About Amade Music
Roderick Phipps-KettlewellAbout Amade Music, Inc.
Amadè Music, Inc. is a Music Services company, providing customized services to a national and international clientele. World class musical excellence and responsive service is the hallmark of this emerging company, based on the talents of its President and Creative Director, Roderick Phipps-Kettlewell. {Resume}
Roderick Phipps-Kettlewell (formerly Roderick Kettlewell) brings many years of professional experience in the area of live performance, recording, and innovative teaching, based on standards set by a world class education and musical training in England, France and the US, concluding with a Master’s Degree from the Juilliard School in New York City. As a pianist fluent in classical and popular idioms, he has recorded over 35 customized CDs with sales over ONE MILLION!
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Roderick Phipps-Kettlewell
Artist-Teacher-Musician
Accomplishments
Selected Events Pianist, Cabaret and Theater
- Amadé Music, Inc. Own Music Services Business – extensive experience as a solo pianist for special events, in both classical and jazz styles – corporate, private and Dayton’s Department Store – 1987-present
- “Godspell” – Music Director for Moonstone Production, Cambridge, MA – 2013
- “Beggar’s Opera” at Juilliard Drama Center. Keyboard and Assistant Music Director, with Director Michael Langham – 1984
- Theatrical revue with jazz singer, Cookie Coleman, based on a Second World War Romance, including Swing Tunes – 2004
- Theatre Exchange, Minneapolis; Pianist and Music Director for multiple shows – 1993-94
- New York Off-Broadway productions; Pianist and Music Director – 1986-87
- Cabaret and jazz performances, touring the south of England – 1978-81
Selected Broadcasts
- Minnesota Public Radio – Performance and interview with classical music host John Birge on the Morning Show, September 2007.
- “A Prairie Home Companion” October – 2006
- Minnesota Public Radio – Live performances including the “Morning Show”, “Live from Landmark”, and performances from Lake Harriet Bandshell – 1989-2004
- Minnesota Public Radio – Solo piano performance on two live Literary shows, Catherine Lanpher, host, from the Fitzgerald Theater – 2004-05
- WCAL broadcasts including “Moods, muses and music”. Special event for the Minnesota Mental Health Association at the Children’s Theater in collaboration with author Kay Redfield Jamieson. Explored the connection between musical creativity and mental illness – 1995
- “The Today Show”, NBC National Broadcast – 1986
Selected Solo Recitals
- Mozart’s 250th Anniversary Concert, St. Paul – 2006
- Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York – 2002
- St. John the Evangelist Music Series, St. Paul – 1999, 2001, 2004
- Bach Society of Minnesota Concert, St. Paul (works of Bach) – 1999
- Wayzata Community Church Music Series – 1989, 1993, 1996
- Schubert Club Lunchtime Series – 1990-92
- St. Paul Early Music Series, Fortepiano – 1991
- Schubert Club “Early Music Series” Fortepiano – 1989
- Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Recital Hall, New York – 1983-84
- Wigmore Hall, London – 1983
Selected Piano Concertos
- Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra, Mozart Concerto No. 27 – 2006
- Minneapolis Civic Orchestra, Schumann Piano Concerto – 1997
- Minnetonka Chamber Orchestra, Mozart Concerto No. 21 – 1996
- Mississippi Valley Chamber Orchestra, Mozart Concerto No. 9 (on Fortepiano) – 1989
- University of Southampton, England – Mozart Concerto, No 9 – 1981
Selected Piano Chamber Music
- St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Chamber Music Series – 2007
- St. John the Evangelist Music Series – recitals with musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra –1997-2004
- Wayzata Community Church Music Series – 1989-96
Selected Orchestral Pianist
- Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra regular additional keyboard musician – 1999-2008
- Minneapolis Chamber Symphony Keyboard/Piano – 1991
- Royal Albert Hall, London – 1975
- “Piano Singer” – 2007
- “Classical Piano Favorites” –2005
- “The Winds of Mars” (solo keyboard music of Bach) – 1999
- “Pictures at an Exhibition” (Mussorgsky’s original piano version) and Satie’s Trois Gymnopédies – 1996
- “Classics for the Soul” (with violinist Yuri Merzhevsky – as pianist and producer) – 1995
- “Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy and Chopin Naturally” – 1994-95
- Curiously Classical (for Baby Genius to accompany Curious George books with Tamas Strasser and Norbert Nielubowski – as pianist and producer)
- Classics for Children (with Julia Bogorad and Peter McGuire)
- La vie intérieure(French Song Recital with soprano Patricia Kent – as pianist and producer)
- God in every heart (Sacred music of Rush Tully – as pianist and producer)
- Ireland Remembered (with singer Jerry Hinks – as pianist and producer)
Teaching Experience
- New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, Longy School, Boston University Coach and Accompanist, Adjudicator – Boston, 2008-2014
- Groton School, MA – Choir Director, 2013
- Brooks School, North Andover, MA – Choir Director, Piano and Voice Instructor, 2010-2013
- Buckingham, Browne and Nichols, Cambridge, MA – Coach and Accompanist, 2010-2013
- Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota 2006 Visiting Professor of Music – Music Appreciation and Music History
- University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota 1998 Adjunct Professor – Music Theory and Music History
- Southwest State University, Marshall, Minnesota 1991-1996 Adjunct Professor and Orchestra Director
- Queen’s College, New York 1986-1987 Adjunct Professor – Opera Scenes classes: repertoire, casting, vocal coaching
- Schubert Club Keyboard Museum, St. Paul, Minnesota 1988-1992 Artist-in-Residence Lecture-Recitalist on museum’s historical pianos Lecturer on development of piano construction and design Teacher of Fortepiano technique, performance practice and repertoire Master classes for piano students from University of Minnesota Special Programs Host
- Minnesota Opera -Wesley Balk Institute 1987, 1988 & 1989 Music Director – Trainer of the Singer-Actor and Vocal Coaches in teaching methods and operatic repertoire. Programmer of Opera Scenes – Scenes casting and musical preparation Developer of innovative training methods/collaboration with Wesley Balk
- *Private Piano and Coaching Studio 1976 – present London, New York, St. Paul/Minneapolis *All other teaching experience
Resume of Teaching Topics
- Piano and Fortepiano Technique and Repertoire
- Piano Accompaniment Technique and Repertoire
- Chamber Music Coaching
- Orchestral Training
- Vocal Coaching – Song and Opera
- Choir Training and Preparation
- Opera Repertoire Preparation
- Music History
- Music Appreciation
- Music Theory
- Lectures on Other Musical and Cultural Subjects
- “Invitation” – Voice and Piano – 2014
- “There is a field” (Rumi) – Choir and Piano – 2014
- “A Song of Joys” (Whitman) – Choir, Cello and Piano – 2013
- Canticle 9 (A Song of Praise), Alleluia, Sanctus, Great Amen (Episcopal Service Music) commissioned in 2007 by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Owatonna, MN
- Gloria, Alleluia, Sanctus and Fraction Anthem (Episcopal Service music) commissioned in 2003 by the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, St. Paul, MN
- Good Shepherd of the Sheep (Sung Collect – anthem for choir)
- Creator of the stars of night (anthem – for the dedication of Granlund’s “Aegis”) for choir, brass and organ
- Go ye therefore (anthem for a capella choir)
- Psalm 100 (anthem with bells and trumpets)
- Easter Fanfare and Introit (Why seek ye the living among the dead?)
- For by water and the Holy Spirit (for children’s choir and bells)
- Dedication Fanfare (for Wayzata Community Church – brass sextet and timpani)
- Double Fan-fare (fanfare for St. Michael’s, written for the installation of Fr. John LeVoir)