Karola Obermueller: quicksand (2004/2024)

Tilted Head Ensemble
DiMenna Center for Classical Music
May 22, 2024
Roberta Michel, flutes
Eileen Mack, clarinet
Johnna Wu, violin
Thea Mesirow, cello
Yumi Suehiro, piano
Carl Christian Bettendorf, conductor
Karola Obermueller's composing, described by the NYT as “hyperkinetic music”, is constantly in search of the unknown. Her unique voice began forming in collages of sound made with tape recorders and evolved later with composition degrees obtained in Nuremberg, Saarbrücken, and at the Mozarteum Salzburg. Her sense of rhythm and form was forever changed by studying Carnatic and Hindustani classical music in India.
Since receiving a doctorate from Harvard, Obermueller taught composition and co-directed the composition area at the University of New Mexico before joining the Department of Music at UC San Diego in 2023. Her music can be heard on CD (WERGO, New Focus Recordings, Brilliant Classics) and at karolaobermueller.net.
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Scott D. Miller, Artistic Director
Carl Christian Bettendorf, Conductor
Mitchell McCarthy, Producer
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