Kevin Noe

Kevin Patrick Noe (born January 7, 1969, in Dallas, Texas) is an American conductor, stage director, writer, and trumpeter.

He also began competing and winning prizes as an actor in state competitions in performances of scenes from various works including Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

In September 1992, Noe performed as a soloist with the College of Music Symphony Orchestra as one of five winners of the Annual Concerto Competition.

[3] In 1990, Noe moved to London, England, where he enrolled in music studies at the University of Surrey, as a part of a foreign exchange program.

After his return to the United States, he enrolled in graduate studies in 1992 at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston as a student of Larry Rachleff, with whom he had first developed his love of conducting.

He also served as a regular conductor for the Pittsburgh Opera Center in various productions including Samuel Barber's Vanessa, and Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, and taught undergraduate conducting.

[10] In the summer of 2008, the group presented the world premiere of a new multi-disciplinary work Noe co-wrote with his friend Kieren MacMillan called Just Out of Reach to critical acclaim.