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Katherine Hoover (1937-    )

Katherine Hoover, composerKatherine Hoover was born in West Virginia and resides in New York where she maintains an active career as composer, conductor, and flutist. She is the recipient of a National Endowment Composer’s Fellowship and many other awards, including an Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award in Composition. Five of her pieces, including her piece for flute alone Kokopeli (which has sold over 8,000 copies to date), have won the National Flute Association’s Newly Published Music Competition. Hoover’s tone poem Eleni: A Greek Tragedy, has been performed by thirteen orchestras, including the Harrisburg and Fort Worth Symphonies. Stitch-te Naku, for cello and orchestra, written for Sharon Robinson, was presented by the Long Beach, CA and Santa Monica Orchestras, the Womens Philharmonic, and Orchestra Sonoma. Her Clarinet Concerto, written for jazz virtuoso Eddie Daniels, was premiered with the Santa Fe Symphony. In January, 1994, Hoover conducted the premiere of her Night Skies, a 25-minute work for large orchestra, with the Harrisburg Symphony. The Colorado and Montclaire Quartets, Dorian, Sylvan and Richards Quintets, and the Eroica Trio have featured her works. In 1989 the New Jersey Chamber Music Society premiered Quintet (Da Pacem) for piano and strings at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. Pianists Joseph Kalichstein, Anne Marie McDermott, Christopher Taylor, and Mirian Conti have performed her works. Flutists Julius Baker, Eugenia Zukerman, Jeffrey Khaner, Mimi Stillman, Carol Wincenc, Bonita Boyd, clarinetists Stanley Drucker and Eddie Daniels, and Metropolitan Opera singers Katherine Ciesinski and John Cheek have also presented her pieces. Hoover has received numerous commissions, including the New Jersey Chamber Music Society, Arizona Friends of Music, NYSMTA (2), National Flute Association (2), Grand Canyon Festival, Pianofest, Bay Area Womens Philharmonic, Southeast Kansas Orchestra, the Brannen Fund (3), and a Consortium of 32 bassoonists organized by Peter Kolkay, et al. Hoover attended the Eastman School of Music, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s in Music Theory and a Performer’s Certificate in flute, and holds a Masters in Music Theory from the Manhattan School, where she taught for years. Her main flute study was with Joseph Mariano and William Kincaid; she has given concerto performances at Lincoln Center and performed with ballet and opera companies in New York’s major halls, as well as recording solo and chamber repertoire.

COMPOSITIONS                                                            Hoover Links     ~ ~ ~     Works by Genre    ~ ~ ~    Hoover on Hoover
Four Carols, soprano and flute, op. 1 (????)
    - Three Carols, female chorus and flute, op. 1a (1972) [Christmas theme]
op. 2 - ????
Seven Haiku, soprano and flute, op. 3 (1973)
Wings, [soprano, flute, clarinet, violin and piano???], op. 4 (????)
Songs of Joy, chorus and keyboard (or brass quartet), op. 5 (1974) [Christmas theme]
Trio for Flutes, op. 6 (1974)
Homage to Bartok, woodwind quintet (fl, ob, cl, hn, bsn), op. 7 (1975)
Divertimento, flute, violin, viola and cello, op. 8 (1975)
Four English Songs, chorus, oboe, English horn and piano, op. 9 (1976; manuscript)
Sinfonia, bassoon quartet, op. 10 (1976)
op. 11 - ????
To Many A Well, [voice and piano?], op. 12 (1977?)
Nocturne, flute and [string orchestra?], op. 13 (1977?)
Trio, violin, cello and piano, op. 14? (1978) - listed at NY Women Composers: Instrumentation: Pn, Sop, Mez, Sop (or mez), Pn
Set for Clarinet, op. 15 (1978)
Selima, soprano, clarinet and piano, op. 16 (1979; manuscript)
Medieval Suite, flute and piano, op. 18 (1981)
    - Medieval Suite, flute and small orchestra, op. 18a (1981; arr. 1984)
Piano Book (7 pieces), piano op. 19 (????) - ??? same as "Pieces for Piano", 1975-83
Suite for Saxophones, saxophone quartet, op. 20 (1980)
Suite for Two Flutes, op. 17 (1977-81)
Psalm 23, chorus and organ, op. 21 (1981) [also arr. w/small orchestra, op. 21a]
Images, clarinet, violin and piano, op. 22 (1981; manuscript)
Six Simple Duets, 2 flutes, op. 23 (1982)
Serenade, clarinet and string quartet, op. 24 (????)
Reflections, flute, op. 25 (1982) [variations on a Norwegian chant]
From the Testament of Francois Villon, bass-baritone, bassoon and string quartet, op. 26 (1982; manuscript)
Pieces for Piano (7 pieces) (1975-83) - ??? same as "Piano Book", op. 19
Llyric Trio, flute, cello and piano, op. 27 (1983)
Andante and Allegro, piano, op. 28 (1983?) [for student pianists] [also listed as "Allegro and Andante"]
Songs of Celebration, chorus and keyboard (or brass quartet), op. 29 (1983) [Christmas theme]
Aria, bassoon (1983)
The Last Invocation, chorus, op. 30 (1984) [text: Whitman]
Aria, bassoon (or cello) and piano, op. 31 (1982?)
Allegro Giocoso, cello and piano, op. 32 (1985)
op. 33 - ????
Aria & Allegro Giocoso, cello and piano (1982-85)
Summer Night, flute, horn and string orchestra (or piano), op. 34 (1985)
Sweet Thievery, solo SATB; or chorus, op. 35 (1985; manuscript) [text: Hoover]
Eleni: A Greek Tragedy, orchestra, op. 36 (1986) [based on Nicholas Gage's moving book Eleni]
Qwindtet, woodwind quintet (fl, ob, cl, hn, bsn), op. 37 (1987; manuscript)
Clarinet Concerto, op. 38 (1987) [with a debt to big bands and jazz]
op. 39 - ????
Quintet "Da Pacem", piano and string quartet (1988; manuscript)
Double Concerto, 2 violins and string orchestra, op. 40 (1989) [also arr. for 2 violins and piano]
Ritual, clarinet and piano, op. 41 (1989)
Two Sketches, orchestra, op. 42 (1989)
Sound Bytes, 2 flutes, op. 43 (1990)
Kokopeli, flute, op. 43 (1990)
Sonata, oboe and piano, op. 44 (1991)
Canyon Echoes, flute and guitar, op. 45 (1991)
Night Skies, orchestra, op. 46 (1992)
Stitch-Te Naku, cello & small orchestra (or pf), op. 47 (1994) [based on Pueblo tale of Grandmother Spider who wove the world]
op. 48 - ????
Central American Songs, medium voice, flute, percussion and piano, op. 49 (1995)
Three for Eight, 8 flutes, op. 50 (1996)
Dances and Variations, flute and harp (1996)
Winter Spirits, flute, op. 51 (1997)
op. 52 - ????
Psalm 100, chorus and keyboard, op. 53 (1997)
The Heart Speaks (7 songs), soprano and piano, op. 54 (1997) [text: Sara Teasdale & Anna Wickham]
Kyrie, 12 flutes, op. 55 (1998)
Masks, flute and piano, op. 56 (1998)
Faure (Two Pieces), 2 flutes and piano, op. 56 (2002; arr. by Katherine Hoover) [Le Jardin de Dolly; Le Pas Espanol]
Echo, chorus, op. 57 (1998)
Blow Thou Winter Wind, chorus (1999; manuscript)
Caprice, flute and guitar (1999)
String Quartet (1999)
Mariposas, 4 solo flutes, 6 ensemble flute parts (2001) [loosely based on the emergence and flights of butterflies]
Celebration, 6-part (?) flute ensemble (2001) [incorporates short quotes from famous flute pieces]
Shadows, viola and piano (2001) [in memorium 9/11]
Antics, 2 flutes (2002)
For Peace: Prayer in Time of War, female chorus (2003)
Peace is the Way, female chorus (2003)
El Andalus, cello and piano (2003)
Three Sketches, piccolo and piano (2003)
At the Piano (2003) [medium student level]
Preludes (7 pieces), piano (1996-2004)
To Greet the Sun, flute (2004)
Peace Is the Way, 6 or more flutes (2004) [easy grade level]
String Quartet II, "The Knot" (2004)
Concertante Dragon Court, 17+ flutes (incl. alto, bass, contrabass) (2005)
Turner Impressions, orchestra (2003-06) [inspired by paintings of J. M. W. Turner]
Incantations, female chorus, flute and percussion (2006; unpublished) [text: contemporary Mayan women’s poetry]
Collage (4 mvts), 2 pianos (2006)
Two for Two, alto (?or bass) flute and piano (pub. 2006)
Journey, bassoon (2007)
Line Drawings (3 pieces), piano (2007; unpublished) [based on work by Saul Steinberg]
Mountain and Mesa, flute and piano (2008)
Dream Dances (4 pieces), piano (2008)
Passacaglia & Romp, 2 pianos (2008)
Thin Ice, piano (2009)
The Word in Flower (3 songs), mezzo-soprano, flute and guitar (2009; unpublished) [text: on Mayan texts]


WORKS BY GENRE                                                                  Hoover Links     ~ ~ ~    Hoover on Hoover     ~ top of page ~
Orchestra
Eleni: A Greek Tragedy, orchestra, op. 36 (1986) [based on Nicholas Gage's moving book Eleni]
Two Sketches, orchestra, op. 42 (1989)
    - Winter Sands
    - Turnabout
Night Skies, orchestra, op. 46 (1992)
Turner Impressions, orchestra (2003-06) [inspired by paintings of J. M. W. Turner]

Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Nocturne, flute and [string orchestra?], op. 13 (1977?)
Medieval Suite, flute and small orchestra, op. 18a (1981; arr. 1984) [arr. from original work for flute and piano]
Summer Night, flute, horn and string orchestra, op. 34 (1985)
Clarinet Concerto, op. 38 (1987) [with a debt to big bands and jazz]
Double Concerto, 2 violins and string orchestra, op. 40 (1989)
Stitch-Te Naku, cello and small orchestra, op. 47 (1994) [based on Pueblo tale of Grandmother Spider who wove the world]

Chorus w/Orchestra
Psalm 23, chorus and organ, op. 21 (1981) [also arr. w/small orchestra, op. 21a]

Choral
Three Carols, female chorus and flute, op. 1a (1972) [Christmas theme]
Songs of Joy, chorus and keyboard (or brass quartet), op. 5 (1974) [Christmas theme]
Four English Songs, chorus, oboe, English horn and piano, op. 9 (1976; manuscript)
Psalm 23, chorus and organ, op. 21 (1981) [also arr. w/small orchestra, op. 21a]
Songs of Celebration, chorus and keyboard (or brass quartet), op. 29 (1983) [Christmas theme]
The Last Invocation, chorus, op. 30 (1984) [text: Whitman]
Sweet Thievery, solo SATB; or chorus, op. 35 (1985; manuscript) [text: Hoover]
Psalm 100, chorus and keyboard, op. 53 (1997)
Echo, chorus, op. 57 (1998)
Blow Thou Winter Wind, chorus (1999; manuscript)
For Peace: Prayer in Time of War, female chorus (2003)
Peace is the Way, female chorus (2003)
Incantations, female chorus, flute and percussion (2006; unpublished) [text: contemporary Mayan women’s poetry]

Music for Flute
Solo Flute
Reflections, flute, op. 25 (1982) [variations on a Norwegian chant]
Kokopeli, flute, op. 43 (1990)
Winter Spirits, flute, op. 51 (1997)
To Greet the Sun, flute (2004)

Flute and Piano
Medieval Suite, flute and piano, op. 18 (1981)
Masks, flute and piano, op. 56 (1998)
Two for Two, alto (?or bass) flute and piano (pub. 2006)
    - What goes around
    - Tango
Mountain and Mesa, flute and piano (2008)

2 Flutes
Suite for Two Flutes, op. 17 (1977-81)
Six Simple Duets, 2 flutes, op. 23 (1982)
Sound Bytes, 2 flutes, op. 43 (1990)
Antics, 2 flutes (2002)

2 Flutes and Piano
Faure (Two Pieces), 2 flutes and piano, op. 56 (2002; arr. by Katherine Hoover) [Le Jardin de Dolly; Le Pas Espanol]

3 Flutes
Trio for Flutes, op. 6 (1974)

Flute Ensemble
Three for Eight, 8 flutes, op. 50 (1996)
Kyrie, 12 flutes, op. 55 (1998)
Mariposas, 4 solo flutes, 6 ensemble flute parts (2001) [loosely based on the emergence and flights of butterflies]
Celebration, 6-part (?) flute ensemble (2001) [incorporates short quotes from famous flute pieces]
Peace Is the Way, 6 or more flutes (2004) [easy grade level]
Concertante Dragon Court, 17+ flutes (incl. alto, bass, contrabass) (2005)

Piccolo and Piano
Three Sketches, piccolo and piano (2003)

Alto Flute and Piano/Bass Flute and Piano
Two for Two, alto (or bass) flute and piano (????)

Flute and Guitar
Canyon Echoes, flute and guitar, op. 45 (1991)
Caprice, flute and guitar (1999)

Flute and Harp
Dances and Variations, flute and harp (1996)

Flute, Horn and Piano
Summer Night, flute, horn and string orchestra (or piano), op. 34 (1985)

Flute, Cello and Piano
Llyric Trio, flute, cello and piano, op. 27 (1983)

Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello
Divertimento, flute, violin, viola and cello, op. 8 (1975)

Chamber
Trio for Flutes, op. 6 (1974)
Homage to Bartok, woodwind quintet (fl, ob, cl, hn, bsn), op. 7 (1975)
Divertimento, flute, violin, viola and cello, op. 8 (1975)
Sinfonia, bassoon quartet, op. 10 (1976)
Trio, violin, cello and piano, op. 14? (1978) - listed at NY Women Composers: Instrumentation: Pn, Sop, Mez, Sop (or mez), Pn
Suite for Saxophones, saxophone quartet, op. 20 (1980)
Suite for Two Flutes, op. 17 (1977-81)
Images, clarinet, violin and piano, op. 22 (1981; manuscript)
Six Simple Duets, 2 flutes, op. 23 (1982)
Serenade, clarinet and string quartet, op. 24 (????)
Llyric Trio, flute, cello and piano, op. 27 (1983)
Summer Night, flute, horn and string orchestra (or piano), op. 34 (1985)
Qwindtet, woodwind quintet (fl, ob, cl, hn, bsn), op. 37 (1987; manuscript)
Quintet "Da Pacem", piano and string quartet (1988; manuscript)
Double Concerto (1989) [also arr. for 2 violins and piano]
Sound Bytes, 2 flutes, op. 43 (1990)
Dances and Variations, flute and harp (1996)
Three for Eight, 8 flutes, op. 50 (1996)
Kyrie, 12 flutes, op. 55 (1998)
Caprice, flute and guitar (1999)
String Quartet (1999)
Mariposas, 4 solo flutes, 6 ensemble flute parts (2001) [loosely based on the emergence and flights of butterflies]
Celebration, 6-part (?) flute ensemble (2001) [incorporates short quotes from famous flute pieces]
Antics, 2 flutes (2002)
Faure (Two Pieces), 2 flutes and piano, op. 56 (2002; arr. by Katherine Hoover) [Le Jardin de Dolly; Le Pas Espanol]
String Quartet II, "The Knot" (2004)
Peace Is the Way, 6 or more flutes (2004) [easy grade level]
Concertante Dragon Court, 17+ flutes (incl. alto, bass, contrabass) (2005)

Instrument and Piano or Harp or Guitar
Medieval Suite, flute and piano, op. 18 (1981)
Aria, bassoon (or cello) and piano, op. 31 (1982?) [published as "Aria & Allegro Giocoso" for cello and piano]
Allegro Giocoso, cello and piano, op. 32 (1985)
Aria & Allegro Giocoso, cello and piano (1982-85)
Ritual, clarinet and piano, op. 41 (1989)
Sonata, oboe and piano, op. 44 (1991)
Canyon Echoes, flute and guitar, op. 45 (1991)
Stitch-Te-Naku, cello and piano (1994) [arr. from work for cello and small orchestra]
Dances and Variations, flute and harp (1996)
Masks, flute and piano, op. 56 (1998)
Caprice, flute and guitar (1999)
Shadows, viola and piano (2001) [in memorium 9/11]
El Andalus, cello and piano (2003)
Three Sketches, piccolo and piano (2003)
Two for Two, alto (?or bass) flute and piano (pub. 2006)
    - What goes around
    - Tango
Mountain and Mesa, flute and piano (2008)

Solo Instrument
Set for Clarinet, op. 15 (1978)
Reflections, flute, op. 25 (1982) [variations on a Norwegian chant]
Aria, bassoon (1983)
Kokopeli, flute, op. 43 (1990)
Winter Spirits, flute, op. 51 (1997)
To Greet the Sun, flute (2004)
Journey, bassoon (2007)

Piano
Piano Book (7 pieces), piano op. 19 (????) - ??? same as "Pieces for Piano", 1975-83
Pieces for Piano (7 pieces) (1975-83) - ??? same as "Piano Book", op. 19
Andante and Allegro, piano, op. 28 (1983?) [for student pianists] [also listed as "Allegro and Andante"]
At the Piano (2003) [medium student level]
Preludes (7 pieces), piano (1996-2004)
Collage (4 mvts), 2 pianos (2006)
Line Drawings (3 pieces), piano (2007; unpublished) [based on work by Saul Steinberg]
Dream Dances (4 pieces), piano (2008)
Passacaglia & Romp, 2 pianos (2008)
Thin Ice, piano (2009)

Vocal
Four Carols, soprano and flute, op. 1 (????)
Seven Haiku, soprano and flute, op. 3 (1973)
Wings, [soprano, flute, clarinet, violin and piano???], op. 4 (????)
To Many A Well, [voice and piano?], op. 12 (1977?)
Selima, soprano, clarinet and piano, op. 16 (1979; manuscript)
From the Testament of Francois Villon, bass-baritone, bassoon and string quartet, op. 26 (1982; manuscript)
Sweet Thievery, solo SATB; or chorus, op. 35 (1985; manuscript) [text: Hoover]
Central American Songs, medium voice, flute, percussion and piano, op. 49 (1995)
    - The woman of the huipil, from The word [text: Celina Garcia]
    - Remedies [text: Virginia Grutter]
    - Prayer for a son disappeared [text: Maria Perez Tzu]
The Heart Speaks (7 songs), soprano and piano, op. 54 (1997) [text: Sara Teasdale & Anna Wickham]
    - Passing by
    - Wood song
    - Gray eyes
    - Faith
    - The gift
    - Lullaby
    - Soft rains
The Word in Flower (3 songs), mezzo-soprano, flute and guitar (2009; unpublished) [text: on Mayan texts]
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also listed under VOCAL - Kokopeli, [????] Op. 43 (1990)  ???????


HOOVER  LINKS                                                                 Works by Genre     ~ ~ ~    Hoover on Hoover     ~ top of page ~
Interview with Katherine Hoover (Catherine Parsons Smith, IAWM Journal)

Composer's website
   . . .   contact Katherine Hoover:  here

Hoover @ Wikipedia
Hoover @ American Composers Forum
Hoover @ American Music Center
Hoover @ American Women Composers, Vol. 16 (Karin Pendle, Routledge, books.google.com)
Hoover @ Arizona Friends of Chamber Music
Hoover @ Classical Archives
Hoover @ Classical Composers Database
Hoover @ composition:today
Hoover @ Eastman School of Music/Women in Music Festival
Hoover @ Facebook
Hoover @ Flute World
Hoover @ IAWM Journal
Hoover @ InstantEncore
Hoover @ Leonarda Records
Hoover @ LinkedIn
Hoover @ MusicWeb International
Hoover @ The New York Times
Hoover @ New York Women Composers, Inc.
Hoover @ The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers (Julie Anne Sadie, et al, W.W. Norton, books.google.com)
Hoover @ PodOmatic
Hoover @ Sigma Alpha Iota

Publisher
Hoover @ Composer's website
Hoover @ Carl Fischer
Hoover @ Papagena Press
Hoover @ Theodore Presser

Streaming Audio
Hoover @ Composer's website
Hoover @ Arizona Friends of Chamber Music
Hoover @ Beth Chandler
Hoover @ Classical Archives
Hoover @ Classical Podcasts
Hoover @ Leonarda Records
Hoover @ Rhapsody.com

Recordings
Hoover @ Composer's website
Hoover @ ArkivMusic
Hoover @ CD Universe
Hoover @ ClassicsOnline
Hoover @ Leonarda Records
Hoover @ Parnassus Records

Video
Hoover @ YouTube
Hoover @ Google Video
Hoover @ Vimeo

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