Keith S. Kalemba

Born and raised in New Jersey, Keith's formal composition studies began in 1990, when he attended a student composition summer seminar at Westminster Choir College. He received a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Temple University in 1994, where he studied with Maurice Wright, Matthew Greenbaum and Richard Brodhead and piano with Charles Abramovic. He also studied audio engineering with the recording engineer George Blood. He received his Master of Music in Composition from Temple in 1996, where he was a graduate fellow and taught computer music. Keith's first experience of Catholic music ministry was as choir director for the Temple University Newman Center for four years. He was a delegate to the 1994 World Youth Day celebration in Rome, at which he represented the Catholic Campus Ministry Association. After moving to Illinois, Keith was director of the contemporary choir at St. Luke's Church in River Forest for three years.

Keith joined the editorial staff at World Library Publications in 2001. As a music editor, his responsibilities include editing of octavos, songbooks and hymnal accompaniments. He is also involved in the production of various WLP recording projects. He lends his production and performance skills to various WLP recordings including the Choral Subscription CDs, "Chosen in Christ", "The Eucharist as Mystagogy", and "Blessings and Prayers throughout the Year."

In addition to his work with WLP, Keith is active in his parish, Ascension Church in Oak Park, Illinois, as an accompanist, choir member, guitarist, percussionist, and musical jack-of-all-trades. He produced the Ascension choir's second CD "Let Us Be Merry." He also plays for monthly Taizé prayer services at Ascension. Keith lives in Oak Park, Illinois, with his wife, Clare, son Sebastian, and daughter Rose.