Kevin Chiarizzio holds degrees from the University of Memphis and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Chiarizzio is active as a musician and teacher in the Central Virginia area. He is currently the principal trombonist with the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra and performs regularly as a substitute trombonist with the Roanoke Symphony.

Previous orchestral positions include the principal trombonist with the Waco, Bryan, Danville (IL), and Arkansas symphonies. Chiarizzio has twice performed as a soloist at the Eastern Trombone Workshop (2008, 2005) and performed with both the Mid-South Probone Ensemble (2011) and the William Cramer Trombone Choir (2008) at the International Trombone Festivals. He also performed as a featured soloist with the Liberty University Wind Ensemble’s performance of John Mackey’s Harvest trombone concerto (2012).

Chiarizzio serves as an audio and literature reviewer for the International Trombone Association Journal. He teaches low brass at Randolph College and Liberty University.