Kate Moore (composer) facts for kids

Kate Moore (born 1979) is an Australian composer who lives in the Netherlands. She was born in Oxfordshire, England. Kate studied music with many famous composers. These included Australian composers Larry Sitsky, Jim Cotter, and Michael Smetanin. She also learned from Dutch composers like Louis Andriessen and Martijn Padding.

In 2022, Kate Moore won the Gieskes-Strijbis Podiumprijs, a special award. In June 2017, she made history. She became the first woman to win the Matthijs Vermeulen Award. This award is from the Netherlands Funds for the Performing Arts. She won it for her music piece called The Dam.

Kate Moore's Music Works

Kate Moore has written many different kinds of music. Her works include pieces for orchestras, smaller groups, and solo instruments. She also creates music for dance, theater, and films.

Major Music Pieces

• Frieda's Reis, Cello Concerto (2023): This was a big piece for cello and orchestra. It was asked for by the Amsterdam Cello Biennale.
• Piano Concerto (2019): A concerto for piano and orchestra.
• Space Junk (2019): This piece was created for the World Minimal Music Festival.
• Bosch Requiem: Lux Aeterna (2015–2018): A large work commissioned by several music festivals.
• Cassini Suite (2015–2017): Performed by a group called Slagwerk Den Haag.
• Sacred Environment (2015–2017): Written for The Holland Festival.
• Stories for Ocean Shells (2000–2015): A series of pieces for cello.

Music for Orchestras and Large Groups

Kate Moore has written several pieces for big orchestras and large music groups.

• Sacred Environment, An Oratorio (2017): A large musical work for orchestra.
• The Dam (2015): This piece was created for The Canberra International Music Festival.
• The Art of Levitation (2013): Commissioned by the famous Carnegie Hall.
• Days & Nature (2012): Written for the ASKO ensemble.

Music for Smaller Groups

She also writes for chamber ensembles, which are smaller groups of musicians.

• Porcelain (2017): Commissioned by Slagwerk Den Haag.
• Bushranger Psychodrama (2017): A piece co-commissioned by several venues.
• Herz (dance cycle) (2015–16): Music for a dance show.
• Fern (2013): Co-commissioned by The Australia Council for The Arts.
• Sphinx (2013): Written for The Amsterdam Cello Octet.
• Violins & Skeletons (2010): Co-commissioned by The Carlsbad Festival of Music.

Solo Music Pieces

Kate Moore has composed many pieces for single instruments or voices.

• Coral Speak (2016): A piece for a solo performer.
• Bestiary (2016): Commissioned by Zubin Kanga.
• Rose (2015): Written for The Holland Festival.
• Telephone (2014): This piece was written for Louis Andriessen's 75th birthday.
• The body is an ear (2011): Created for Stichting Het Orgelpark in Amsterdam.
• Spin Bird (2008): A piece for solo harp.

Electronic Music

She also explores electro-acoustic music, which combines electronic sounds with acoustic instruments.

• Voiceworks I (2015) and Voiceworks II (2015): These were commissioned by icinema UNSW.
• Luna Park (2009): Commissioned for Lunapark.

Sound Art and Installations

Kate Moore creates unique sound sculptures and art installations.

• Porcelain Project (2016): An art project involving porcelain.
• Electric Mudflutes (2015): An interesting work using mudflutes.
• Zandorgel (2010): A sand organ.

Music for Film, Dance, and Theater

Kate Moore's music has been used in various performances and films.

Dance Performances

• October Restraints (2017): Performed at Ken Unsworth Studio Sydney.
• Seele Herz/ Loud Shadows Liquid Events (2016–2017): A national Dutch tour with dance companies.
• Paradise Lost (2015): A production choreographed by Samir Calixto.

Theater Productions

• The Open Road (2008/10): A Korzo Theater Production.
• De Stad (2007): Another Korzo Theater Production.

Film Projects

• Nebula: An interactive 3D cinema project.
• i-land/atmoscape: An interactive cinema project.
• Scenario: Featured at The Sydney Film Festival.
• Deep Sleep: Directed by Dennis del Favero.