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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
- December 2, 2007: NEW RECORDING Lisamarie McGrath, flutist, has produced a 2-CD set including Ms. Hoover's Masks, Sound Bytes, and Winter Spirits. On December 2nd, she gave a recital at St. John's Lutheran Church in Philadelphia to celebrate the launching of the CD.
- December 16, 2007: Christine Potter presented Katherine Hoover's Two for Two at the New York Flute Club recital.
- January 2008: NEW PUBLICATIONS Two new works were published by Papagena Press, to be distributed by Theodore Presser Co.: Two for Two for alto/bass flute and piano, and Concerto Dragon Court for large flute ensemble.
- January 13, 2008: Selima for soprano, clarinet, and piano was performed in the Netherlands by Ms. Boer, Oostenrijk, and Braithewaite.
- February 8 and 21, 2008: Walfrid Kujala and James Pellerite, with percussionist, performed Canyon Shadows, for flute, native flute, and percussion on February 8th at Northwestern University in Chicago, and on the 21st at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.
- March 29, 2008: Ms. Hoover was the guest at New Jersey Flute Choir Day at Drew University on March 29th. She performed Kokopeli, and other works of hers performed included Homage to Bartok, Three for Eight, Kyrie, and Peace is the Way, which was performed by all 140 participants.
- April 5, 2008: Christine Potter and pianist Martha Sothers performed Two for Two, for alto flute and piano, at Mesa College in Colorado.
HONOR: Two for Two was chosen as a winner of the National Flute Association's Newly Published Music contest. - May 2, 2008: Tia Roper, in a faculty recital at Bloomingdale House of Music in New York City, played Winter Spirits.
- May 3, 2008: Lyric Trio was performed by Megan Postoli, Michael Midlarsky, and Christina Lalog in Meriter Center Grand Hall, Madison Wisconsin.
- May 17, 2008: Ms. Hoover's Preludes were performed by pianist Michael Mizrahi at the Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY.
- June 14, 2008: El Andalus will be performed by cellist Sharon Robinson and pianist Joseph Kalichstein for the Hudson Valley Chamber Music Society at Bard College in Rhinebeck, NY.
- July 15, 2008: At the Festival of the Hamptons in East Hampton, NY, Ms. Hoover will be performing her Kokopeli, as well as two movements of her Medieval Suite with pianist Dianne Frazer. Ms. Frazer will also give the premiere of Hoover's new Dream Dances.
RECENT PERFORMANCES:
- November 15, 2007: Katherine Hoover's Preludes for piano were presented as part of a Doctoral Recital by Sukhee Hong at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York.
- November 11, 2007: The Austin Lyric Opera presented a Veterans' Day concert on November 11th featuring Ms. Hoover's piano quintet Da Pacem, with pianist-composer Kathryn Mishell and a string quartet, in Austin Texas.
- September 26, 2007: The Italian flutist Giusy Maria Malito gave a concert in Modena, Italy, featuring several of Ms. Hoover's pieces.
- August 10, 2007: the National Flute Association hosted a concert in Katherine Hoover's honor at the National Flute Convention in Albuquerque, NM, with several well-known flutists (Mimi Stillman, Leone Buyse, Don Bailey, et al) performing her works. Ms. Hoover performed as well.
- April 2007: Katherine Hoover was a guest at the University of Arkansas, giving masterclasses and attending a concert of her work on April 21st.
- October 31, 2006: Incantations (with two new movements) The NY Treble Singers, V. Davidson, Director, for SSAA chorus with flute and percussion at St. Peter's Church, New York
- October 29, 2006: Trio (vn, vc, pno) Pone Ensemble, Methodist Church, New Paltz, NY
- October 27, 2006: Antics for 2 flutes, T. Roper & friend at Bloomingdale House of Music, New York, NY
- March 5, 2005: Kokopeli was played by Emily Stanek for a Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society Young Artist Recital, at the Church of the Messiah, in Rhinebeck, NY.
- April 19, 20, 2005: El Andalus (Cello & Piano) was performed by Sharon Robinson and Joseph Kalichstein at the 92nd Street YMHA in New York.
- April 22, 2005: The Pone ensemble performed the Divertimento (Fl, Vn,Va, Vc) and the Suite for Two Flutes on their series at the Methodist Church in New Paltz, NY.
- May 7th, 2005: several of Ms. Hoover's works were featured, including El Andalus, Ritual, 3 + 3, and Aria & Allegro giocoso. Elaine Held, Karen Pinoci, and J. Dash were the performers at the UUCMC Performing Arts Series, held at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Lincroft, NJ.
- June 15, 2005: Ms. Hoover performed her Kokopeli and Masks, with pianist Susan Wheatley in Alcala de Henares, Spain, for the College Music Society.
- July 13, 2005: Three of Ms. Hoover's piano pieces, 3 + 3, Dream, and Chase, were presented by Joseph Kubera at the Festival of the Hamptons, in Bridgehampton, New York.
- July 24, 2005: Sharon Robinson, with pianist Reiko Uchida performed El Andalus at the Honest Brook Festival in Delhi, NY.
- August 12th, 2005: Sound Bytes was played by H. Verbeck & K. Kean at the Nat. Flute Assoc. Convention San Diego. CA. Kristen Stoner performed Winter Spirits there on August 14th.
- September 20, 2005: Masks was played by Ms. Hoover, with Colette Valentine at St. Peters' Church in New York, NY. The Heart Speaks was performed by Kristen Samuelson with Colette Valentine on this same program.
- September 25th, 2005: Sound Bytes was done by J. McMurtry & P. Davila of Uptown Flutes at William Patterson U. in Wayne, NJ.
- October 8, 2005: Tadeu Coelho, David Jolley, and E. Larson played Summer Night on the Distinguished Artist Series at the NC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC
- October 13th, 2005: Sound Bytes was performed by K. Kean and H. Verbeck on a Faculty Recital, at the University of Eastern KY in Richmond, KY.
- October 16th, 2005: Sound Bytes was done by J. McMurtry & P. Davila of the Uptown Flutes at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Lincroft, NJ.
- October 23, 2005: Suite for Two Flutes was performed by "Helix": C. Frielink & P. Riley Mason Gross School of Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
- November 8, 2005: Dr. A. Seigel, K. Boulton performed Ritual for clarinet and piano at Christwood Center in Hammond, LA, and on November 14th at Pottle Auditorium at Southeast Louisiana University in Hammond, LA.
- November 13, 2005: Pianist Mirian Conti gave a highly successful premiere of Ms. Hoover's Six Preludes in New York's Merkin Hall.
- January 17, 2006: Seven Haiku was played by the Sherrard-Farmer Duo at St. Peter's Church, New York, NY.
- February 5, 2006: The NY Treble Singers, V. Davidson, Director, gave the premiere of Incantations for SSAA chorus with flute and percussion at the Madison Ave. Presbyterian Church, NewYork, NY.
- March 16, 2006: String Quartet II was premiered by the Colorado Quartet, Rockford College, Rockford, IL
- March 16, 2006: Canyon Echos, K. McClure, FL. J. Day, Gt, Westminster Conservatory Series, Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ
- March 16, 2006: Winter Spirits, M. Stillman, Dolce Suono, U. of Penn. Library Philadelphia, PA
- March 17, 2006: String Quartet II, Colorado Quartet, De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
- March 18, 2006: Kokopeli, Jan Vinci, Fl, Bruno Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center, NYC, N
- March 20, 2006: Kokopeli, Jan Vinci, Fl, De Blaisses Series, Hyde Collection Museum, Glens Falls, NY
- April 6, 2006: String Quartet II, Colorado Quartet, Cutting Edge Concerts, Greenwich House, NY
- April 8, 2006: To Greet the Sun (premiere), Alexa Still solo Recital, Flute Day, Columbus, OH
- April 9, 2006: String Quartet II, Colorado Quartet, Bard College, NY
- April 21, 2006: String Quartet II, Colorado Quartet, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
- May 6, 2006: Winter Spirits, Joel Tse, Center for the Performing Arts U. of Toledo, Toledo, OH
- May 6, 2006: Dream, 3 + 3, Elaine Held Azijn,'s-Hertogenbosch, Holland
- May 14, 2006: Caprice, Red Cedar Chamber Music, MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, Iowa
- May 21, 2006: Suite for 2 Flutes, C. Nolde and K. Guldi, NY Flute Club Yamaha Salon, New York, NY
- June 18, 2006: String Quartet II, Colorado Quartet, Soundfest, Church of the Messiah, Woods Hole, MA
- August 10 - 13, 2006: At the National Flute Convention, Kokopeli, To Greet the Sun. Three for Eight, Seven Haiku, and Three Sketches were performed
- September 22, 2006: Two for Two (premiere), Christine Potter, alto flute and bass flute, at Gardner Hall, U. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
RECENT RECORDINGS
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Medieval Suite for Flute and Orchestra for oboe and piano performed by Alexa Still with the New Zealand Symphony on the CD Pied Piper Fantasy from Koch Classics (KIC-CD-7566) |
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Clarinet Concerto performed by Robert Spring on the CD Black Dog from Summit Records. |
More CDs featuring the music of Katherine Hoover are available. Click for a complete list.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS BY PAPAGENA PRESS
- Le Jardin de Dolly and Le pas Espanol (by Fauré, arr. for 2 flutes and piano by K. Hoover, Op. 56, 2002)
- Antics (2 movements for 2 flutes, 2002) - This duet is an extended exercise in concentration. It moves from melodic material into sections of fast, intricate interplay between the instruments, as the flutes chase each other up and down, across and sideways. (Duration: c. 6')
OTHER WORKS RECENTLY WRITTEN BT KATHERINE HOOVER AND PUBLISHED BY PAPAGENA PRESS:
- Mariposas (2001) - Four solos plus 6 ensemble parts, loosely based on the emergence and flights of butterflies. (Duration: c. 8')
- Celebration (2001) - A short piece in 6 parts, written to celebrate Joseph Mariano's 90th birthday. Incorporates short quotes from famous flute pieces. (Duration: c. 6')
- The Heart Speaks - Seven songs for soprano and piano.
- String Quartet (Duration: c. 22')
- Caprice - For flute and guitar. (Duration: c. 3')
RECENT REVIEWS
- Night Skies "Considerable Orchestral Imagination"
"The chamber music composer-flutist Katherine Hoover has been well-known for quite some time, but that she is an accomplished orchestral composer may come as news to many. It is good news, for the works presented on this CD are strong, assertive compositions written with considerable orchestral imagination. Of the works presented here, I like Night Skies best. It is a tone poem of some 25 minutes duration, in a single movement with many contrasting episodes and several effective climaxes. Despite its length, the work maintains its momentum and holds the listener's interest from beginning to end. Conductors who might be daunted by the length of Night Skies would do well to consider Two Sketches, whose combined length is just over ten minutes. Full of striking sonorities and rich orchestral invention, this highly accessible work would fit well on many an orchestral program. To fully appreciate the music of Eleni it is necessary to read the program note by the composer. The music is anecdotal and descriptive, so that the listener has to begin by learning the story of the heroic Greek woman whose sacrifice was recounted both in book form and in a movie. The program note explains the use of Greek folkloristic elements and indicates the overall shape of the composition. That done, the listener will find that Eleni is a dramatic and moving composition.
The Double Concerto is a mettlesome work, combining the two solo violins with the string orchestra in a variety of ways. The solo parts weave in and out of each other's space, creating an ever-changing texture the is supported, interrupted, and answered by the string orchestra. The performances by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Joel Suben are first-rate. The Wisconsin Philomusica led by Vartan Manoogian does a good job but the driving force in the Concerto is the pair of soloists. Shame on our orchestras for not giving American audiences the opportunity to hear such fine music!"
Leo Kraft, The New Music Connoisseur
- Stitch-te Naku
Katherine Hoover's Stitch-te Naku was performed by the Long Beach, CA Symphony under the direction of Gustav Meier and by the Womens Philharmonic under the direction of Apo Hsu. Both orchestras featured Sharon Robinson as cello soloist. A review of the concerts by
"The main interest of the concert was a most ingratiating cello concerto. Hoover introduces her soloist ingeniously, setting a wild pastoral scene and having the cello quietly play weird microtonal glides as part of the landscape until the full-blooded solo line bursts into view."
R. Ginell, The Los Angeles Times
See Press Notices for additional reviews.
