Michael Kenny

Australian horn player, conductor and arranger, born 8 October 1939 in Malvern, South Australia.

As a child his parents encouraged him to play classical piano. He graduated from the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide with a degree in composition and began his career as a French Horn Player with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

In the early 1970s he formed the Mike Kenny Orchestra who performed regularly with 5538797 whilst writing and recording material for ABC-TV.

Between 1990 - 2016 he conducted and arranged music for the Adelaide Metropolitan Orchestra (formerly (1988) known as the Bicentenary Seniors Symphony Orchestra later (2002) known as the Mitcham Orchestra).

Not to be confused with [a=Michael J. Kenny] from Sydney.