#Kitty

Year: 2019 | Duration: 16’ | Medium: Horn and Percussion | Difficulty: Medium-Hard

Composer Description

Cats play a very important role in internet culture. We talk about them on social media, those of us without cats enjoying hearing about them from our friends and family. Cats are popular all over the world, and in different languages. #Kitty is a reflection on the types of cat social media posts I see regularly. All of the text comes from friends that live everywhere from thousands of miles away to less than one mile away. Cats get sick, cats cause trouble, but most of all, cats are our much more introverted friends that want to be left alone until they don’t. #Kitty is a fun collage of the internet.

The text for this piece is extremely important. I want to personally thank all of the individuals who helped provide the text. Text should be spoken by both performers throughout the performance depending on who is indicated. Movements can be done in any order and can be removed as needed for time.

I Marimba Bed (Mai Tadokoro Hessel)

II Lullaby (Patti Kilroy)

III Flowerpots (Eric Hessel)

IV Laundry Time! (Leigh VanHandel)

V El Gato Perdido (Sebastian Quesada)

VI Plastic Bag Fascination (Alex Temple)

VII Instagram Overload! (Nicole Parks)

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Spiral Staircase Duo

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