Mike Keegan is a freelance horn player in the Milwaukee area. As the Founder, Executive, Musical, and Artistic Director of Eastwinds Chamber Ensemble, Mike promotes new music for horn, solo and chamber as a frequent recitalist. He currently performs with St. Mark’s Brass, as an active studio musician, and has performed with the Milwaukee Choirsters, Ozaukee Chorus, Chant Claire Choir, Prata Duo, Hornucopia Horn Quartet, and other area bands and orchestras. Solo appearances include the Philharmonia Orchestra of Racine and International Horn Competition of America as well as several concert series to include the First Fridays at Five, Grace Lutheran Church, Noon Time Series, St. John Cathedral, Concert Series at St. Casimir, all in Milwaukee, and Four O’Clock Concert Series, First Congregational Church, Wauwatosa. Mike was an Artist-In-Residence at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Milwaukee. He is a member of Delta Omicron, MacDowell Club of Milwaukee, International Horn Society, and the American Guild of Organists, Milwaukee Chapter, where he served as Secretary. Mike also plays organ for different congregations in the Milwaukee area, mainly for the East Side Catholic Parishes, and the former Summerfield United Methodist Church in Milwaukee. As an organist performer, Mike presents occasional solo concerts at different churches in the Milwaukee area. Past and present performances include the Concert Series at St. Casimir, Concerts on Cramer at Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, Milwaukee, Music on the Hill, Port Washington, and other congregations. As a composer, Mike self-publishes his own compositions, arrangements, and transcriptions of other composers’ works through Eastwinds Music, his own music publishing business, and is also published by Imagine Music. In addition to his musical activities, Mike is a member of the National Stuttering Association.
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