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0:00/1:54
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Birds in Warped Time II 12:400:00/12:40
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Cendrawasih 6:010:00/6:01
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Ge Gan-ru: Si 15:370:00/15:37
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Sequence (1999) 10:150:00/10:15
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Vertical Thoughts II 4:050:00/4:05
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Sotto voce - III 2:490:00/2:49
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Capers: Blue-Bird 1:300:00/1:30
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Cats on the Prowl 1:070:00/1:07
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Circling Birds 1:090:00/1:09
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0:00/3:07
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Distant Fire 1:540:00/1:54
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There Be Dragons 2:580:00/2:58
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Sonata, 3rd Movement 1:230:00/1:23
Compositions
Kathryn Woodard’s compositions are now available for digital purchase at www.soniccrossroads.com/kathryn-woodard
Please use the contact page if you are interested in a work not available there.
Click on titles (or videos) to hear samples from her work.
Chamber music:
Liquidating the Infinite (2026) written for folx percussion duo
The Essence of Wind (2025) for Fl, Ob (Cl), Cl (Vln), Vc (Bsn) and Pno (Perc)
The Calm Before... (2019) for viola and piano
revolutionary scarlet (2015) three character pieces for solo viola
Glimmer (2010) for oboe, clarinet, cello, piano
Vocal:
Little Monster (2026) for mezzo-soprano and piano; poetry by Kendra Preston Leonard
Half-Lost, Half-heard (2026) for mezzo-soprano and piano; poetry by Fernando Pessoa
Part of the Forest (2026) for mezzo-soprano and piano; poetry by Tina Chang
Another Meaning (2025) for soprano and clarinet; poetry by Fernando Pessoa
No One Knows the Time (2025) for mezzo-soprano and piano; three songs set to poetry by Tina Chang
In einem Dasein (2024) for mezzo-soprano and piano; six songs set to poetry by Georg Trakl (German)
From the opera-in-progress, Sweet Anna, a collaboration between Kathryn Woodard and Kendra Preston Leonard:
Budapest 1919 (2016/2019) Three songs for high voice and small ensemble
Audio link includes trumpet; Video below clarinet and viola
Solo piano works:
The Swindlers: (in progress) A set of piano pieces that serve as incidental music for a musical/play based on a short-story by Aziz Nesin. Includes ‘All the Rage,’ ‘Rendezvous in Beyoğlu,’ ‘A Business Opportunity,’ and more.
Vignettes (2024): Rhythm studies for late intermediate players. Includes Alchemy, Sailing at Night, Spirals, As Dusk Falls, and Hop, Skip and a Jump
Four Scenes (2024): A set of short pieces for the early intermediate student. Includes: Deep Sea Diving, On the Horizon, Merry-Go-Round, March of the Scarabs
Five to Seven (Toccata) (2023): A lively toccata with shifting ‘aksak’ meters (5/8 and 7/8). Suitable for advanced students whose span only reaches a seventh!
Whirlwinds (Etude) (2023): Constant swirling quintuplets in unusual scale patterns are set in cross-rhythms with a haunting melody. Challenges the player with unusual subdivisions and phasing patterns within tempo rubato.
Impromptus (2022): A set of three pieces that explore complex rhythms and lyrical melodies. Texturally simple for the late intermediate pianist but rhythmically challenging! •Water Sprites • Fireflies • By Moonlight
Creepy Suite (2019) A set of six short pieces for early intermediate level students
Ancient Omens (2018) a set of three pieces for intermediate level students: Storm Clouds, Distant Fire, Circling Birds
Individual pieces from Royal Portraits (2014) are now part of a larger set in progress - Sights of Istanbul. Single titles can be purchased from www.soniccrossroads.com
Lyric Suite (Improvisations for prepared piano, 2008)
• From the CD Journeys (click here to preview and purchase)
Large ensemble:
Victory March (1908) by Leyla Saz; arranged for concert band by Kathryn Woodard (2015).
• Purchase the score from soniccrossroads.com
Ancient Omens is also available arranged for concert band.
The three movements are:
• Storm Clouds • Distant Fire • Earth Tremors
NEWS
~ Kathryn is available to present workshops to piano students, teachers and professionals, addressing creative practice and movement retraining. View the descriptions here.