-movement designs.” Performed in the U.S. and abroad, Dayton’s music concentrates on “transforming the circle… into a spiral.” Through this notion, Dayton explores the limits of ambiguity in thematic material, accessibility, harmony, and form to strike a balance between the certainty of a circle and the ambiguity of a spiral. Her eclectic style is inspired by juxtapositions and accessibility through patterns, sectional comparisons, and repetition. Performers who have played Dayton’s music include Nick Photinos, Juventas New Music Ensemble, Deviant Septet, The Sirius Quartet, HYPERCUBE, F-Plus, Zodiac Trio, and Space City Performing Arts Ensemble, among others. Her music has also been released by Navona Records on the album Music On The Edge Volume 2 and published by Abundant Silence.
Dayton earned her Ph.D. in Music Composition from Duke University. She is currently attending the University of North Texas to earn a Master of Science in Learning Technology with a concentration in AI Education and Learning Analytics to integrate AI into her compositions and music research. Her teachers have included John Supko (Duke: PhD), Leonardo Balada (Carnegie Mellon: MM), Melinda Wagner (Smith: B.A.), and Salvatore Macchia (UMASS-Amherst). www.daytonkinney.com

Today at 5PM CST, my piece, Integrated Unity, will be performed by Carol Shansky and Jonathan Levin at the Music by Women Festival.

You can watch it live here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4DK37o8UogUlkDpC0RQS-w

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Music by Women Festival The seventh annual international Music by Women Festival will be held March 2-4, 2023 on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. The festival will feature presentations and concerts of new and historic music written by women composers historically as well as in the present day. Concerts:...

Finally made it 2025! I am looking forward to seeing old friends & new as well as hearing their amazing work!

I have my music on 2 concerts today:
🎵 @ 10:10 AM PST in Bryan Hall Theatre
for A Lyrical Stutter & Red September

🎵 @ 1:10 PM PST in Kimbrough Concert Hall
for the of Blue-eyed Stare being performed by Stephen Eckert through the sponsored Festival for Creative Pianists

See you there!

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Integrated Unity for Flute & Piano has been selected to be performed at another conference. This March, it will also be performed at the CMS South Central Chapter Conference hosted by Oklahoma City University. Hope to see you there!

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I am happy to announce that I have been selected to be a Composition Fellow for the 2025 Texas New Music Festival, where I will be creating 3 new works! Tune-in for more information over the next few months 😁



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I am happy to announce that my piece Integrated Unity has been selected to be performed at another festival! I will be returning to the Music by Women Festival in Columbus, MS this March 2025, where the flute & piano piece is being performed by the wonderful Carol Shansky and Jonathan Levin 😁

https://www.muw.edu/musicbywomen/



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Music by Women Festival – March 7-9, 2024 The eighth annual international Music by Women Festival will be held March 6-8, 2025 on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. The festival will feature concerts of new and historic music written by women composers historically as well as in the present day.

My composition, Integrated Unity, was recently selected for performance at the Festival of Contemporary Artists in Music at Washington State University in February 6-8, 2025! If you are planning to be attending FOCAM 2025, please let me know because I would love to catch-up!

https://music.wsu.edu/focam/


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Festival of Contemporary Artists in Music | Washington State University The WSU School of Music presents the 36th Festival of Contemporary Artists in Music February 6-8, 2025 Registration and Travel Info Schedule of Events The Festival of Contemporary Artists in Music celebrates the music of our time. The festival highlights the work of WSU student and faculty composers...