Violist and composer Michael Kimber has performed throughout the U.S. and in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England, Spain, and Italy. He has taught viola at the University of Kansas, the University of Southern Mississippi, and Coe College. His compositions have been widely acclaimed, recorded, and performed both in the U.S. and abroad. Concerto Grosso DSCH was commissioned and premiered by Red Cedar Chamber Music in 2021 and was performed again in June 2022 by the Preucil School String Orchestra on tour in Germany and the Czech Republic.