The Valley Whispers

Chamber Works of Catherine Likhuta
CWU Department of Music
Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building ~ Wayne S. Hertz Concert Hall
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Program:
Fanfare for Eight Horns (2020)
CWU Horn Ensemble
Dr Jeffrey Snedeker, conductor
Quentin Chamberlain, Alec Chinnery, Alex Coon, Tyler Davis, Dr Cassandra Fallscheer, Jordyn Gribble, Eamon Hill, Lucy Jacky, Gabrielle Kosoff, Julia McConnachie, Sadie Papp, Joshua Quintana, Lillian Record, Connor Schwarz, Tori Seward, Jaeden Tellvik

Lesions for clarinet, horn, and cello (2017)
Part 1: Sadness
Part 2: Anxiety
Part 3: Anger and Denial
Part 4: Acceptance
Josephine Wells, clarinet Jeffrey Snedeker, horn John Michel, cello

I Threw a Shoe at a Cat for unaccompanied horn (2017)
Theme
Waltz
Yazz
Finale
Jeffrey Snedeker, horn

Crikey! for horn, tuba, and piano (2022)
Jeffrey Snedeker, horn David McLemore, tuba Jiyoun Chung, piano

Intermission

Long Journey from Planet Zeno for horn quartet (2024)
Connor Schwarz, Quentin Chamberlain, Eamon Hill, Alec Chinnery, horns

Tangle and Tear for horn, violin, and piano (2018)
Brendan Shea, violin Jeffrey Snedeker, horn Yerin Kim, piano

The Valley Whispers (2022)
Secret of the Mountains
Little Creek
If You Start Driving Now…
Stargazing
Festival Day
Brendan Shea, Allion Salvador, violins Michelle Rahn, viola Bret Smith, cello Lilia Sanders, bass Josephine Wells, clarinet Daniel Lipori, bassoon Jeffrey Snedeker, horn
Catherine Likhuta, piano Nikolas Caoile, conductor

Catherine Likhuta is a Ukrainian-Australian composer, pianist and recording artist. Her music exhibits high emotional charge, programmatic nature, rhythmic complexity and Ukrainian folk elements. Catherine’s pieces have been played extensively around the world, including highly prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage), Glyndebourne Opera House (Organ Room), Meyerson Symphony Center and several International Horn Symposiums and World Saxophone Congresses, as well as many festivals and conferences. Her works have been commissioned and performed by prominent symphony orchestras (such as Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, The Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra of the National Radio of Ukraine), chamber ensembles (such as Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet, Atlantic Brass Quintet, Ensemble Q, ICE, Lyrebird Brass, NU CORNO and U.S. Army Field Band Horns) and soloists (including former presidents of the North American Saxophone Alliance Griffin Campbell and the International Horn Society Andrew Pelletier). Catherine has held residencies at Tyalgum Music Festival, North Carolina NewMusic Initiative, University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Georgia, The Ohio State University, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cornell University, Syracuse University, Central Washington University, and other institutions. Catherine Likhuta is a two-time winner of the International Horn Society Composition Contest (Virtuoso Division) and a recipient of several awards, including two grants from the Australia Council for the Arts. Her music can be heard on Albany, Cala, Common Tone, Equilibrium, Mark and Summit Records. Horn virtuosa Denise Tryon’s album Hope Springs Eternal featuring Catherine’s piece Vivid Dreams was awarded the 2022 American Prize in Instrumental Performance.
Catherine’s wind band works have been played by dozens of wind ensembles, including prominent groups such as Dallas Winds, the Band of HM Royal Marines (Portsmouth) and the Royal Australian Navy Band. Her music has enjoyed performances at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival (Sydney), the Australian National Band and Orchestra Conference (Perth), the Midwest Clinic (Chicago, IL) and several CBDNA conferences.
Catherine holds a bachelor’s degree in jazz piano from Kyiv Glière Music College, a five-year post-graduate degree in composition from the National Music Academy of Ukraine (Kyiv Conservatory) and a PhD in composition from the University of Queensland. She is a recipient of the Vice- Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award from the University of Queensland.

Catherine Likhuta’s residency is generously supported by:
CWU Music Department Guest Artist fund
Dean’s Office, CWU College of Arts and Humanities
CWU Composition Club
CWU Horn Club
CWU Music faculty and student performers