Brass Quintet

Duration: about 5 minutes

Program Notes

Atelophobia, the fear of imperfection, is something all of us can relate to. And the only way to overcome it is to accept and love who you are, even if that means you are weak. We all have to grow from somewhere, so the more you  honestly own up to your fears and anxiety, the more you will realize what it has to say.

https://youtu.be/hgGhhgWC184?t=2760 (WORLD PREMIERE starting at 46:00)

Duet for Bass Clarinet and Marimba

Duration: about 5 minutes

Program Notes

This piece was inspired by my exploration for two dark woody instruments with wide registers. Though this duet is an unusual combination, I felt like they both could accurately represent the resilience everyone has displayed throughout the year of 2020. It begins with a frustrated cry from the clarinet and a somber response in the marimba. This transfers into a questioning development that brings on more frustration, only to realize that everything is going to be alright no matter what happens. The development of this piece leads to the contentment of existing in the present and not worrying about what the future holds.

https://youtu.be/hgGhhgWC184?t=1703 (LIVE PERFORMANCE, starting at 28:23)

Electro Acoustics

Duration: about 5 minutes

Program Notes

This is an electro-acoustic piece inspired by Vampire Weekend's song, Lord Ullin's Daughter, which uses a poem as it's storyline and then has layered tracks of a thunderstorm, piano, and various other sounds beneath. I wanted to create a piece that would use Arthur Rimbaud's synesthetic poem, Vowels, and layer organically-recorded vintage-sounding tracks versus modern synth tracks underneath to describe the senses described in the poem. It promotes not feeling texture with your eyes, but with your ears.

https://youtu.be/5SFaFHCJXk4?t=124 (WORLD PREMIERE, starting at 2:58)

Full Orchestra

Duration: about 5 minutes

Program Notes

This is my first finalized full orchestra piece. I'm hoping to get a live recording of it as soon as COVID lets up a bit and we can have the entirety of the orchestra back on stage safely. The word Ceraunophile describes someone who is obsessed with thunder storms and lightening, like myself. I've always found storms as comforting and beautiful, but powerful and fearsome. Nature has always been something I've respected, admired, and feared, and I strive to know more about it the older I become. This piece is a musical description of what I experience synesthetically during a storm and I hope my listeners are taken on a deeper journey inside of nature's wonders.

https://soundcloud.com/katelyncello/ceraunophile-midi?si=2581eb5669fe48378895644fcd6594b7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing (MIDI)

Trio for Horn, Cello, & Piano

Duration: about 10 minutes

Program Notes

When considering the definition of an Apparition- the appearance of something unexpected like a ghost- this piece is based upon the feelings that grow inside when you enter the presence of an unknown entity or even someone you don’t recognize but feel uncomfortable around. In the metaphor of a ghost, the piece envelopes a dark cloud that has no form, just as your emotions are unpredictable in an unknown situation, i.e.- a haunted house. In the metaphor of the apparition being a person, this world is full of so many masks that humans wear daily. The only time you get to see their true face is when you least expect it, and it can be quite frightening, like an apparition. Therefore, my message is that we need to learn to accept ourselves for who we are or learn how to develop our character in order to improve our existence. The art I created for this piece is my interpretation of an anaglyph x-ray of a person. This depicts how we see the mask of a human on the outside, but we see the inner monster underneath at the same time.

This piece was written for my good friend, Austin Ruff, who premiered this piece as the horn player in a trio with a pianist and cellist.

https://youtu.be/zVFhkbHVPTM (LIVE PREMIERE, starting at 1:45)

https://smu.box.com/s/i19abg3hsaxwnjnwos6xlq631tqlcry0 (MIDI)