Kevin Germain

Kevin Germain is a composer whose work explores alchemy, dreams, divine love, and occult symbolism. Centering on art song and shaped by the rhythm of language, his music seeks moments of stillness and revelation, merging Romantic expressiveness with minimalism and atonality. His compositions span choral works, solo guitar, art song, string quartet, and pieces for Turkish oud and various ensembles. Highlights include Pastoral for String Quartet No. II: Mt. Tom (premiered by the Julius Quartet, 2022) and a published guitar–voice arrangement of Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder (Edizioni Berben, 1996). Germain studied at Berklee College of Music and is mentored by composer Rodney Sharman. 2024 Fellow in the Alba Composition Program.