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Cendrawasih 6:010:00 / 6:01
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0:00 / 3:55
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Silhouette: Ives 3:360:00 / 3:36
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0:00 / 6:22
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Ge Gan-ru: Si 15:370:00 / 15:37
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Birds in Warped Time II 12:400:00 / 12:40
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0:00 / 1:24
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0:00 / 13:52
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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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0:00 / 3:19
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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
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Goofy Goblins 0:570:00 / 0:57
Acclaimed American pianist Kathryn Woodard curates and performs programs that explore cross-cultural exchange in music. Her international performances have taken her to China, Korea, Croatia, Thailand, Germany, Turkey, and Kyrgyzstan. She has served as an American Cultural Specialist for the U.S. Department of State, leading educational initiatives to introduce audiences abroad to new American music. In the U.S. she has performed at such notable venues as Carnegie Hall, the Freer Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Detroit Institute of Art, and the Dallas Museum of Art.
In 1997 she began researching the Turkish composer Adnan Saygun and has since given numerous performances of solo piano music from Turkey and across Asia. Her recordings have been broadcast widely and select performances have been featured on Performance Today (PRI) and The Front Row (Houston).
A native of Dallas, Texas, Kathryn Woodard holds the DMA and MM degrees in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and earned an undergraduate diploma in music pedagogy from the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, Germany. As a sought-after educator, Kathryn teaches piano to all ages and enjoys exploring each student's unique interests at the piano.
From the press:
“Her playing is clear and lucid… She has created a highly personal style…”
-- Fanfare
“… nothing short of stunning.” -- The Washington Post
“… both a formidable technician and a sensitive artist.”
-- The Dallas Morning News
Slide show: Demonstrating extended techniques at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston;
At the Detroit Institute of Art in 2005;
"Art of the Fugue" program flyer with image by M.C. Escher
Thanks to the new Creative Repertoire Initiative for hosting an informational session on 6/18! Learn more about Kathryn's arrangements and resources here