Frances White

Welcome

Welcome to www.RoseWhiteMusic.com, the home page for Frances White. I am a composer working mainly in the area of music for instruments and computer-generated sound. In recent years, I have been especially interested in composing for Asian instruments, particularly the shakuhachi, or Japanese bamboo flute.

This site contains:

Information about my compositions, recordings, and how to order scores
Downloadable excerpts of some of my music
Profiles and interviews with me
Things I have written about music, especially about computer music and women in that field
Information on how to contact me

What's new

Interview with Kristin Norderval about She lost her voice that's how we knew
New multimedia project with Parthenia
Interviews, videos, & blogs
Upcoming performances
Recent releases
In progress

Interview with Kristin Norderval about She lost her voice that's how we knew

In Vienna in 2006, Kristin Norderval performed She lost her voice that's how we knew, our collaboration with writer Valeria Vasilevski. A television interview she gave then with the Austrian feminist magazine an.schläge is now available on vimeo.

New multimedia project with Parthenia

I am working on an exciting collaboration with the viol consort Parthenia, librettist/producer Wendy Steiner, and architect/computer visualization specialist Andy Lucia. In this project, called Traces on the Farther Side, the music of my piece A flower on the farther side (commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for Parthenia) will trigger mysterious and beautiful visual tracks, in both live performance and as DVD installation. Traces on the Farther Side will be performed this October at Picture Ray Studio in NYC.

Interviews, videos, & blogs

Maurice remembered on USA Projects

I've made a short video about my in-progress opera for pianist/baritone, including excerpts, at USA Projects.

Videos on YouTube

Violinist Michael Lim has posted his performance of The Old Rose reader (in two parts).
Mode Records has posted my Centre bridge (dark river) as a promo for the CD.

Sequenza 21 & Tokafi blogs

My October 30th 2009 Interpretations concert with Elizabeth Brown was the subject of a blog entry at Sequenza21.

Also, the folks at tokafi asked me 15 questions, and I provided 15 answers for their blog.

Interview with Tim Munro of eighth blackbird

When I was in Richmond for the premiere of The ocean inside at the Third Practice Festival, Tim Munro of eighth blackbird interviewed me. Listen to it, and excerpts of The ocean inside, on the eighth blackbird blog.

Upcoming performances

On September 18, I will share a concert with Pauline Oliveros at The Stone in New York. Pieces from my CD "Centre Bridge" will be performed by violist Liuh-Wen Ting and bassist Troy Rinker.
A flower on the farther side for viols and electronic sound will be performed by the wonderful viol consort Parthenia at Picture Ray Studio in New York in October as part of the new multimedia project Traces on the farther side.

Tracing

Interpretations

Monique Buzzarté

My new work for chamber choir, cello, and electronic sound will be premiered in Seattle in April by The Solaris Vocal Ensemble.

Recent releases

CD Centre Bridge

Centre Bridge, a CD of some of my electroacoustic works, is now available. Described by reviewer Robert Carl as "a release that brings deep pleasures," it includes performances of Centre Bridge, Centre Bridge (dark river), Like the lily, A veil barely seen, and Walk through Resonant Landscape No. 2. The CD includes notes about the music by James Pritchett. Centre Bridge is available at Amazon.com, and at other fine music stores.

Old rose reader on CD

The old rose reader appears on Mari Kimura's new CD release Polytopia from Bridge Records. The CD also includes works by Mari, Jean-Claude Risset, Conlon Nancarrow, Milica Paranosic, Robert Rowe, and Tania Leon.

In progress

I'm very pleased to have been awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts!

Currently I'm working on a new piece for chamber choir, cello, and electronic sound. This work, commissioned by the Solaris Vocal Ensemble, will be premiered in Seattle in April of 2012.

Bio

For those who do not know anything about me, here is my standard bio:

Frances White composes instrumental and electronic music. She is particularly known for her works combining live instruments and computer-generated electronic sound spaces. She studied composition at the University of Maryland, Brooklyn College, and Princeton University. She has received awards, honors, grants and commissions from organizations such as Prix Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria), the Institut International de Musique Electroacoustique de Bourges (France), the International Computer Music Association, Hungarian Radio, ASCAP, the Bang on a Can Festival, the Other Minds Festival, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, The Dale Warland Singers, the American Music Center, The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and The Guggenheim Foundation. She has received resident artist fellowships from The MacDowell Colony and The Djerassi Resident Artists Program. In 2007, Mode Records released Centre Bridge, a CD devoted to her electroacoustic works. Ms. White's music has also appeared on CD on the Wergo, Centaur, Nonsequitur, Harmonia Mundi, and Bridge labels. Ms. White's music was featured as part of the soundtrack of Gus Van Sant's award-winning films Elephant and Paranoid Park.

Ms. White studies the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute), and finds that the traditional music of this instrument informs and influences her work as a composer. Much of Ms. White's music is inspired by her love of nature, and her electronic works frequently include natural sound recorded around where she lives, in central New Jersey.

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Welcome What's new Bio	Frances White Welcome Welcome to www.RoseWhiteMusic.com, the home page for Frances White. I am a composer working mainly in the area of music for instruments and computer-generated sound. In recent years, I have been especially interested in composing for Asian instruments, particularly the shakuhachi, or Japanese bamboo flute. This site contains: Information about my compositions, recordings, and how to order scores Downloadable excerpts of some of my music Profiles and interviews with me Things I have written about music, especially about computer music and women in that field Information on how to contact me
Back to top	What's new Interview with Kristin Norderval about She lost her voice that's how we knew New multimedia project with Parthenia Interviews, videos, & blogs Upcoming performances Recent releases In progress Interview with Kristin Norderval about She lost her voice that's how we knew In Vienna in 2006, Kristin Norderval performed She lost her voice that's how we knew, our collaboration with writer Valeria Vasilevski. A television interview she gave then with the Austrian feminist magazine an.schläge is now available on vimeo. New multimedia project with Parthenia I am working on an exciting collaboration with the viol consort Parthenia, librettist/producer Wendy Steiner, and architect/computer visualization specialist Andy Lucia. In this project, called Traces on the Farther Side, the music of my piece A flower on the farther side (commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for Parthenia) will trigger mysterious and beautiful visual tracks, in both live performance and as DVD installation. Traces on the Farther Side will be performed this October at Picture Ray Studio in NYC. Interviews, videos, & blogs Maurice remembered on USA Projects I've made a short video about my in-progress opera for pianist/baritone, including excerpts, at USA Projects. Videos on YouTube Violinist Michael Lim has posted his performance of The Old Rose reader (in two parts). Mode Records has posted my Centre bridge (dark river) as a promo for the CD. Sequenza 21 & Tokafi blogs My October 30th 2009 Interpretations concert with Elizabeth Brown was the subject of a blog entry at Sequenza21. Also, the folks at tokafi asked me 15 questions, and I provided 15 answers for their blog. Interview with Tim Munro of eighth blackbird When I was in Richmond for the premiere of The ocean inside at the Third Practice Festival, Tim Munro of eighth blackbird interviewed me. Listen to it, and excerpts of The ocean inside, on the eighth blackbird blog. Upcoming performances On September 18, I will share a concert with Pauline Oliveros at The Stone in New York. Pieces from my CD "Centre Bridge" will be performed by violist Liuh-Wen Ting and bassist Troy Rinker. A flower on the farther side for viols and electronic sound will be performed by the wonderful viol consort Parthenia at Picture Ray Studio in New York in October as part of the new multimedia project Traces on the farther side. Tracing, for trombone and electronic sound, will be premiered in March at the Interpretations concert series in New York. This work was commissioned by the MAP Fund for the exquisite trombonist Monique Buzzarté. My new work for chamber choir, cello, and electronic sound will be premiered in Seattle in April by The Solaris Vocal Ensemble. Recent releases CD Centre Bridge Centre Bridge, a CD of some of my electroacoustic works, is now available. Described by reviewer Robert Carl as "a release that brings deep pleasures," it includes performances of Centre Bridge, Centre Bridge (dark river), Like the lily, A veil barely seen, and Walk through Resonant Landscape No. 2. The CD includes notes about the music by James Pritchett. Centre Bridge is available at Amazon.com, and at other fine music stores. Old rose reader on CD The old rose reader appears on Mari Kimura's new CD release Polytopia from Bridge Records. The CD also includes works by Mari, Jean-Claude Risset, Conlon Nancarrow, Milica Paranosic, Robert Rowe, and Tania Leon. In progress I'm very pleased to have been awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts! Currently I'm working on a new piece for chamber choir, cello, and electronic sound. This work, commissioned by the Solaris Vocal Ensemble, will be premiered in Seattle in April of 2012.
Back to top	Bio For those who do not know anything about me, here is my standard bio: Frances White composes instrumental and electronic music. She is particularly known for her works combining live instruments and computer-generated electronic sound spaces. She studied composition at the University of Maryland, Brooklyn College, and Princeton University. She has received awards, honors, grants and commissions from organizations such as Prix Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria), the Institut International de Musique Electroacoustique de Bourges (France), the International Computer Music Association, Hungarian Radio, ASCAP, the Bang on a Can Festival, the Other Minds Festival, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, The Dale Warland Singers, the American Music Center, The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and The Guggenheim Foundation. She has received resident artist fellowships from The MacDowell Colony and The Djerassi Resident Artists Program. In 2007, Mode Records released Centre Bridge, a CD devoted to her electroacoustic works. Ms. White's music has also appeared on CD on the Wergo, Centaur, Nonsequitur, Harmonia Mundi, and Bridge labels. Ms. White's music was featured as part of the soundtrack of Gus Van Sant's award-winning films Elephant and Paranoid Park. Ms. White studies the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute), and finds that the traditional music of this instrument informs and influences her work as a composer. Much of Ms. White's music is inspired by her love of nature, and her electronic works frequently include natural sound recorded around where she lives, in central New Jersey. Copyright 1998-2011 by Frances White. This page last updated on Sat Aug 13 2011. Traffic to this site tracked via Google Analytics
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