Carolyn Bremer

Website

http://carolynbremer.com

Biography

Carolyn Bremer has been dubbed a composer "driven by hobgoblins of post modernist cant." She came to composition on the heels of intensive training as an orchestral bassist. Her catalogue contains works based on feminist symbolism (Athene), baseball (Early Light), and popular culture (It Makes Me Nervewracking). Currently, she is Department Chair at the Bob Cole Conservatory, California State University Long Beach. She taught at OU from 1991-2000.

List of Works

Amushe-Bouche–wind symphony, 2011 (4:00)

Concerto for Trumpet and Winds–2010 (10:00)

Laughing Out Loud: A Cyberpunk Opera–soloists, chorus, orchestra, electronics, in progress

The Grass Below–choir, 2009 (2:30)

Saturnalia–wind ensemble, 2008 (6:30)

Red Music / Blue Music –arranged for chamber ensemble, 2008 (8:20)

Red Music / Blue Music –arranged for wind ensemble, 2007 (8:10)

Red Music / Blue Music –computer–generated text and sound, and images, 2007 (8:10)

Pieces of Eight –concert band, 2006 (6:45)

Ozymandias –chorus and chamber band, 2005 (17:00)

First Suite for Band–concert band, 2005 (6:00)

Dances from the Age of Aquarius–wind ensemble, 2005 (10:00)

(r)Evolving Doors–piano duet, 2005 (16:00)

Malibu Danbury–flute, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, prepared piano, electric bass, computer–projected text, 2004 (5:00)

Impulse Engine–wind ensemble, 2004 (5:00)

Peanut Jelly and Butter–violin, cello, bass clarinet, vibes, drum set, computer–projected text, 2004 (9:00)

Adventures in Hyperreality–computer–generated sound, computer–projected text, 2003 (5:30)

Talkin' About Degeneration–marimba and computer–projected text, 2003 (8:00)

Symphony for Wind Band–wind ensemble, 2002 (23:00)

Channel Islands–flute, viola, cello, vibes, 2002 (10:00)

Blue Skye–cello and piano, 2002 (5:00)

Returns of the Day–wind ensemble, 2002 (10:00)

Spark–wind ensemble, 2001 (6:00)

For The Earth and the Wandering Moon–any number of players, 2001 (10:00)

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