\r Internationally known conductor and teacher Kirk Trevor is a regular guest conductor in the world's concert halls. Music Director of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra since 1985, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra since 1988, and the Missouri Symphony since 2000 he is forging a strong musical partnership with two of America's leading regional orchestras. In Knoxville, he has broadened the musical spectrum of the Knoxville Symphony during his tenure, adding Pops, Family and Chamber Music series to the orchestra's season as well as the highly-acclaimed Clayton Holiday Concerts. He conducts more than 55 concerts every season with the Knoxville Symphony and the Knoxville Chamber Orchestra throughout East Tennessee. He has been recognized statewide as having brought a new awareness of classical music to the region. He won the Governor's Award for the Arts as well as numerous local awards during his tenure. In Indianapolis, Trevor has created a strong community identity for one of America's busiest Chamber orchestras. In addition to its 9 concert subscription series, the orchestra partners with nearly all of Indianapolis' major cultural institutions in the field of opera, ballet, chorus and the visual arts. Trevor was recognized for his outstanding contribution to the arts in the state of Indiana in 1997 in the House of Representatives.