Composer Prize 2020

Catherine Lamb

Works

SOLO/DUO

wave forming (with Bryan Eubanks and Xavier Lopez) (2019)
for two synthesizers
Duration: 90’

prisma interius VII (2018)
for violin & synthesizer keyboard
Duration: 30’

prisma interius VI (2017)
for viola & synthesizer keyboard (plus viola & cello)
Duration: 40’

astrum, trigonum, speculum (2017)
for bassoon & synthesizer
Duration: 45’

prisma interius III (2017)
for viola, voice & synthesizer
Duration: 45’

prisma interius II (2017)
for solo synthesizer
Duration: 42’

muto infinitas (2016)
for microtonal bass flute & contrabass
Duration: 55’

point/wave (2015)
for guitar & environmental chord cycle
Duration: 40’

point/totality (2014)
for two pedal steel guitars
Duration: 15’

frame/frames (2009/13)
for bass recorder/flute & violoncello
Duration: 12’/15’13’

steel shadow study (2013)
for viola & lapsteel/pedal steel
Duration: 20’

for pedal steel and bass (2013)
for pedal steel & doublebass
Duration: 20’

tracing I & II (2012/13)
with Bryan Eubanks
for viola & tuned white noise
Duration: 47’/55’

shade/gradient (2012)
for viola, voice & oscillators
Duration: 30’/55’

(in) tone (2011/12)
for violin duo
Duration: 15’

tone/noise (emergence patterns) (2011)
for viola (9 multi-track overlays)
Duration: 15’

periphery (for two) (2011)
for 2 voices with electronic accompaniment
Duration: 10’/40’

of animal (2011)
for viola & voice (solo/duo)
Duration: 10’

tanpura/contour (2011)
for viola & oscillators
Duration: 30’

shade/cross (2011)
for 2 violas & oscillators or viola, bass & oscillators
Duration: 45’

cross/collapse (2010)
for viola & oscillators
Duration: 40’

middle/moving (2010)
for viola & oscillators
Duration: 40’

two lines, together (2010)
for various duos

stones, shades (for mark so) (2009)
for some stones

parallel/moving (2009)
for two violas
Duration: 20’

slice (a microscore) (2008)
violin & violoncello
Duration: 1’

in passing/parallel (2008)
for 2 violins or 2 violas
Duration: 15’

open-scape (2008)
for violin solo
Duration: 10’

parallel study/sequential (2008)
for viola & 2 speakers
Duration: 15’

as two…or three…or four… (2008)
for any bowed, string instrument in the range of your voice

simadhi for simplified violin (2007)
for all e-string violin

heart (2007)
for viola & cello
Duration: 5’

as one (2007)
for violin duo
Duration: 10’

dove (2006/07)
for viola solo
Duration: 30’

mirror (2006)
for contrabass solo
Duration: 15’

CHAMBER MUSIC

divisio spiralis (2019)
for string quartet
Duration: 75’

curva triangulus (2018)
for vc, k.forte, fl, lupophone, cl, vln & barberini triple harp
Duration: 45’

prisma interius VIII (2018)
for cl/ten.rec., vln/vla, cello, guitar/c.bass & two synthesizer keyboards
Duration: 25’-35’

prisma interius IV (2017)
for bass flute, 2 violas, alto gamba, voices & synthesizer
Duration: 45’

prisma interius I (2017)
for bass flute, contrabass, quinton, voices & synthesizer
Duration: 45’

curvo totalitas (2016/17)
for tam-tam, steel sheet & two synthesizers
Duration: 22’/45’

color residua (2016)
for 2 voices, 2 violas, cello & contrabass
Duration: 40’

parallaxis forma (2016)
for voice, fl, b. cl, a. sax, glasses/bowls, e. guit, vln & cello
Duration: 40’

overlays/smear (2015)
for brass sextet
c tpt, Bb tpt, sop. tbn, alto tbn, tenor tbn & tenor tbn with attach.
Duration: 12’

pulse/shade (2014)
for 4 similarly ranged voices
Duration: 15’

material/highlight (2013/14)
for c. bass, two violas & various wind, brass, organ-like, or electronic instruments
Duration: 40’

overlays transparent/opaque (2013)
for a. flute (& flute), a. sax, viola, ‘cello, e. guitar & trombone
Duration: 20’

noise/tone variations (2012)
for 7+ high sustaining instrumentalists
Duration: 41’

in/gradient (2012)
for double bass, viola, trombone, electric guitar & oscillators
Duration: 55’

matter/moving (2011)
for double bass, trombone & oscillators
Duration: 25’

line/shadow (2011)
open instrumentation
Duration: 25’

periphery (for two) (2011)
for 2 voices with open instrumental/electronic accompaniment
Duration: 10’/40’

the field (for agnes) (2011)
for voice, flute, clarinet, viola & double bass
Duration: 15’

curve study (2010)
for 7+ voices

nodes, various (2010)
3+ oscillators

three bodies (moving) (2009/10)
for violin, cello & bass clarinet
Duration: 40’

shapes of 3 and 5 (2009)
for 5+ voices
Duration: 15’

string quartet (2009)
for string quartet
Duration: 50’

slice (richard serra) (2009)
for 3 violoncelli
Duration: 3’

splitting (imagination piece) (2008)
for english horn, electric guitar & harmonium
Duration: 8’

bass guitar piece for adam overton (2008)
for 3 or more electric bass guitars

grow (out) (2008)
for 5 bowed strings or 4 bowed strings with e-bow guitar
Duration: 40’

diffraction (2007)
for alto flute, english horn, clarinet, violin, viola, cello & contrabass
Duration: 15’

invisible line (2007)
for 1 violin, 2 violas, 2 violoncelli & 1 double bass
Duration: 30’

alchemy/bloom (2006)
for bass flute, viola, contrabass clarinet & double bass
Duration: 20’

LARGE ENSEMBLE

prisma interius IX (2018)
for Ensemble Dedalus
fl, tpt, b. tbn, gtr., vln, vla, vc/vox, vox/a, gamba & synth
Duration: 45’

prisma interius V (2017)
for harp, cl, wine glasses, synthesizer & string orchestra
Duration: 15’

cumulus totalitas (2016)
for organ & string orchestra
Duration: 7’

orbis ascendentes (2016)
for Julien Weiss qanun & chamber orchestra
Duration: 18’

portions transparent/opaque (2014)
for string orchestra, full brass & timpani
Duration: 18’

branches (2009/10)
for 9+ mid-upper range voices
Duration: 15’

dilations (2008/09)
3 upper range male voices, 3 violoncelli & 3 bass clarinets
Duration: 40’

tone/noise (emergence patterns) (2008/11)
9 strings (various)
Duration: 15’