Photography by Ali Spoon
Flutist Norman Menzales will perform Because We Couldn’t Get Lizzo, a drag show for flute and electronics composed by Kelly Catlin, at the 2021 National Flute Association Convention. For more information about this years’ convention, visit the NFA webpage.
Pictured at the bottom right: UGA Viola Ensemble
The University of Georgia Viola Ensemble evolved from a collaboration between the UGA Viola Studio and Composition Department in Fall of 2018 when pieces were written for the viola studio including the work the ensemble is championing at the AVS festival by composer Kelly Catlin. Its current members are graduate students Nathan Groot, Elizabeth Boyce, Claudia Malchow, and Neelee Brauner. We’re told that guest composer Kelly Catlin is curled up with a bottle of Purell in self-quarantine, dreaming about the 2021 AVS Festival. Her piece, Presence for Four Violas, will be performed at the 2021 Festival. The inspiration behind this work is the warmth you feel in a quiet moment of deep connection. To learn more about the festival and performance, visit the American Viola Society Festival webpage.
“While it’s not even close to a one-to-one comparison, I feel comfortable mentioning that this record—due to its arrangement, complexity and use of breath, the spoken word and select electronics—reminds me most strongly of Laurie Anderson, and that’s always welcome.”
“Decidedly a departure from classical repertoire, Kelly Catlin’s Backstory is a contemporary electro-acoustic flute album with semi-cinematic songs that could beautifully soundtrack the imaginative pastoral settings of Studio Ghibli animations. By its very nature, the flute’s sound is weightless and spritely, lending itself to delicate cottagecore-reminiscent melodies...”
Read the full album review here.
Elizabeth Boyce, UGA DMA violist, is performing my work for viola and electronics tomorrow on her recital! I'm honored to have my work performed alongside works by Kevin Day, fellow UGA composer. She's using her performance and platform to raise funds for the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, which fights for social justice rights. If you want to hear some electroacoustic viola and contribute to the cause, tune in!
To watch the performance, follow this link.
Talented flutist and master's student at UNC Greensboro, Shana Stone, will be performing my piece, Lilac and Snapdragon, on her virtual recital April 23rd, 7pm EST.
Olivia Silva, undergraduate flutist at the University of Georgia, will perform my electroacoustic flute piece, Lilac and Snapdragon, at her junior flute recital. I will post the URL as the date approaches. Tune in!
In celebration of Women's History Month, join us this Friday, 7pm on YouTube, for music by the women of Dancz! Music by Kelly Catlin, Ayako Pederson, Judy Bixler, Caitlin Santos, Claudia Beroukhim, Kenia Garcia Mendoza, A.S. Cosman and Emily Koh. View the full concert using this link.
Sarah DelBene, DMA flutist at the University of Georgia, will perform my piece for flute and live electronics, Atmosphere, on her first doctoral flute recital.
Join me here online as I stream my final DMA flute recital! I will be playing an all-electroacoustic program featuring works by Jacob Theide, Richard Johnson, Curtis Gay, Thomas Green, and myself. Link to the full recital can be found here.
Mini-Concerts for Microgrants is a fundraiser series for Lift Music Fund, an organization that removes access barriers by providing financial support for Black, Latinx, and Native American students to advance in music. Mini-Concerts will feature a mix of music and discussion, as the performers share their own experiences navigating the field of professional music. To learn more about Lift Music Fund, visit us at www.liftmusicfund.org. Link to view the full virtual concert video here.
Check out this article written by California-based journalist and producer Megan Zhang, written after our conversation about the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has affected musicians and my own creative work. Read the article here.
This one's a doozy, folks. You'll hear electroacoustic flute shredding, a bunch of friends playing music I wrote, and new Millennium songs. It's the most eclectic recital you'll go to this year!
“I’ve learned there is no linear path to success, and the tools we take from this program will help us no matter which project we set our sights on.”
Read the full article here.
All pieces in composer Badie Khaleghian’s recital are inspired by observing, exploring, and learning about my mental and emotional state through collaboration, conversation, and research.
The amazing Caroline Owen is coming back to perform Life Suite for piano, media, and dance. Duoctane is coming from Georgia State to perform Naturalization: the Dual Identity for alto sax and percussion. Sevda Arjomand and Kelly Catlin will premiere Naturalization: Longing for Homeland for flute, soprano, and electronics.
The last piece will be the premiere of my alto sax concerto entitled "Debilitator" written for Dan Phipps. This piece is a programmatic piece about loneliness in modern society and narrating an individual journey dealing with loneliness. Emily Eng will conduct and UGA performers will accompany Dan on sax.
Photography by Badie Khaleghian
Hey Athens! Come see Millennium perform live at the World Famous. We've got some new songs that we can't wait to play for you. Show starts at 9:30 but we'll probably be on by 11:30; Stella Groove, Lena Allen, and Annie Leeth will share the stage with us for a night of fresh-off-the-press music. See you there!
Magic the Play, an Off-Off-Broadway show scored by Kelly Catlin, was featured in Broadway World. Check out the full article here!
Photography by David Johnston
Kelly performed on flute and piccolo with the Young Artists Symphony Orchestra of Los Angeles in its inaugural concert. Under the baton of Alexander Treger, the YASO and Angeles Chorale performed Mahler’s magnificent Second Symphony (“Resurrection”). Read a concert review here.
