current projects

SOLO
Katherine Young’s debut bassoon record, Further Secret Origins was released on Porter Records in November 2009. The record garnered praise in The Wire (“Bassoon colossus”) Downbeat ("seriously bold leaps for the bassoon"), and elsewhere. Katherine performs regularly as a soloist, using amplification and pedals to enhance the acoustic power of the bassoon, bring out interior resonances, and create monolithic soundscapes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - porterrecords.com

PRETTY MONSTERS
The four-piece Pretty Monsters drifts and lurches between doomy songs, noisy improv, and eerie experimental chamber music. With a line-up featuring Erica Dicker on violin, Owen Stewart-Robertson on guitar, and Mike Pride on drums and percussion, Pretty Monsters has recorded a full-length record. - - - - katherineyoung.bandcamp.com

TILL BY TURNING
Till by Turning is the collective effort of Amy Cimini (viola), Erica Dicker (violin), Emily Manzo (piano) and Katherine Young. Working as performers, educators, improvisers, scholars, composers, and song-writers--Till by Turning performs original works and new chamber music by established and emerging artists. - - - - - - - tillbyturning.com

ARCHITEUTHIS WALKS ON LAND
Architeuthis Walks on Land is the improvised project Amy Cimini (viola) and Katherine. The duo released its second record, Natura Naturans on Carrier Records in 2010.- - - - - carrierrecords.com

ANTHONY BRAXTON
Katherine has the honor and pleasure to work with Anthony Braxton, performing in Moscow and Italy with the Diamond Curtain Wall Quartet, Poland and Philadelphia with the Falling River Quartet, as well as recording with the Tri-Centric Orchestra.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - akamu.net

THE FANCY
Chamber pop quartet the Fancy features Seth Garrison (vocals / keyboards), Clara Latham (vocals / guitar), Amy Cimini (viola), and Katherine (bassoon). The band released an EP and has a full-length currently in production. - - - wearefancy.net

THE NIGHTINGALES
Katherine plays bassoon with Robert Lloyd, Alan Apperly, and the rest of the 'Gales whenever she can get across the ocean. - - - - - - - - - - thenightingales.org.uk