Kyle Hovatter: "Katzenjammer" for Chamber Ensemble (2011) Jacques Desjardins, conductor

Composed by Kyle Hovatter (2011)
Conducted by Jacques Desjardins

San Francisco Conservatory of Music
April 12, 2011 - World Premiere

Program Note:
Our hero forcefully confronts the lie of his hallucination; with disorienting torment allowed - then embraced. Hashtag Don't Do Drugs.

SFCM New Music Ensemble

Tracy Goodwin, flute; Meng-Chieh Tsai, oboe; Katherine Large, clarinet; Yu Yang, bassoon; Caitlyn Smith, horn; Donald McEwan, trumpet; Brandon Franklin, trombone; Kevin Schlossman, Alex Wadner, percussion; Maatthias McIntire, Kevin Rogers, Ellen Flanagan, Sharon Han, violin; Addi Liu, Samuel Nelson, viola; Joanne De Mars, cello; William Hackenberg, bass

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[danielleosimpson]

Finally Kyle I'm having a break to pause and listen to your piece. Well done and congratulations and this excellent performance!

Daniel Léo Simpson

Composer

San Francisco

[AlbionDavid]

thank you! i appreciate you listening to my versions of yeats' poems.

i am a guitarist, and most appreciate guitar-centered music.

[europica]

I like the whole thing and my favourite part is the violins etc from around 3:27. A really beautiful lull. Nice plucks and then the brass and the ergency really gets going and builds. I enjoyed this a lot.

[byheavenlyhosts]

Hi Kyle..I must say the beginning threw me...but as I listened I think you have composed an amazing piece!!! Darkness & Light...

[natanaeltrumpet]

muito bom

[jorgepineyrua]

Buenisimo ! un placer escucharlos y dejar que los sentidos vayan donde quieran guiados por esta expléndida orquesta...gracias

Jorge

[Yuna668]

aww great;)

[hkams]

For chamber, balance is very important

trp is too sharp (the sharp here does not mean the tone)

just too strong

And string department in high register is a bit weak

e.g. those glissando

[PascalJugy]

Sometimes very intimist like in a string quartet in pianissimo, one would like to hear a full symphonic orchestra in rythmics fortissimo. Whatever, it's a good work and you have a real talent for a so young composer! congratulations.

[AZWozzeck]

Gelled not belled. In the pocket. That's what I was trying to say.