Kevin Zetina is a passionate performer, composer, and arranger of all things contemporary whether it be performing seminal works of the last century, premiering or writing brand new works, or arranging popular music for contemporary classical ensembles. As a percussionist, he has performed with members of Eighth Blackbird, Ensemble Signal, the JACK Quartet, and the Bang on a Can All-Stars. Kevin currently serves as Lecturer of Percussion at the University of Tennessee Knoxville where he teaches applied lessons, Percussion Methods, and directs the UT Chamber Percussion Ensemble. He champions a diverse array of contemporary music through his position by programming everything from Caroline Shaw to Animal Collective. Kevin holds a BM from the Eastman School of Music with the Howard Hanson Scholarship where he studied with Michael Burritt, and he earned his MM and MMA degrees from Yale University as a Havemeyer Scholarship recipient under Robert van Sice.