Monique Buzzarté
Encyclopedia
Monique Buzzarté is a composer
, trombonist, and activist who coordinated a worldwide effort on behalf of the International Alliance for Women in Music
(IAWM), leading to the admission of women as members of the Vienna Philharmonic in 1997.
Specializing in contemporary music, she has commissioned works for trombone in many genres from composers such as Pauline Oliveros
, Alice Shields
, and Anne LeBaron
. Her electroacoustic
works are characterized by gradually shifting layers of live processing.
Buzzarté studied with Stuart Dempster
and Ned Meredith, and is certified to teach Pauline Oliveros's deep listening practices. She holds a B.A. and B.Mus. from the University of Washington
and a M.M. from the Manhattan School of Music
.
She has recorded with the Arditti Quartet
, New Circle Five, and Zanana. Commissioned works from Pauline Oliveros
, Alice Shields, Al Margolis, Anne LeBaron
, and Noah Creshevsky
.
She was awarded a 2009 MAP Fund grant for a collaboration with Frances White for a composition exploring the relationships between the trombone and the shakuhachi, two ancient micro-tonal wind instruments that both transcend the notion of fixed temperament.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, trombonist, and activist who coordinated a worldwide effort on behalf of the International Alliance for Women in Music
International Alliance for Women in Music
The International Alliance for Women in Music is an international membership organization of women and men dedicated to fostering and encouraging the activities of women in music, particularly in the areas of musical activity, such as composing, performing, and research, in which gender...
(IAWM), leading to the admission of women as members of the Vienna Philharmonic in 1997.
Specializing in contemporary music, she has commissioned works for trombone in many genres from composers such as Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros is an American accordionist and composer who is a central figure in the development of post-war electronic art music....
, Alice Shields
Alice Shields
Alice Shields is an American composer. She is a respected electronic composer particularly known for her work in opera....
, and Anne LeBaron
Anne LeBaron
Alice Anne LeBaron is an United States composer and harpist.-Biography:Anne LeBaron holds a B.A. in music from the University of Alabama , an M.A. in music from the State University of New York at Stony Brook , and a D.M.A. from Columbia University...
. Her electroacoustic
Electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music originated in Western art music during its modern era following the incorporation of electric sound production into compositional practice. The initial developments in electroacoustic music composition during the mid-20th century are associated with the activities of composers...
works are characterized by gradually shifting layers of live processing.
Buzzarté studied with Stuart Dempster
Stuart Dempster
Stuart Dempster is a trombonist, didjeridu player, improvisor, and composer.-Biography:After Dempster completed his studies at San Francisco State College, he was appointed assistant professor at the California State College at Hayward, and instructor at the San Francisco Conservatory...
and Ned Meredith, and is certified to teach Pauline Oliveros's deep listening practices. She holds a B.A. and B.Mus. from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
and a M.M. from the Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
.
She has recorded with the Arditti Quartet
Arditti Quartet
The Arditti Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1974. The quartet is associated particularly with contemporary music.-Early history:The quartet was founded in 1974 by violinist Irvine Arditti together with John Senter, Levine Andrade and Lenox Mackenzie...
, New Circle Five, and Zanana. Commissioned works from Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros is an American accordionist and composer who is a central figure in the development of post-war electronic art music....
, Alice Shields, Al Margolis, Anne LeBaron
Anne LeBaron
Alice Anne LeBaron is an United States composer and harpist.-Biography:Anne LeBaron holds a B.A. in music from the University of Alabama , an M.A. in music from the State University of New York at Stony Brook , and a D.M.A. from Columbia University...
, and Noah Creshevsky
Noah Creshevsky
-Biography:Trained in composition by Nadia Boulanger in Paris and Luciano Berio at the Juilliard School, Creshevsky has lived and worked in New York since 1966. He taught at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York for thirty-one years, serving as Director of the Brooklyn College Center...
.
She was awarded a 2009 MAP Fund grant for a collaboration with Frances White for a composition exploring the relationships between the trombone and the shakuhachi, two ancient micro-tonal wind instruments that both transcend the notion of fixed temperament.
Discography
- Fluctuations with Ellen Fullman (2007, Deep Listening 38)
- Noah Creshevsky: To Know and Not to Know (2007, Tzadik 8036)
- Holding Patterns, Zanana (2004, Deep Listening 30)
- Wake Up and Dream, New Circle Five (2003, Deep Listening 20)
- John Cage: The Number Pieces 2, Arditti Quartart (1991, Mode 75)