Episode 021 - Catherine Likhuta - Composing for the Wind World

Episode • Feb 8, 2021 • 1h 8m

In today’s episode, we travel to the “Land Down Under” but not before we make a short pit-stop in Kiev, Ukraine. Catherine Likhuta comes from Kyiv, Ukraine, but currently lives in Brisbane, Australia. She received her bachelor’s degree in jazz piano from the Kyiv Gliere University and a post-degree in music composition from the Kyiv Conservatory. She has since gone on and recently finished her PhD at the University of Queensland. Her music has been performed all over the world including Canada, the US, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. She is also a performing including on the premiere and CD recording of ‘Out Loud’, her piano concerto commissioned by the Cornell University Wind Ensemble. She has performed with numerous collaborators on some of the biggest stages including the World Saxophone Congress, twice at the International Horn Symposium, Eastman, Northwestern, and the University of Michigan. Today we are going to be talking about her life, music, inspirations, and the world of wind band literature. We hope to find out more about her Ukrainian past and how that influences her music as well.

Guest:

Catherine Likhuta

Catherine Likhuta’s website: www.catherinelikhuta.com

Music Included in this Episode:

Home Away from Home by Catherine Likhuta. © Catherine Likhuta 2019

Scraps from a Madman’s Diary by Catherine Likhuta. Performed by University of Georgia Wind Ensemble and Choirs. © Catherine Likhuta 2016

Motions by Catherine Likhuta. Performed by Paul Dean (clarinet) and Catherine Likhuta (piano) © Catherine Likhuta 2007.

Hosts:

William F. Montgomery - www.williammontgomerycomposer.com

Hillary Lester - www.thehealthymusiciansite.com

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