solo bassoon + electronics

As a bassoonist and improviser, Katherine Young explores twitching rhythmic patterns and the internal beating of virtuosic multiphonics and create monolithic soundscapes. Her debut bassoon record, Further Secret Origins (Porter Records, 2009) garnered praise in The Wire (“Bassoon colossus”), Downbeat ("seriously bold leaps for the bassoon"), and elsewhere. Since that acoustic recording, Katherine has gone on to develop an electro-acoustic approach to her instrument, using amplification and pedals to enhance the acoustic power of the bassoon and bring out interior resonances.

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To hear more of Katherine’s bassoon playing, check out some of her other projects: Beautifulish, duo with Jessica Pavone, and Pretty Monsters!