KRISTINA WARREN
composer, sound artist

Providence, RI, USA
kmwarren.org
info@kmwarren.org

EDUCATION
2017: PhD, Composition & Computer Technologies, University of Virginia
2011: BA, Music Composition, Duke University

EMPLOYMENT
2021-present: Freelance Transcription Editor, 3Play Media
2017-21: Visiting Assistant Professor, Electronic Music & Multimedia, Brown University
2020-present: Private music instructor (composition, production, scholarly writing)2012-17: Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Virginia

AWARDS & HONORS
2023: Fulbright US Scholar Award, compose Lavender Lauds for MuseumsQuartier Vienna
2022: Artist in Residence, The Music Mansion, Providence, Ri, program First Fridays series
2020: Toolmaker-in-Residence, Signal Culture art space, Owego, Ny.
2019: Composition Fellow in Residence, Chamber Music Conf. of the East, Vermont
2019: Salomon Curricular Grant, Verdant Vibes ensemble collab., Brown University
2018: Interfaces Residency, European University Cyprus, develop States of Intuition installation
2016: PEO Scholar Award supporting PhD dissertation research
2015: University of Virginia Arts Endowment grant, [I] n q u i r y, multimedia collaboration
2014: ACF National Composition Competition, commissioned Choose for So Percussion
2014: Buckner W. Clay Global Humanities Grant, Loadbang Ensemble residency @ U. Virginia
2014: Battestin Research Fellowship, U. Virginia Library Special Collections

PERFORMANCES (SELECTED)
2023: Solo electronic set, Casa del Popolo
Montréal [CA]2023: Multichannel performance of New Suns, klangtheater MDW
Vienna [AT]2022: Solo electronic set, Washington Baths
Portland, Me.
2022: Non-Event, solo electronic performance, Laconia Gallery
Boston, Ma.
2022: Experimental Sound Studio (Chicago), piano & elec., with Laurie Amat
Chicago / online
2022: Piano, electronics: trio set with Aorist (Rachel Devorah, Kimberly Sutton)
Providence, Ri.
2021: Can you hear me?, NYC EA. Improv. Summit, group improv. (w/ Ora interface)
online2021: The ceaseless onset (clarinet quartet), Talea Ensemble at Brown University
online2019: Adelaide (3 sixxen, piano), Ronan G.D. Morais Ensemble, Musik Akademie
Basel [CH]2019: Intimidators (for Exo.Rosie synth), Genre Lines Summit, Nief-Norf festival
Knoxville, Tn.
2018: Stochast (for Exo.Rosie instrument), Sound & Music Computing conf.
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2018: Untitled solo performance with Exo.Rosie instrument, Spektrum art space
Berlin [DE]2018: Listening Not Guaranteed (laptop ens.), TENOR conf., Concordia Uni.
Montréal [CA]2017: Espaces des arts sans frontières, trio performance (voice, laptop)
Paris [FR]2016: for ami (Abacus interface), Tech. for Music Notation & Repres. conf.
A Coruña [ES]2016: Objects eager and unbaffled, collab. with Merseyside Improvisers Orch.
Liverpool [UK]2016: Untitled (for Abacus interface), Noisevember, New River StudiosLondon [UK]2016: Untitled (for Abacus interface), Ephémère series, Studio LoosThe Hague [NL]
2016: Untitled (for Abacus interface), Irish Sound Sci. & Tech. Assoc. conf.
Derry [UK]2016: [I] n q u i r y excerpt, UVA Composers at Uni. Intl. Business & Econ.
Beijing [CN]2015: Look the Other Way (voice, laptop), Intl. Computer Music Conf., solo perf.
Denton, Tx.
2015: Look the Other Way, NYC Electroacoustic Music Fest., solo perf.
New York, Ny.
2014: Stainless Steel (stereo soundscape), Intl. Comp. Music Conf.
Athens [GR]2014: Choose, percussion quartet, premiered by So Percussion
Princeton, Nj.

INSTALLATIONS
2023: Lavender Lauds, TONSPUR_passage, MuseumsQuartier
Vienna [AT]2021: Hiss (hybrid analog-digital piece), Rhizome art space (Washington, DC)
online2021: Skatebirds (hybrid analog-digital piece), Memphis Concrète Festival
online2021: Untitled hybrid-analog-digital piece, Non-Event series (Somerville, MA)
online2020: Half hoping for failure (with Pancaea synth), SEAMUS conf.
online / Charlottesville, Va.
2019: Almost Completely Lucid (stereo version), Espacios Sonoros fest.
Salta [AR]2019: Almost Completely Lucid (quad version), Dundalk Inst. of Tech.
Dundalk [IE]
2019: Intimidatrix (with Effie instrument), Movement & Computing conf.
Tempe, Ariz.
2018: Eight Paces (audio-video), Noisefloor Festival
Stoke-on-Trent [UK]]2018: States of Intuition (for Death Goddess synths), Cyprus Museum
Nicosia [CY]2017: Eight Paces (audio-video), Irish Sound Sci & Tech Assoc. (ISSTA) conf.
Dundalk [IE]

ALBUM RELEASES
2023: New Suns, self-released
2022: For Ocalenie, track “Penta,” via Women* of Noise Recordings
2020: Kristina Warren & Ross Wightman, Distant Duos Recordings
2019: filament, album release as petra, Gold Bolus Recordings
2019: Speed of Sound, “Choose” perc. quartet, Innova Recordings
2017: Live Collab. Vol.1., The Oneirologist Records

digitaldigitaldigitalBrooklyn, Ny.
Charlottesville, Va.
London [UK]

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2023: “Sounding Cycles: Analog Approaches in Software,” U. Nebraska Omaha
Omaha, Ne.
2023: “Composing Space: Analog-Digital Approaches,” IEM @ Kunst Uni. Graz
Graz [AT]2022: “Analog Thinking in Digital Composition,” Connecticut College US
New London, Ct.
2021: “The Aural Possible,” Guest Workshop Facilitator, zFestival
online2020: Panelist, Educator/engineer panels, “50 Years of ARP Synthposium”
online2019: Guest speaker and artist, Wheaton CollegeNorton, Ma.
2019: Invited talk, Tech Forum, California Institute of the Arts
Santa Clarita, Ca.
2019: Invited talk, Composing with Sensors seminar, UC Irvine
Irvine, Ca.

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2018: Invited talk, Composers Forum series, Brooklyn College
2018: Workshop, Exo.Rosie instrument, New Interfaces for Mus. Expression conf.
2018: Guest workshop, Works Etc (BIPOC Student Artist Group), Brown Uni.
2017: Semifinalist, Abacus interface, Guthman Musical Inst. Competition
2017: Invited talk, DEMAN Weekend, Duke University
2016: Abacus interface, Intl. Computer Music Conference, paper presentation

Brooklyn, Ny.
Blacksburg, Va.
Providence, Ri.
Atlanta, Ga.
Durham, Nc.
Utrecht [NL]AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS
2022: “A Sound Artist’s Breakdown of Field Recording over History,” Organised Sound 27(1),writing/conceptual consultant to lead author Maria Chavez
2019: “‘Timbral exploration and collaboration…’: An interview with Judith Shatin.” Journal of theInternational Alliance for Women in Music (25)1
2018: “Sound Technologies as Agency-Granting Prosthesis to Vocal Body.” Leonardo Music Jnl. 28
2017: “Notated Ctl. as Composed Liveness in Works for Digitally Extended Voice.” Proceedings ofthe Third Int’l Conf on Technologies for Music Notation & Representation, A Coruña
2017: Show More/ Show Less: Extended Voice, Technology, and Presence. PhD dissertation,
University of Virginia
2016: “Composing, Perf. Digital Voice Using Mic-Centric Gesture, Control Data.” Proceedings ofthe International Computer Music Conference, Utrecht
2016: “Review: Cathy Berberian, ed. Karantonis et al.” Jnl. of the Intl. Alliance Women Music 21(2)REVIEWS AND DISCUSSION
2023: Pajdak, Mikolaj.“Kristina Warren - New Suns.” NowaMuzyka.pl.
2023: Rose, Brad. “Kristina Warren New Suns (Self-Released).” FoxyDigitalis.zone.
2022: (no author listed) “Album Review: For Ocalenie.” CommodityFetishRecords.com.
2020: Roseblade, Nick. “DIY Micro-Labels Have Surged in 2020.” ClashMusic.com.
2019: DeGroot, Jillian. “filament: K. Warren’s Debut Solo Album as Petra.” ICareIfYouListen.com.
2019: Mulder, Dolf. “PETRA - FILAMENT.” VitalWeekly.net.
2019: McCorkle, Brian. “Review: petra - filament.” JazzRightNow.com.
2019: Masters, Marc. “The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp: March 2019.” bandcamp.com.
2018: Reid, Sarah Belle. “New Interfaces, New Sounds.” Journal. of Intl. Alliance for Women inMusic 24(2).
2017: Naylor, Donita. “Pvd. Loop Fest concludes its 2nd year with offbeat sights, sounds.”
Providence Journal.
2017: O’Hare, Erin. “Composer K. Warren channels vocal technology into art.” C-Ville Weekly.