 Praised
as "lyrical and "haunting" by Marc Geelhoed (Time Out Chicago), the music of internationally performed American
composer Kirsten Broberg (b. 1979) has been performed
or commissioned by leading ensembles and performers around the world. As one of the most prolific and active composers of her generation, Kirsten Broberg
writes music for solo to large ensemble acoustic instruments and voices, electronic music, music for multimedia collaborations
and music for film. r e c
e n t n e w s + p e r f o r m a n c e s Kirsten
Broberg was chosen as the featured composer for the American Music Center's New Music Box and Counterstream Radio's
"Spotlight Session" monthly publication and radio broadcast for May, 2009 Kirsten Broberg was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet to compose “i n w a r d” for string quartet
Kirsten Broberg's solo piano piece, "c o n s t e l l
a t i o n s" performed and recorded by Matthew McCright will be released by Innova Records in May, 2009
Kirsten Broberg was awaded a Jerome Commissioning Grant from the American Composers
Forum to compose a new chamber opera for soprano Carrie Henneman Shaw + 3 treble voices and baroque pit orchestra
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September 21, 2008 @ 3PM
Sonic Fusion Festival
Canongate Kirk Edinburgh, Scotland
“e m e r g e” for piano (1) and
bowed piano (3) by Kirsten Broberg performed by Mabel Kwan (solo piano)
October 12, 2008 @ 3PM
Concert Hall
Carleton College, Northfield,MN
“c o n s t e l l a t i o
n” for solo piano by Kirsten Broberg premiered by Matthew McCright October 16, 2008 @ 9PM
Nuovi Spazi Festival
Villa Aurelia Hall
Porta S.Pancrazio 2, Rome, Italy
“a i r” for flute and guitar by Kirsten Broberg premiered by Harvey Sollberger (flute)
and Paul Bowman (guitar)
October 16, 2008 @ 7:30PM
Electronic Music Midwest Conference
Lewis University
One University Parkway
Romeoville, Illinois
“l i n e s,” a film by Sarah Carlson with sound
by Kirsten Broberg premiered October 19, 2008 Teatro Comunale Ceglie Messapica, Italy "a
i r" for flute and guitar performed by Harvey Sollberger (flute) and Paul Bowman (guitar) November 17, 2008 Cultural Center of Chicago
“A N D O F O R I G I N” cycle of five extractable pieces for mixed winds, strings and percussion:
1) “t e n d r i l s” for solo clarinet; “a i r" for woodwind quintet, 3) “i n s t i l l
n e s s” for clarinet quintet, 4) m u r m u r" for bass clarinet and string quartet and “e v o l u t i o
n a r y" for mixed winds, strings and percussion premiered by the New Millennium Orchestra conducted by Francesco Milioto
December 13, 2008
Ganz Hall at Roosevelt University
430 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Minimum and Maximum
Music of
Berio, Reich, Broberg "C O N S T E L L A T I O N S" by Kirsten Broberg for piano
and percussion premiered by Chicago Symphony Orchestra MusicNOW's Amy Briggs (piano), Daniel Schlosberg (piano) and Third
Coast Percussion January 16, 2009 @ 7:30PM
Brechemin Auditorium
University of Washington Seattle, Washington
"o f r e s o n a n c e-->o p e n i n g" for string quartet performed by the JACK quartet February 13, 2009 Concert Hall Columbia College 1014 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago,
Illinois "R E S O N A N T S T R A N D S," a cycle of five works for piano
(1), bowed piano (3) and string quartet including "e m e r g e" for solo piano, "o f r e s o n a n c
e" for string quartet, "o p e n i n g" for solo cello, "i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano
and "c a d e n c e" for all eight players, premiered by ensemble dal niente March 9, 2009 Westminster College Pennsylvania "c o n s t e l l a t i o n" for solo piano performed by Matthew McCright
March 11, 2009
ISSUE Project Room New York City "i n s t i l l n e s s" for clarinet quintet performed by Alejandro Acierto with the MIVOS string
quartet
March 14, 2009@8PM
Heaven
Gallery
Chicago, Illinois
"t r a n q u i l" for violin and cello duo
written for and dedicated to Wild and Wulliman, Austin Wulliman (violin) and Chris Wild (cello) performed March 23, 2009 @8PM Center for Performing
Arts Illinois State University " i n c r e s c
e n t" for violin and piano performed by Austin Wulliman and Mabel Kwan
March
1, 2009 @ 7:30PM
Morse Theater in Chicago
"n
u d e" by Radiohead arranged by Kirsten Broberg performed by ensemble dal niente March 23, 2009 @ 8PM
Tenri Cultural Institute New
York City
"i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano performed by Austin
Wulliman and John Boonenberg and "c o n s t e l l a t i o n" for solo piano performed by Matthew McCright April 25, 2009 @ 8PM
Gethsemane Episcopal
Church Minneapolis, Minnesota
"c o n s t e l
l a t i o n" for solo piano performed by Matthew McCright at a CD release concert
May 15, 2009 @ 8PM PianoForte Chicago Experimental
Piano Series
“c o n s t e l l a t i o n” for solo piano performed by Matthew
McCright
May 22, 2009 @ 8PM
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"B R E A T H T U R N" for chamber choir by Kirsten Broberg premiered by The Crossing conducted by Chicago's
Lyric Opera chorus master Donald Nally May 23, 2009 @ 8PM
Nichols Concert Hall
1490 Chicago
Avenue, Evanston "f r o m t h e
d e p t h s" for string orchestra premiered by ensemble dal niente with the JACK quartet conducted by Michael Lewanski
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| Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh |
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| Mabel Kwan |
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| Matthew McCright |
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| American Academy in Rome |
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| Third Coast Percussion |
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| Amy Briggs |
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| JACK quartet |
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| ensemble dal niente |
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| Wild and Wulliman |
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| Donald Nally |
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