MARTHA MOOKE
Composer/Electro-Acoustic Violist
P.O Box 123, Nyack, NY 10960
e-mail: music@marthamooke.com
www.MarthaMooke.com
EDUCATION
Master of Music, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1988
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, State University of New York, Albany, 1985
RESIDENCIES
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, 2015
Special Music School High School, New York, NY, 2013
Arizona State University, Composer/Performer, 2013
Florida International University, Composer/Performer, 2013
MacDowell Colony Fellowship, 2012, 2008
Music Factory, American Composers Orchestra, 2011
Cinnaminson School District, Cinnaminson, NJ, 2011
Percussion Plus Project, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, 2010
Hartt School of Music, 2005
SUNY Purchase Composer/Performer, 2004
Musicians Accord, City College, CUNY, 1994-present
AWARDS, COMMISSIONS AND HONORS
Arranger, Sturgill Simpson “Just Let Go”, Conan (TBS), 2015
News segment feature, Interview/Performance, WPIX, 11 News, 2015
Skandhas for Symphonic Wind Ensemble, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, Commission, 2015
No Ordinary Window for solo electric viola, Tribeca New Music Festival Commission, 2014
SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE HIDDEN SIGNS for Orchestra. Composers & Schools in Concert Commission, 2013
X-ING for electric viola and Concert Band, Ridgewood Concert Band and Arizona State University, Joint Commission, 2012
e-chi (24:00) for electric viola and Percussion Quartet. Percussion Plus Project, Greencastle, IN, Commission, 2010
Tanzmetric Modulation for klezmer clarinet, klezmer violin, electric viola, tango bass. Commissioned by Alicia Svigals, 2005
Circa 5 for String Quartet and Piano, Musicians Accord Commission, 2004
Composer Fellow, MacDowell Colony, 2012, 2008
The Recording Academy, Board of Governors, 2012-present
ASCAP 2001 Concert Music Award for conceiving and producing the ASCAP showcase “Thru the Walls”
Arts International, 1997, 2000
ASCAP Award, 1994-present
Meet the Composer Award, 1992-2004
Irene C. Fromer Award for the Arts, Staten Island, NY, 1996
Artist-In-Residence, Harvestworks/Studio Pass, NYC, 1993
Invited Lectures/workshops/panels
Workshop/Performance, American String Teachers Association National Conference, 2015
Panel/Performance, Innovative Women in New Music, 2015
Lecture/Performance, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, 2015
Lecture/Performance, Generation Next at NAMM/College Music Society, 2014
Lecture/Performance, NJASTA Chamber Music Institute, 2014
Lecture/Performance, New Jersey City University, 2013
Lecture/Performance, Jazz Education Network National Conference, 2013
Workshop/Performance, American String Teachers Association National Conference, 2013
Lecture/Performance, Florida International University, 2013
Lecture/Performance, Arizona State University, 2013
Workshop/Performance, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Conference, 2013
Lecture/Performance, New York State School Music Association Conference, 2013
COMPOSITIONS
Solo
Prajnaparamita: The Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom (25:00) Premiere: Tibet House, NYC, 2014
No Ordinary Window (15:00) Premiere: Tribeca New Music Festival (Commission), 2014
REM: A Dream in Sound (15:00) Premiere: Symphony Space Music of Now Marathon, 2014
Pegasus Takes Flight (5:00) – elec. va. 2013
Sympathetic Vibrations (4:00) – elec. va. 2011
ICE 4 (12:00) – elec. va. Premiere: Symphony Space, NYC, Feb. 2009
Omotion (3:00) – elec. va. Commissioned by Suzanne McClelland. Jan. 2009
Future Prayer (10:00) elec. va. Premiere: Staten Island Cable TV. March 2008
as the Phoenix (8:30) solo octave vn. 2001 Premiere: the Knitting Factory, Oct. 2001
S.O.T.U. (1:00) – elec. va. Created and recorded for EMF Media’s State of the Union 2.001
Virtual Corridors (8:00) for elec. va. 1999 Premiere: Bang on a Can Festival, May 1999
Enharmonic Vision, rev. (5:56)– elec. va and harmonizer. Revised 1997
Terminal Baggage (7:00)- elec. va. Premiere: the Knitting Factory, Jan.1996
Raindance (5:00) – elec. va.. Premiere: Trenton Avant Garde Festival, Sept. 1993
Enharmonic Vision (1:00:00)– elec. va and harmonizer. Produced at Harvestworks, Apr. 1993
News (3:00) – elec. va. Premiere: SUNY Albany, Oct. 1993
Drifting (6:00) - elec. va. Premiere: Trenton Avant Garde Festival, Sept. 1993
Awaken (3:15) - elec. va. Premiere: Trenton Avant Garde Festival, Sept. 1993
Bones (5:15) elec. va. Premiere: Trenton Avant Garde Festival, Sept. 1993
Fanfare - elec. va. Premiere: Festival of Women Improvisers, 1992
Ensemble
Skandhas for symphonic wind ensemble (14:00) Premiere: University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, 2015
Virtual Corridors II for elec. va and string orch (8:20) Premiere University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, 2015
Dreams in Sound for electro-acoustic str qt (15:00) Premiere: Scorchio Quartet, The Cutting Room, NYC, 2014
(S)HORT (M)ESSAGE (S)ERVICE (H)IDDEN (S)IGNS for orchestra. (5:20) Special Music School HS, NYC, 2013
Ode to Ganymede for chorus and mixed ensemble, (5:30) Special Music School HS, NYC, 2013
Plumeria, Bauhinia & Tabebuia for electric viola and laptop ensemble . (13:00). Premiere: FIU Laptop Ensemble, Feb. 2013
X-ING for electric viola and concert band. (15:00). Premiere: Ridgewood Concert Band, Dec. 2012
Dragons and Aquarians (45:00) for elec. va and voice. Premiere: Symphony Space, Feb. 2012
Quantum for Quintet (8:00) for str. qnt. Premiere: SONUS INCHOATUS. Oct. 2011
Booker T’s Pachelbel (6:00) for Beginning string orch. Premiere: Booker T. Washington Middle School, Apr. 2011
Three Phases (10:00) for String Quartet. 2010
e-chi (24:00) for elec. va & Percussion Quartet. Premiered with Percussion Plus Project, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. 2010
Strings, Sticks and Skins (9:00) for elec. va & Percussion Quartet. Premiered with Percussion Plus Project, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. 2010
ThingThing (3:00) for Sop., B Clar, T Sax, Perc., Vn, Vc. Premiered by ThingNY, University of the Streets, 2009
Elusive Illusions (9:30) for elec. vn & elec. va. Premiere: Symphony Space, NYC, with Michi Wiancko. Feb. 2009
Bartokosmos (6:00) for klezmer violin, elec. va, elec, gtr., drums. Premiere: The Stone, NYC. Apr. 2007
B+C=D (50:00) for electronic keyboard, elec. guitar, elec. va. Premiere: Opia, NYC. June 2005
Tanzmetric Modulation (8:00) for klezmer clarinet, klezmer violin, electric viola, tango bass
Commissioned by Alicia Svigals. Premiered by Rocketekya. BAMCafe. April 2005
VIOLA X-TREME – electronic drumkit, 2 elec. vn, 2 elec. va., Location One, Nov. 2004
Circa 5 (15:00) for string quartet w/piano. Commissioned & Premiered by Musicians Accord, NYC. June 2004
Avatar (10:00) for string orch. 2003 Premiered by the IAJE String Caucus, Jan. 2004
Quantum for Quartet (14:00) for elec. str. quartet. 2003 Premiere: SUNY Purchase. April 2004
Lost Galaxy (10:00) elec. va, elec. gtr., 2002 Premiered by Bowing at the Cutting Room NYC. June 2002
Lost Galaxy Live (40:00) for elec. va, elec. gtr., live sampler. 2002 Premiere: Egizio's Project, Feb. 2002
Double Take (12:00) for va; elec. va. 2001 Premiere: Greenwich Music House, Apr. 2001
Café Mars (15:20) for elec. gtr, elec. oct. vn, elec. va. 1999 Premiere: Renee Weiler Hall, Apr. 1999
Quantum (14:00) for elec. gtr., elec. va. 1998 Premiere: Experimental Intermedia, Dec. 1998
Interior Motives - mixed ens., Premiere: Lotus Fine Arts, Sept. 1997
Static (7:00) for elec. gtr., pedal steel gtr., elec. va. 1997 Premiere: the Knitting Factory, Sept. 1997
After the Fall (33:00) for acoustic va, elec. vn, elec. va. 1997 Premiere: Snug Harbor Cultural Center, May 1997
Dreamcatcher II (8:30) for voice, elec. va, elec. vc, elec. gtr. 1996 Premiere: Context, Sept. 1996
No Problem (10:00) for voice, va, vc, elec. gtr. Premiere: Context, Sept. 1996
Rambla (7:00) for vn, va, vc. 1995 Premiere: the Knitting Factory, Jan.1996
Taking Chances (4:00) for elec. octave vn. Premiere: New Sounds Live WNYC-FM at the New School, March 1995
Feminine Instincts (12:00) for va, pf. 1995 Premiere: the Kitchen, March 1995
random acts... (14:00) for fl, vn, va, vc, db, perc. 1995 S.E.M. Ensemble commission. Premiere: Brooklyn, Feb. 1995
Dreamcatcher - elec. string trio. Premiere: Willow Place Hall, Feb. 1995
Conversion - elec. va, ob, perc. Musician's Accord commission. Premiere: Weiler Hall, Apr. 1994
Winds of Arden - elec. va, perc. Premiere: Weiler Hall, Apr. 1994
Bienvenida – elec. va, marimba. Premiere: SUNY, Albany, Oct. 1993
Unbalanced Symmetry – vn, va, vc, vibes, timp, congas and ttam, Apr. 1993
Ninnu Juci III – dancer, str. ens. Uttara Asha Coorlawala commission. Premiere: New Directions in Indian Dance, Toronto, Canada, Feb. 1993
Wavelength – voice and mixed ens. Jan. 1992
Theatre, Dance, Film & Multimedia
Switched – Short fiction film. Composer, 2015
Past, part 1 – mini series based on Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Music and performance, 2014
Art on Everest – Sound design. Online biography of Ranan Lurie. 2010
Girl on a Bed – feature film, additional music, 2006
No Child is Somebody Else’s Child – Promotional Campaign, 2005
Stories Retold (37:00) elec. va. Premiere: Bose Pacia Gallery, NY. Sept. 2004
Fading Light (60:00) Film documentary by Ian Ross, 2004
Two (2:00) film cue. Full orchestra. Premiere: Frederick Loewe Theatre, NYU, 2002
Cycle (14:00) ballet. Premiered by Dancers Making Dances (Virginia Johnson), 1998
Interior Motives An Interactive Game (32:00) mixed ens., Premiere: Lotus Fine Arts, Sept. 1997
A Zero Degree (90:00) original music for theatre. Premiere: Circle Repertory, 1995
Negatives of an Inhibition - for elec. va, poet and dancer. Premiere: Festival of Women Improvisers, 1992
Publisher: Vener Music Publishing