Kyle Bartlett

   Kyle Bartlett is a composer and performer living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Finding inspiration in the logic of dreams and the viscerality of performance, her work spans from acoustic to electronic music and from concert forms to multi-disciplinary, site-specific installation.

   Dr. Bartlett’s works have been performed across the United States, including at the Weill Hall of Carnegie Hall, the MATA Festival (New York), the Boston Conservatory New Music Week, and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, as well as in Europe, notably at the Darmstadt Ferienkurse for New Music, on the Apartment House “Modern Britain‚” concert series (London), and in numerous performances by the German ensemble E-Mex. Continue »

Upcoming and Current Projects

EXCESSION2022

11’, 15 saxophones

BOOK OF SPELLS2022

8', for bass flute and church organ
  • CD release 2/23 by Evelin Degen and Matthias Geuting

Recent Projects

ONE MAY COME2021-22

11', solo violoncello
  • Premiered by Caleb van der Swaagh, 2/13/2022

GREEK MOSAIC2022

6', solo piano

BEFORE2020

8’, for bass clarinet, cello, and guitar
  • Premiered 1/31/20 by Benjamin Fingland, bass clarinet; Caleb van der Swaagh, cello; Daniel Lippel, guitar

DAMNATION2019

14’, for 9 instruments
  • Premiered 1/19/20 by E-MEX Ensemble, Bonn, Germany

APHORISMS2017-19

For classical guitar
  • Featured on “Mirrored Spaces” by Daniel Lippel (New Focus Recordings)

INEVITABLE FAILURE OF MANIFEST COHERENCE2018

8’, violin and bass clarinet
  • Premiered 2/11/18 by Miranda Cuckson, violin and Benjamin Fingland, clarinet, NYC

UNFOLDING2016

9’, saxophone quartet
  • Premiered 3/19/16 by Prism Saxophone Quartet, Philadelphia

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