Kevin Ildefonso is a tuba player and music educator based in Baltimore, MD. He is in an active freelancer and has held the principal tuba position with the Florida Grand Opera and the Palm Beach Symphony. He has also performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Sarasota Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, New World Symphony, and the Miami City Ballet, among other ensembles. Kevin has performed and has recorded with popular artists including Kenny Loggins, Pharrell Williams, Gordon Goodwin, Placido Domingo, Take 6, Joseph Alessi, and Natalie Merchant.

As an educator, Kevin is currently the Latin Ensemble director at the Baltimore Symphony OrchKids program and has presented masterclasses, clinics, and teaches private lessons from middle school through to the collegiate level. He has also given solo recitals as well as chamber recitals and has participated in many educational outreach performances.

Kevin holds a master’s degree in instrumental performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston, MA and a bachelor’s degree in instrumental performance from the University of Miami. He is currently completing his DMA degree at the University of Miami.

Kevin’s principal teachers have been Dr. Aaron Tindall, Mike Roylance, Sam Pilafian, John Olah, and Calvin Jenkins.