Booking
Bring Kamratōn's innovative programming to your school, library, or concert series!
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Who We Are
Pittsburgh-based Kamratōn is an all-women ensemble presenting innovative and engaging programs of new chamber and dramatic music. In its first four seasons, Kamratōn premiered works by over thirty composers, with a particular focus on commissioning and programming works by women composers. Violinist Jennifer Sternick, cellist Cecilia Caughman, flutist Sarah Steranka, and clarinetist Emily Cook perform with ensembles including the Champaign-Urbana, Butler, Johnstown, Evansville, and Westmoreland Symphony Orchestras and Cello Fury, and vocalist Anna Elder is the former lead vocalist of Squonk Opera and has toured with the Quince Ensemble. All are active participants in Pittsburgh’s thriving contemporary and experimental music communities. |
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Kamratōn is available for short residencies or to perform on festivals and concert series. In addition to bringing our innovative programming to your university or community, the ensemble is also available for:
Reading/recording sessions of student compositions
Instrumental/vocal masterclasses
Ensemble coachings/improvisation workshops
Question-and-answer sessions/roundtable discussions
Kamratōn is currently booking dates in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest for 2020 and 2021! Contact Artistic Director Emily Cook at [email protected] for more information.
Reading/recording sessions of student compositions
Instrumental/vocal masterclasses
Ensemble coachings/improvisation workshops
Question-and-answer sessions/roundtable discussions
Kamratōn is currently booking dates in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest for 2020 and 2021! Contact Artistic Director Emily Cook at [email protected] for more information.
Programs
She Scores: Elevating Women as Composers and Performers
Kamratōn’s signature programming series celebrates the work of women composers and performers. This concert features two Kamratōn commissions by NYC-based composers Elizabeth Brown and Erin Rogers, alongside works by Angelica Negron, Rebecca Saunders, Liza Lim, and Jessie Montgomery.
Elizabeth Brown: Wild Apples
Erin Rogers: On View (premiering March 2020)
Angelica Negron: Dust
Rebecca Saunders: Oh, Yes & I
Liza Lim: Inguz
Three Pieces for Violin and Cello: Jessie Montgomery
Literary Connections
Kamratōn presents a program of commissioned works inspired by American literature, including our “Gertrude Stein Miniatures,” in which the work of thirteen composers paints a kaleidoscopic impression of a Gertrude Stein poem.
Ryan McMasters (Amy Lowell): Like Glue Her Dead Body Holds Me
Elizabeth Brown (David Thoreau): Wild Apples
Emily Cook (Walt Whitman): Til the Gossamer Thread
Kyle Grimm (TS Eliot): 4 Instances of Eliot
Various (Gertrude Stein): Miniatures on “New”
Ramin Akhavijou (Gertrude Stein): Be new too
Kamratōn’s signature programming series celebrates the work of women composers and performers. This concert features two Kamratōn commissions by NYC-based composers Elizabeth Brown and Erin Rogers, alongside works by Angelica Negron, Rebecca Saunders, Liza Lim, and Jessie Montgomery.
Elizabeth Brown: Wild Apples
Erin Rogers: On View (premiering March 2020)
Angelica Negron: Dust
Rebecca Saunders: Oh, Yes & I
Liza Lim: Inguz
Three Pieces for Violin and Cello: Jessie Montgomery
Literary Connections
Kamratōn presents a program of commissioned works inspired by American literature, including our “Gertrude Stein Miniatures,” in which the work of thirteen composers paints a kaleidoscopic impression of a Gertrude Stein poem.
Ryan McMasters (Amy Lowell): Like Glue Her Dead Body Holds Me
Elizabeth Brown (David Thoreau): Wild Apples
Emily Cook (Walt Whitman): Til the Gossamer Thread
Kyle Grimm (TS Eliot): 4 Instances of Eliot
Various (Gertrude Stein): Miniatures on “New”
Ramin Akhavijou (Gertrude Stein): Be new too
Kamratōn can tailor programs to meet the needs of your organization and audience. Please contact [email protected] for inquiries on programming and availability.