Kurtis J. Bertauche

 

Kurtis J. Bertauche is a young composer with several published works for concert band. He is currently attending the University of Nevada, Reno. He had his first concert band works published at age fourteen and they have been performed at festivals across the country. His works, Morning Mist and Arctic Landscapes were selected to appear on BandWorld Magazine’s Top 100, and the latter was performed by the Bands of the U.S. Air National Guard at the 2018 Midwest Band Clinic. 

 

While having no formal composition instruction, he credits Mr. Daniel Barthel, his band director at Depoali Middle School, for nurturing his interest in composition.