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Katherine Young : Works

 

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Compositions

Wandering Da'an (unspecified duration, 2007)
            for soprano, contra bass, and sampled materials
            commissioned by Anne Rhodes

Inside UFO 53-32 (12-15 min, 2007)
            for string quartet
            premiered by FLUX Quartet

The Trail Left by the Point in Motion   (10 mins, 2005-2007)
            for solo violin
            commissioned by Erica Dicker

4TET (unspecified duration, 2007)
            from Quartet for the End of Time
            for Till by Turning: violin, viola, bassoon, and piano

Postcard Piece No. 1 (for James Tenney)  (unspecified duration, 2007)
            for two readers and a mail delivery person

The Girl Detective (unspecified duration, 2007-2008)
            a series of pieces for solo bassoon

Untitled for Bass and Bassoon 1-4 (unspecified duration, 2006-2007)
           for bassoon, bass, and electronics
collaboration with Jonathan Zorn

Pindrop Cushion (unspecified duration, 2007)
            for piano or other instrument

The Captain Has Bad Dreams (unspecified duration [20 mins in premiere], 2007)
           for voice, live sampler, wind instrument, string instrument, and mechanical sounds

Letter to the Queen (15 mins, 2006)
            for alto sax, trumpet, bass, snare drum, and amplified snare drum

Postcard Piece No. 2 (unspecified duration, 2006)
            for Till by Turning: violin, viola, cello, and piano

Quasi Borealis (unspecified duration [10 minutes in premiere], 2006)
            for Till by Turning: viola, bassoon, and piano

Speech Acts (10 mins, 2005)
           for amplified bassoon and electronics
collaboration with Adam Sonderberg; to be released on L’innoble

From Consummate to Convenience (1min, 2005)
           installation using sampled and remixed materials
collaboration with Adam Sonderberg

Us vs. Them (unspecified duration [15 mins in premiere], 2005)
          quintet for tape loops, droning instrument, oscillator, electronics, and at least 2 acoustic instruments [bassoon and cello in premiere]

The Waterfall Escape (unspecified duration [12 mins in premiere], 2005)    
           for violin, cello, bass, piano, percussion, and vibraphone
            premiered at Music05, University of Cincinnatii

tired and all of my tears (8 mins, 2005)    
            for prepared piano and tape
            commissioned and premiered by Emily Manzo

No One Dies Today (25 mins, 2005)
            prerecorded and processed viola
collaboration with Adam Sonderberg; to be released on L’innoble

Corruption and Greed in the 14th Century (12-15 mins, 2004)
            for bassoon and 3 basses

Lyons    (30 mins, 2004)
   i.  swill,   ii.  offal,    iii.  debris
            CD piece, using sampled voice, viola, percussion, etc.

With a Variable Key: A Poem by Paul Celan (12 mins, 2004)
            for bass clarinet, viola, and cello

Mon mànege à moi    (12 mins, 2003)
            for bassoon and two accordions
collaboration with Clara Latham

Discography

Repasare Works, vol.1, with Adam Sonderberg  (L’innoble, coming soon)

Architeuthis Walks on Land, Architeuthis Walks on Land  (SetProjects, 2007)

The Sign and the Thing Signified, James Falzone’s Allos Consort  (AllosDocuments, 2007)

The Brutality of Fact, Civil War  (Longbox, 2006)

ingen tid,Dropp Ensemble  (Tonschacht, 2005)

When Fact Threatens Belief,Civil War  (Longbox, 2005)

 

also: i contributed audio to Chris Schlarb's Twilight & Ghost Stories (Asmatic Kitty Records, 2007)