Kitty Brazelton | |
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Background information | |
Born | October 5, 1951 Cambridge MA |
Instrument(s) | Voice, flute, bass, piano |
Years active | 1970s – present |
Website | kitbraz.info |
Catherine B. Brazelton (born 1951 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a New York-based American composer, bandleader, improviser, singer/songwriter, and instrumentalist. She has released albums and fronted bands across varied genres, including contemporary classical, electronic music, pop, art rock, punk, and avant-garde jazz. She was awarded the 2012 Carl von Ossietsky Composition Prize for Storm, a choral setting of Psalm 104 featuring Brazelton's own retranslation.[1] Her opera Art of Memory was awarded the 2015 Grant for Female Composers from Opera America.[2]