Classical/Experimental

Julietta Rabens-Moore

Classical/Experimental

Member Since February, 2000

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Genre:

Classical/Experimental

Biography:

Julietta Rabens Moore received a Doctor of Musical Arts in composition from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln studying composition with Randall Snyder. She has participated in masterclasses held by John Corigliano, Libby Larsen, Lukas Foss, John Harbison, Peter Schikele, and Robert Sirota. She earned a Master of Music in harp from Northern Illinois University studying harp with Liz Cifani and special education with Dr. Ron Price, founder of Healing Harps. She currently lives in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. She currently lives in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area.

Recent Works:

"Winter's Wooden Lace" for double harp
"The Yellow Wallpaper" chamber opera for mezzo-soprano, harp, piano, and string quintet.
"Reveries" for double strung harp,
"Cnidarian Nocturnes" for pedal harp solo,
"I heard a voice like the salted air" for tenor and piano, written for Tom Booth,
"Meditation on a Fallen Leaf" for harp and horn, commissioned by Liz Cifani and Gail Williams,
"Saturniid Nocturnes" for double strung harp,
"Bitterroot Soundscape" for harp and chamber ensemble,
Also numerous songs for voice and piano or harp

Artist Statement:

My aesthetic expresses a bittersweet sound-world in which the line between tension and resolution is blurred. Much of this sound has an ethereal delicacy, but also contains moments of drama. I prefer to use climax sparingly for greater effect. I strive towards a natural expression of musical ideas avoiding synthetic, rigorous organization. An intuitive compositional process rooted in symmetry, formal clarity, and lyrical lines generates my musical structures. The sounds and patterns of nature are consistently present in this expression.

New Mexico

Classical/Experimental

Julietta Rabens-Moore

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