Kevin Noe

Kevin Noe is the founder of A Heretic’s Guide to Musicianship, a professional development organization dedicated to strengthening the skills, imagination, and courage of musical leaders everywhere. His annual score study, interpretation, leadership and conducting retreats, now held at Avaloch Farm Music Institute, draws musicians from the U.S. and abroad. He is also the founder of Heretical Sound, an audio recording and post-production company dedicated to creating immersive music recordings for the modern world. A passionate promoter of the arts of our time, Noe has commissioned and premiered over 140 new works to date. As Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, he serves regularly as writer, stage director, singer, actor, conductor, and filmmaker for a variety of mixed-media productions. As a longtime teacher and orchestra trainer, he has worked with Michigan State University, the University of Texas at Austin, the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony, Duquesne University, the Pittsburgh Opera, the Melbourne Conservatory, the Oberlin Conservatory, SUNY at Stonybrook, and has conducted All-State and Honors orchestras throughout the US and abroad. A devoted conducting teacher, his conducting students hold posts with professional orchestras and collegiate and conservatory programs around the world.