- Catherine Lamb presents a new concert work for SongCircus and the Tarozzi/Walker string duo
Catherine Lamb explores the interplay between tones, summing of forms and shadows, phenomenological extensions, and the architecture of space between inner and outer worlds, often using elongated introductions.
The collaboration between Tarozzi/Walker and Song Circus previously flourished through their work with French composer Pascale Criton on her microtonal piece Soar. This time, they’ve invited Catherine Lamb (USA) to create a new composition for the ensemble.
Catherine Lamb
Catherine Lamb’s musical journey began early but took a significant turn when she left the conservatory to study Indian classical music in Pune, India. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in music under mentors James Tenney and Michael Pisaro at CalArts in Los Angeles, where she began her deep exploration into the relationship between tones. Since then, she has composed, taught, and collaborated with a wide range of musicians and ensembles, including Ensemble neoN, the London Contemporary Orchestra, Johnny Chang, Marc Sabat, and Rebecca Lane. After completing a Master’s degree in Music and Sound from Bard College’s Milton Avery School of Fine Arts in New York, Catherine relocated to Berlin, where she has established herself as a composer.
Her first orchestral work, Portions Transparent/Opaque, premiered with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Tectonics Festival in Glasgow in 2014. She has received several prestigious awards, including the Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize in 2020 and the Grants to Artists award from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts in 2018. Catherine is also a co-founder of the collective Harmonic Space Orchestra in Berlin. Her music and writings have been published by QO2, Hubro, Black Pollen Press, Sound American, and Sacred Realism.
Discover Rational Intonation Let composer Catherine Lamb guide you through the spaces between tones, and explore the fascinating musical concept of Rational Intonation through this conversation: Borealis Talk: On ‘Rational Intonation’ with Catherine Lamb, RAGE Thormbones & Khyam Allami.