Emily Koh
Emily Koh | |||
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| Born | 1986 | ||
| Nationality | Singaporean | ||
| Citizenship | Singapore | ||
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| Occupation | Composer | ||
Emily Koh (born 1986 in Singapore) is a Singaporean composer based in Atlanta, Georgia. Since 2017, she is Assistant Professor of Composition at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Her works have been described as "beautifully eerie" (New York Times)[1], "subtley spicy" (Baltimore Sun)[2] and having a "dancing, stop-start motion" (Boston Globe)[3]. Emily was a student of the music elective program at Temasek Junior College[4], and played double bass in the Singapore National Youth Orchestra. She continued her studies in composition with Ho Chee Kong and double bass with Guennadi Mouzyka at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland to pursue her Master's degree in composition and music theory pedagogy at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University as a student of Kevin Puts. She earned her Ph.D. in music theory and composition at Brandeis University in Waltham, Waltham, Massachussetts under the tutelage of David Rakowski, Eric Chasalow and Yu-Hui Chang. She was commencement marshal for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis' 66th commencement ceremony, held May 21 2017[5]. Emily is a recipient of the 2020 Opera America OGFC Commissioning Grant [6], 2019 Young Artist Award from the National Arts Council, Singapore[7], 2019-2020 Copland House Residency Award[8], 2013 Yoshiro Irino Prize (Asian Composers League)[9], 2012 Barlow Endowment General Commission[10], 2012 American Society of Composers, ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award[11], and 2012 PARMA Student Composers Competition[12]. She has been a fellow at MacDowell and Avaloch Farm Music Institute. In 2019, her work After Igor was selected to be read by the Aguascalientes Symphony (Mexico) as part of the American Composers Orchestra's Earshot program[13]. She was named as one of "30 of Singapore's rising stars under 30" by the The Straits Times in 2015[14].
In March 2020, Emily performed as the double bass soloist in her work diver[city] with the University of Wisconson-Whitewater Symphonic Wind Ensemble (conducted by Glenn Hayes) at Carnegie Hall, as part of the New York Wind Band Festival[15]. She was on the composition faculty of the International Composition Institute of Thailand (2020)[16] and Alba Music Festival (2019)[17].
Discography
- heteronym/ on PRISM Quartet's album, Surfaces and Essences. XAS Records / XAS 108, released April 17 2020[18].
- memento mori on McCormick Percussion Group's album, Strings & Hammers. Ravello Records / RR8037, released July 10 2020[19].
- \very/ specifically vague on Transient Canvas' album, Right Now, In A Second. New Focus Recordings / fcr267, released October 16 2020
Works
| Year | Piece | Instrumentation |
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| 2007 | Two Miniatures | Clarinet |
| 2008 | vom Empirischen Standpunkt | Oboe |
| 2008 | Si fallor, sum | Piano |
| 2009 | About E.C.O. | Symphony Orchestra |
| 2010 | After Igor | Symphony Orchestra |
| 2010 | [circum]-perceptio | flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussions, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass |
| 2010 | binary states // dichotomies | Flute and Harp |
| 2010 | Generations | 4 sopranos, percussion, piano and double bass or 4 sopranos and piano |
| 2010 | The Remorse of the Dead | SATB acapella choir |
| 2011 | re-intro:spect | Sinfonietta |
| 2011 | trans-[migra].nation | flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet, french horn, bass trombone, percussion, piano, violin and double bass (with C extension) |
| 2011 | f-sion | clarinet, saxophone, percussion, violin and bass (acoustic and electric) |
| 2011 | frigia | flute (doubling alto flute), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), piano, violin, cello and soprano |
| 2011 | byte | Violin |
| 2011 | There Is A Painted Bus | Children’s Choir (SSA) and optional piano accompaniment |
| 2012 | … the blood-drops, scarlet-colored… | String Orchestra |
| 2012 | tra[d/ns]itions | String Quartet |
| 2012 | cycrotations | P1 vib, xyl, 4 unpitched metal tubes, Chinese cym, 2 splash cym, 2 toms (higher), 5 woodblocks (high), whip
P2 glock, hi-hat, 2 susp. cym, 2 bongos, BD, 5 woodblocks (low) P3 crot, xyl, timpano (with cro and cym), 3 nipple gongs, 2 cowbells, 2 congas, rain stick, [optional: frying pans] P4 vib, tubular bells, bell tree, mar, 2 tam-tams, 2 tri, 2 toms (lower), guiro [preferably wooden] |
| 2012 | the tide rises, the tide falls… | unaccompanied SSAATB |
| 2013 | homonym | soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones |
| 2013 | ombre | soprano and clarinet |
| 2013 | bridging : isolation | clarinet, violin and piano |
| 2013 | synpunkt | flute, clarinet and percussion |
| 2013 | motes | solo alto saxophone and electronics |
| 2014 | petrichor | 2 flutes, clarinet, soprano sax, baritone sax, horn, trumpet, 2 trombones, tuba, piano, percussion, electric guitar, electric bass, soprano and mezzo soprano |
| 2014 | Jia[k] | Symphony Orchestra |
| 2014 | e(e)-m | flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello, percussion and soprano |
| 2014 | kilobyte | Solo Violin |
| 2015 | cis-[flux] | Sinfonietta |
| 2015 | diver[city] | Wind Ensemble |
| 2015 | implodex!! | violin, viola, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet |
| 2015 | smidgen(S) | Cello and Piano |
| 2016 | heteronym/ | soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones |
| 2016 | logos | violin, viola, double bass (with B string/extension) |
| 2016 | medi+aTion | solo baritone saxophone |
| 2016 | nakuniku | 16-voice acapella choir (SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB) |
| 2017 | resonate | Chinese chamber octet ( gaoyin sheng, pipa, zhongruan, daruan, guzheng, percussion, gaohu, erhu/zhonghu) and woodwind quintet (flute, clarinet, oboe, horn, bassoon) |
| 2017 | peri{methe | soprano, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, percussion, violin, double bass |
| 2017 | emojicons | soprano, double bass |
| 2017 | {plithe | amplified viola and toy piano |
| 2017 | esphyr | amplified violin, piano and percussion |
| 2017 | \very/ specifically vague | bass clarinet and marimba |
| 2017 | within the inside down | Solo Bass Trombone |
| 2018 | am burning, have burned, will burn | mezzo soprano, harpsichord, baroque cello, baroque guitar |
| 2018 | cryptonym: | soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone |
| 2018 | [sub]contractures | contrabass flute, contraforte |
| 2018 | chronoma | soprano and alto saxophones (1 player), percussion [hi-hat, water gong, 3 large gongs, large metal can, triangle, 6 unpitched metal tubes, 2 tomtoms, 32″ timpani], piano |
| 2018 | Fräulein Datuk 拿督姑娘 | Chinese orchestra |
| 2018 | Fantasia on “Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir” | organ |
| 2018 | Bosniak | film score |
| 2019 | winged throat | guitar |
| 2019 | aphonia | violin, viola (both vocalizing) |
| 2019 | o'phony | kalimba ensemble |
| 2019 | memento mori | violin, double bass, percussion quintet |
| 2019 | emoyo | percussion quartet |
| 2019 | homemade recipe: char kuay | 12-voice acapella choir (SSSAAATTTBBB) |
| 2020 | homemade recipe: nasi ulam | wind symphony |
| 2020 | Opera Green | film score |
| 2020 | amuse-b口uche | bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, trombone, euphonium |
| 2020 | mega[byte] | viola |
| 2020 | under; elsewhere | quartertonal trumpet |
| 2020 | saturation temp! | piano and melodica (one player) |
References
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (2010-06-04). "In Low-Key Buffalo, a New-Music Milestone (Published 2010)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ Smith, Tim. "A sampling of new operas at Peabody focusing on women". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ Weininger, David (December 17, 2020). "The local recordings that helped us through 2020 - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "Music Elective Programme (MEP)". www.temasekjc.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "Emily Koh PhD'17 Will Serve as the 2017 GSAS Commencement Marshal". www.brandeis.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "OGFC Commissioning Grants 2020". Opera America. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "NAC - Cultural Medallion & Young Artist Award 2019". www.nac.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "Composers / Copland House Residency Awards // Copland House …where America's musical past and future meet". www.coplandhouse.org. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "31st Asian Composers League Festival and Conference, Singapore : Blog Article : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ Barlow Endowment (2021-01-07). "Barlow Endowment Commission Recipients".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Staffon, NewMusicBox; 2012 (2012-04-09). "ASCAP Foundation Announces 2012 Morton Gould Young Composer Awardees". NewMusicBox. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Emily Koh wins music composition competitions". BrandeisNOW. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "EarShot Aguascalientes Symphony – Composer Spotlight: Emily Koh – American Composers Orchestra". Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ hermes (2015-07-01). "30 of Singapore's rising stars under 30". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "UW-W's Department of Music sets a very musical March with guest artists, faculty concerts". Daily Jefferson County Union. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "Faculty Mentors – Thailand Music and Arts Organization". Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "The 2019 Program". ALBA MUSIC FESTIVAL COMPOSITION PROGRAM. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "Surfaces and Essences". PRISM Quartet. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "STRINGS AND HAMMERS - McCormick Percussion Group". www.ravellorecords.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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