Join me in Episode 2 of Season 2 for a discussion with composer and pianist Catherine Likhuta!
Catherine is an Australian-based composer, pianist and recording artist. Her music exhibits high emotional charge, programmatic nature and rhythmic complexity. Catherine’s pieces have been played extensively around the world, including highly prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage), Glyndebourne Opera House (Organ Room), five International Horn Symposiums and two World Saxophone Congresses, as well as many festivals and conferences. Her works have enjoyed performances by prominent symphony orchestras (such as Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra of the National Radio of Ukraine), chamber ensembles (such as Atlantic Brass Quintet, Ensemble Q, NU CORNO and U.S. Army Field Band Horns) and soloists (including former president of the North American Saxophone Alliance Griffin Campbell and president of the International Horn Society Andrew Pelletier). Catherine has held residencies at Tyalgum Music Festival, North Carolina NewMusic Initiative, University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Georgia and other institutions. She is a two-time winner of the International Horn Society Composition Contest (virtuoso division) and a recipient of several awards, including two grants from the Australia Council for the Arts. Her music can be heard on Albany, Cala, Equilibrium and Summit Records.
Catherine’s wind band works have enjoyed performances by dozens of wind ensembles, including prominent groups such as SUNY Potsdam Crane Wind Ensemble, Sydney Conservatorium Wind Symphony, University of Georgia Hodgson Wind Ensemble and University of Kentucky Wind Symphony. Her music has been played at Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival (Sydney), CBDNA Conference (Norman, OK) and Midwest Clinic (Chicago, IL).
Catherine holds a Bachelor's degree in jazz piano from Kyiv Glière Music College, a five-year post-graduate degree in composition from the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine (Kyiv Conservatory) and a PhD in composition from the University of Queensland. She is an active performer, often playing her own music. She was the soloist on the premiere and the CD recording of Out Loud, her piano concerto commissioned by the Cornell University Wind Ensemble, and the pianist on Adam Unsworth’s CD Snapshots.
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2022 Holiday Bonus Episode: Alan Civil
Episode 28: Nancy Joy
Episode 27: Anneke Scott
Episode 26: Isaac Shieh
Episode 25: Gabriella Ibarra
Episode 24: American Horn Quartet at the 2021 Northeast Horn Workshop
Episode 23: Randall Faust and the IHS Composition Contest
Summer 2022 Bonus Episode: Equipment Talk with John Ericson
Episode 22: Julia Burtscher
Episode 21: Mike Harcrow
Episode 20: Jennifer Sholtis
Episode 19: Johanna Lundy
Episode 18: Larry Williams
Episode 17: Daren Robbins
2021 Holiday Bonus Episode: Gail Williams
Episode 16: J. Bernardo Silva
Episode 15: Radegundis Tavares
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