Celeste Hutchins / Composer

2430 5th Street, Unit N
Berkeley, CA 94710
USA
Tel: (510) 486-1207

Nieuwstraat 25, 1E
2511 AT Den Haag
The Netherlands
Tel: +33 6 67 38 2191

celesteh@gmail.com

b. 1976 in San Jose, California, USA

Statement

I primarily do tape and computer music, but also enjoy ensemble writing and tuba improvisation.

Education

Spring 1998 Graduated from Mills College with a B.A. in Electronic Music and Recording and also Computer Science

Spring 2005 Graduated from Wesleyan University with a MA in Composition

Spring 2006 Completed CCMIX year long course in electronic music

Attending Sonology year long course at the Royal Conservatory of The Netherlands

Teachers

1994 - 1998 Maggi Payne
2003 - 2005 Ron Kuivila

Affiliations

2003 - present board member of Other Minds in San Francisco, California
2006 - present member of the advisory board of Transonic Arts in New York

Press

SFWeekly, 29 June 2005

Discography

2001 - 2003: Faux Pas, from Mp3.com
2001: Two tracks on Random Spheres of Influence, available from IBOL Records
2002 - 2003: Virtual Memory, from Mp3.com
Due out in 2006: Tuba / Sax duo with Anthony Braxton
Due out in 2006: One Track on Solo Modular Synthesizer Compilation from Experimental Musical Research

Selected Performances

August 2006: Improvised quartet on tuba with Aram Shelton on reeds, Jen Baker on trombone and Damon Smith on double bass at the Temescal Cafe in Oakalnd, California, USA
August 2006: Improvised duo on synthesizer with David Jensenius on Laptop at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California, USA
August 2006: Laptop set at the Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco, California, USA
June 2006: Composition and improvisation duo on laptop with Solène Riot on recorder and cornetto, accompanying dance contact improvisation at 10 rue Bisson, Paris, France.
June 2006: One piece in the 60x60 Pacific Rim Concert, Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA
March 2006: Text sound poetry and electronic noise at La Barbare in Montreuil, France. In English and French. Presented by Celeste HUTCHINS, and by la Barbare.
August 2005: Improvisation at Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco, CA on tuba and laptop with Phillip Greenlief-reeds, Noah Phillips-guitar, and Damon Smith-double bass
June 2005: Set of Text Sound Poetry at the BRINK Series at the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco, CA, USA
June 2005: Improvised duo at the Garden of Memory concert in Oakland, CA on laptop with Ellen Fullman on autoharp
May 2005: MA thesis concert at Wesleyan University
May 2005: Improvised electronics duo at Javapalooza in Middletown, Connecticut, USA on analog modular synthesizer with David Jensenius on laptop
February 2005: Et sonnera le baffroy de la ville sans cesser durant l'assault read by the Wesleyan Orchestra at Wesleyan University
December 2004: Improvised trio in Small Ensemble Concert at Wesleyan University on tuba with Anthony Braxton on sax and Carl Testa on doublebass
November 2004: In 5ths performed by the Flux String Quartet at Wesleyan University
October 2004: Coulter Shock played at Red Festival in Toronto
October 2004: Set of laptop music at 21 Grand in Oakland, CA
May 2004: Improvised solo analog modular synthesizer at 177 Liberty Street in Middletown, Connecticut
November 2003: Pro Manko de Edzino performed by Neely Bruce at Wesleyan Univeristy
May 2003: Installation Wind Chimes at the Thingamagigs Festival in San Francisco with Christine Denton and Mitch Crane
April 2003: Concert of works at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle Washington. Co-composed with Christine Denton
Jan 2003 - Apr 2003: Piece No No Nonette in Klavier Nonette, an installation by Trimpin of coin-operated, electromechanically played toy pianos.
Aug 2002: Airwaves #2 tape played at Woodstockhausen festival in Santa Cruz, CA
May 2002: Concert of percussion music at Jennifer Mackey's Gallery Opening in Berkeley, CA. Co-composed with Christine Denton
May 2001: Installation Ambient Symphony with Mitch Crane and Christine Denton and installation Resonant Loop with Christine Denton at the San Francisco Exploratorium's 2nd Wednesday Art Cafe Series ("The Prepared Exploratorium")
Aug 2000: Monopoly Capitalism tape played at Woodstockhausen festival in Santa Cruz, CA
Apr 1998: Senior concert at Mills College in Oakland, CA