Carl C. Bettendorf: Kaum (2010-11, arr. 2024)

Tilted Head Ensemble
DiMenna Center for Classical Music
May 22, 2024
Roberta Michel, flutes
Thomas Giles, tenor saxophone
Yumi Suehiro, piano, melodica, mbira
I. Kaum hörbar
II. Kaum begonnen
III. Kaum ein Hauch…
IV. Kaum erträglich
Carl Christian Bettendorf is a New York-based composer/conductor. Born in Hamburg, Germany, he studied in his native country with Wolfgang Rihm a.o. before receiving his doctorate from Columbia University under Tristan Murail. Currently, he serves on the composition faculty of Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ).
Bettendorf’s compositions have been played at many prestigious venues and festivals on four continents. He has received numerous awards, among them a fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); residencies at the Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris), the Villa Concordia (Bamberg, Germany), the KHN Center (Nebraska), MacDowell (N.H.), and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts; and commissions from the Fromm Foundation, the Ralph Kaminsky Fund, as well as the Bavarian State Opera.
As a conductor, Mr. Bettendorf has worked closely with ensembles in New York (Wet Ink; Ghost and Talea Ensembles) and abroad (piano possibile, Munich; Ostravská banda, Czech Republic), and was director of the Manhattanville College and Bates College orchestras. Opera credits include Bard College and the Opéra national de Montpellier (France), and he has served as assistant conductor for the Columbia University and American Composers orchestras. He recorded for the Albany, ArtVoice, Carrier, Cybele, Hat Hut, Indexical, New Focus, and Tzadik labels.
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Scott D. Miller, Artistic Director
Carl Christian Bettendorf, Conductor
Mitchell McCarthy, Producer
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