Kevin Sherwin

Conductor Kevin Sherwin infuses his active concert schedule with scholarly work in performance practice, focusing on orchestral styles of the Romantic-era. He is artistic director of The American Romantics, which he co-founded, and associate artistic director of the American Baroque Orchestra. Sherwin has presented his scholarly work at the University of Oxford, the Jacobs School of Music, the Mannes School of Music, the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and others.

As well, he has written articles on performance practice for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Charles Ives Society, and the Yale Collection of Historical Sound Recordings. He recently debuted at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall conducting the Mahanaim Orchestra, and has performed as guitarist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the University of Cambridge Summer Music Festival, La Grua Center, and others.

As conductor of The American Romantics, his recent release of Karl Goldmark’s “The Queen of Sheba Suite” was featured in Classical Music UK and played on public television stations throughout the United States. Working closely with the Yale Collection of Historical Sound Recordings, the project involved close study and application of playing styles from early recordings of Goldmark’s music, as performed by his contemporaries. 

With Mark Bailey, he co-founded the summer workshop, Unlocking Romantic-Era Playing Styles. He also writes The American Romantics’ Substack series, exploring performance practice through early sound recordings. Sherwin studied at Yale University, where graduated with Honors and studied conducting with Mark Bailey. He is currently an Associate Fellow at Timothy Dwight College, Yale University.