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Anatomy of the Recovering Brain
Anatomy of the Recovering Brain, an extended single-movement composition (in six parts) for bass clarinet and electronics by Canadian composer Frank Horvat, performed by Dr. Kathryn Ladano.
Inspired by her personal recovery, Anatomy of the Recovering Brain is a deeply immersive one-hour musical journey. It features Kathryn Ladano on bass clarinet, supported by fixed electronics and musical cameos from Richard Burrows (vibraphone), Morgan Lovell (cello), Greg Turner (piano), and Pam Patel (soprano) — friends and fellow artists who stood by her during her darkest hours.
Track Listing:
Kathryn, Russ, Paul, Melanie, Lucy, Jeffrey
Masked
The music featured on “Masked” was created spontaneously in the moment for this recording. Each piece was improvised without a plan and is meant to represent a live performance experience of Kathryn’s music. None of these tracks have been edited in any way in order to create as authentic a recording as possible. The concept of this album is largely based on Kathryn Ladano’s PhD thesis, “The Improvising Musician’s Mask: Using Musical Instruments to Build Self-Confidence and Social Skills in Collective Free Improvisation”. The results of that research significantly influenced this project. Our instruments are our masks; they allow us to express our true selves.
Track Listing:
Flow, Outcry, Wings, Contentious, Exhale, Awaken, Groove, Blind, Masked (bonus track), Expanse (bonus track)
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Stealth …listen
“…listen” (2015) is the debut album from Kathryn’s duo, “Stealth”. The band features Kathryn on bass clarinet and Richard Burrows on percussion.
…listen is intended as a moment in time for contemplation. The listener chooses the length based on various points within the experience. The album is intended to be heard as one track but can be divided based on your desired length of listening experience.
Track Listing:
Point a, point b, point c, point d, point e, point f, point g, point h, point i
Reviews:
Open
Kathryn’s debut CD (2010), featuring guest artists Richard Burrows, Nick Bastian, Tim Turvey, Jason White, Joe Ryan, Tomas Bouda, and Michael Ladano.
Track Listing:
Further Reflection (Improvisation) – Kathryn Ladano & Richard Burrows, Something I Can’t Know (Improvisation) – Kathryn Ladano, Jason White & Joe Ryan, The Down Low (Improvisation) – Kathryn Ladano & Tomas Bouda, Open Strain – Kathryn Ladano, Artoxinovix – Dan Di Maggio, Art Show (Improvisation) – Kathryn Ladano, Tim Turvey & Nick Bastian, Ladano – Veronica Tapia, The Taste of Time Still Lingers – Kathryn Ladano, (Infanzia e Scoperta, Ansia Sociale, Abbandonata, Rapporti, Sognare), Evil Kirk – Kathryn Ladano
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