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Katherine Balch's Chamber Music, Responding to the Waves, and Aluminum Forest at the Lucerne Festival

Dec. 04, 2024

Three works by Katherine Balch were presented in Switzerland for the first time at the Lucerne Festival as part of their Lucerne Festival Forward programming. On November 15, Balch's solo violin work, Responding to the Waves was performed at the Peterskapelle.


(I. Chrysalis from Katherine Balch's Responding to the Waves)

The following day, the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, led by Mariano Chiacchiarini, performed the sinfonietta version of Balch's Chamber Music at KKL Luzern. In addition, Balch's Aluminum Forest was also installed at the Peterskapelle. The work is a site-variable installation for hand-made automated aluminum wind chimes, that was premiered at the Villa Aurelia Gardens in Rome when the composer was in residence at the American Academy in Rome as the Elliot Carter Rome Prize Fellow. Aluminum Forest was created in partnership with composer and sound artist, Ted Moore. The work seamlessly combines technology with art to create a unique installation. 



Aluminum Forest, version for 15 chimes, filmed on April 15, 2021

Balch was interviewed about her works for a podcast and interview which can be viewed here.

To learn more about Katherine Balch, visit schott-music.com.

Katherine Balch
Responding to the Waves (2017)
for solo violin
8-10'
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Chamber Music (2018-2022)
version for chamber orchestra
1(pic, afl).1(ca).1(bcl).asax.1-1.1.1.1-2perc(I: vib, xylo, wdbl, capiz shell chimes, tri, sizzle cym, med sus cym, bng, tam-t; II: crot, louis conti shaker [black], 2 resonant glass bottles [sm, med], 3 graduated flower pots [i.e., 2”, 4”, 5”], coarse ceramic tile, bass flexitone, lg sus cym, s.d, med floor tom, lg floor tom, b.d-hp.pno(prepared)-str(1.1.1.1.1)
11'
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