Kristin Shafel

Basic Info

Members:: Kristin Shafel
Genre:: Contemporary/Acoustic
Hometown:: Madison, WI
Record Label:: Amber Om Music

Detailed Info

Website:: http://www.myspace.com/shafelmusic
Current Location:: Kansas City, MO
Artists We Also Like:: Nicholas S. Omiccioli
Influences:: Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, Frédéric Chopin, Richard Strauss, Zhou Long, Chen Yi, James Mobberley, Paul Rudy, Gustav Mahler, György Ligeti, Béla Bartók, Franz Liszt, Henri Dutilleux, Leslie Bassett, Joseph Schwantner, Ezra Laderman, Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Karel Husa, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Kaaja Saariajo, Witold Lutoslawski, Olivier Messiaen, Tōru Takemitsu, Alberto Ginastera

Ani Difranco, Joshua Radin, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Weezer, Smashing Pumpkins, Phat Phunktion, Andrew Bird, John Legend, Sarah Vaughan, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Earth Wind & Fire, Damien Rice, Charlie Hunter, Esperanza Spalding, Oscar Peterson Trio, Charles Mingus, Edgar Meyer, Lauryn Hill, Schuyler Fisk
Band Interests:: Composing, Double Bass, New Music, Concerts, Family, Friends, Sports, Travel, Cooking, Film, Reading, Art
Biography:: Kristin Shafel (b. 1982, Madison, WI) recently earned a Master of Music in composition from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where she also earned a Bachelor of Music in composition in 2005. Her composition teachers include James Mobberley, Chen Yi, Zhou Long, and Paul Rudy. In addition to composition, Ms. Shafel also concentrated on double bass performance, arts administration, and fine arts in her studies. At UMKC, Ms. Shafel has served as Composers’ Guild president, Conservatory Student Association secretary, and teacher for the Composers in the Schools program. Ms. Shafel was appointed Assistant Administrative Director of Musica Nova for the 2007-2008 season after two years as an assistant. She has also been honored with several scholarships from UMKC, including Conservatory scholarships for composition and double bass and a Talent Scholarship Award. In 2005, Ms. Shafel was commissioned by the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Brown County in Green Bay, Wisconsin to compose music for use in their television/radio commercials, and was also commissioned for the music of two weddings in Wisconsin. Her double bass solo, "Desolate Ache" (2007), was performed at the 2008 Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference, and her violin and cello duet "Autumn to Winter" (2005, rev. 2007) was recently performed at the 2009 Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference. As a performer, Ms. Shafel studied double bass with Sue Stubbs at UMKC and was an active member of the UMKC Conservatory orchestras, bands, and other ensembles for several years. Currently Ms. Shafel is plays bass and writes program notes for the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, and has been a member of the Kansas City Puccini Fest since 2008. (read less)
Kristin Shafel (b. 1982, Madison, WI) recently earned a Master of Music in composition from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where she also earned a Bachelor of Music in composition in 2005. Her composition teachers include James Mobberley, Chen Yi, Zhou Long, and Paul Rudy. In addition to composition, Ms. Shafel also concentrated on double bass performance, arts administration, and fine arts in her studies. At UMKC, Ms. Shafel has served as Composers’ Guild president, Conservatory... (read more)