Fargo, ND — March 2025 — Composer and sound artist Kyle Vanderburg’s work You Can’t Outrun Your Daydreams has been accepted for presentation at the 2025 SEAMUS National Conference, hosted by Purdue University from March 21–24, 2025. This selection places Vanderburg’s composition among some of the most highly regarded works in the field of electroacoustic and computer music.
The SEAMUS 2025 conference is themed ‘Spaces | Places | Traces’, exploring the intersections of sound, space, and presence in music composition, performance, and research. As digital and physical spaces continue to merge, this year’s conference will highlight new opportunities for engagement through soundscapes, environmental noise, interactive works, and immersive installations.
You Can’t Outrun Your Daydreams will be featured in the conference’s multichannel listening space, a curated setting designed to showcase cutting-edge works in immersive sound design and spatialized audio. SEAMUS (Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States) is recognized internationally as one of the premier gatherings for electronic music composers, sound artists, and researchers.
SEAMUS 2025 will bring together composers, performers, and scholars from across the globe, offering a platform for innovation and collaboration in electronic and electroacoustic music. The conference will feature paper presentations, performances, installations, and listening sessions, highlighting new developments in the field.
For more information on SEAMUS 2025, visit https://purdue.link/seamus25. To learn more about Kyle Vanderburg’s work, visit https://kylevanderburg.com.
Contact: Kyle Vanderburg
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FARGO, ND—Composer and sound artist Kyle Vanderburg has been selected to present his work Joyride at the 40th Annual College Music Society (CMS) South Central Chapter Conference, held March 13-15, 2025, at Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, OK. The piece will be performed on Friday, March 14, at 1:00 PM in Petree Recital Hall.
A duet that refuses to behave, Joyride is an audacious musical dialogue that shifts unpredictably from boisterous and unruly to well-mannered and deceptively polite—as if caught in the act of mischief. The piece’s back-and-forth energy suggests either a complete lack of control by the performers or a gleeful surrender to chaos. Even its seemingly serene chorale moments eventually spiral out of hand, making for a wild, unpredictable, and thoroughly entertaining ride.
The CMS South Central Conference brings together composers, performers, educators, and scholars from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, as well as national and international participants. The 2025 event marks the conference’s 40th anniversary and will highlight contemporary music, performance, and research.
This year’s call for scores attracted submissions for a range of ensembles and soloists, including the Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, String Quartet, and various chamber and solo instrumentalists. Selected works, such as Joyride, reflect the commitment of CMS to showcasing bold new compositions and fostering collaboration between composers and performers.
For more information about Kyle Vanderburg and his work, visit kylevanderburg.com
Kyle Vanderburg is a composer and sound artist known for his inventive approach to contemporary music, spanning electronic, chamber, and orchestral works. His music has been performed at international festivals and conferences, and he serves as Composer in Residence at North Dakota State University’s Challey School of Music.
The College Music Society is an international organization dedicated to advancing music teaching, learning, composition, performance, and research. The South Central Chapter serves music professionals in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, fostering dialogue and collaboration in the field.
Contact: Kyle Vanderburg
hi@kylevanderburg.com | https://kylevanderburg.com
Fargo, ND – February 24, 2025 – Composer and sound artist Kyle Vanderburg is thrilled to announce that his electroacoustic work, Creatures from the Black Bassoon, has been selected for broadcast as part of Radiophrenia 2025, a renowned festival of radio art based in Glasgow, Scotland. The festival runs from April 7–20, 2025, featuring a 24-hour program of experimental audio works from artists around the world.
As the title suggests, Creatures from the Black Bassoon is a virtual menagerie of sonic beasts and environments, constructed entirely from processed and unprocessed sounds of the bassoon. Vanderburg employs an array of techniques—including key clicks, reed squeaks, multiphonics, and sounds produced through various stages of instrument assembly and disassembly—to craft an imaginative ecosystem of creatures. Some emerge as chirpy, fuzzy critters, while others take on a more menacing presence. The composition unfolds through a series of vignettes based on the golden ratio, with distinct sections serving as “windows” that contrast sharply with their surroundings.
Radiophrenia, broadcasting from Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) and streaming online, is a celebration of sound art and experimental radio, providing a platform for innovative sonic storytelling. The full broadcast schedule will be available in late March on the Radiophrenia website (www.radiophrenia.scot), where listeners can tune in worldwide.
Kyle Vanderburg is a composer and sound artist known for his inventive approach to electroacoustic music. His works have been performed across North America, Europe, and Australia, blending acoustic instruments with experimental electronic elements. He serves as Composer in Residence at North Dakota State University and runs NoteForge, a music publishing venture.
Radiophrenia is a temporary art radio station dedicated to exploring the creative potential of radio through new commissions, live performances, and experimental broadcasts. Supported by Creative Scotland and other arts organizations, it provides a platform for artists pushing the boundaries of sound and storytelling.
For Immediate Release
NDSU Composers and Dr. Martin Van Klompenberg Featured in The Contrabassoon Character Piece Project at the 54th International Double Reed Society Conference
Fargo, ND – North Dakota State University (NDSU) is proud to announce that Dr. Martin Van Klompenberg, instructor of bassoon, will present The Contrabassoon Character Piece Project at the 54th International Double Reed Society (IDRS) Conference, taking place this summer in Indianapolis, Indiana. This exciting program highlights the work of NDSU composers and brings new, original repertoire to the contrabassoon, an instrument often overlooked outside the orchestral context.
In addition to his role as a collaborator, Dr. Van Klompenberg has composed a new work for the contrabassoon as part of this program. The Contrabassoon Character Piece Project also includes works by Snow Kim (DMA Candidate, University of Kansas), along with NDSU composers Kyle Vanderburg (Composer in Residence), and Jonathon Erickson (Composition student). Dr. Van Klompenberg’s own contribution to the program further underscores the depth of talent within the NDSU composition community.
The program addresses the need for expanded repertoire for the contrabassoon with piano accompaniment, and Dr. Van Klompenberg’s leadership in commissioning these new works underscores NDSU’s commitment to fostering connections between students, faculty, and professional musicians. The inclusion of current students and faculty members in this project is a testament to the collaborative spirit and creative energy that defines the NDSU Composition Program.
The IDRS Conference, renowned for its dynamic programming of recitals, masterclasses, and workshops, will provide an excellent platform for these innovative works. The presence of NDSU composers at this prestigious international conference reinforces the university’s role in shaping the future of contemporary music performance and composition.
About Dr. Martin Van Klompenberg
Dr. Martin J. Van Klompenberg is a bassoonist, composer, and educator at North Dakota State University, where he teaches bassoon and chamber music. A former member of the United States Army Band program, he holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Arizona and degrees from Arizona State University and Western Michigan University. Dr. Van Klompenberg is an advocate for new music, commissioning and premiering works by several composers. He is the contrabassoonist for the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra and has performed with numerous ensembles, including the Louisville Orchestra and the West Virginia Symphony.
For more information about Dr. Van Klompenberg, see https://martinvanklompenberg.com.
About NDSU Composition Program
The NDSU Composition Program is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of composers, fostering an environment where students engage with the creative process, collaborate across disciplines, and contribute to the future of contemporary music.
For more information about the NDSU composition program, see https://ndsucomposition.com.
Dear Kyle,
We have now had time to review your submission for this year’s Radiophrenia broadcasts.
After careful consideration we are pleased to inform you that we have selected your work (Creatures from the Black Bassoon) for broadcast.
We very much appreciate the time you took in sending us your ideas. We will be in touch again if we require any further information from you. It will take us some time to contact everyone who took part in the open call so we’d appreciate it if you didn’t share this news on social media, etc. until the end of January.
The schedule of programmes will appear on our website towards the end of March. There will be a search function so you can find when the work will be broadcast.
Just in case the message hasn’t reached you please note that the broadcast dates have now been rescheduled to April 7th – 20th.
Many thanks and best wishes,
The Radiophrenia team
I set out to do a monthly update at the end of November, but then finals week got the best of me. So here’s November AND BONUS December.
November started out with a trip to the annual College Music Society conference in Washington, DC. I had a tape piece (The Earth Shall Soon Dissolve Like Snow) on one of the CMS concerts, and a demonstration for the Association for Technology in Music Instruction side of the conference. This was the one conference that I allowed myself to go to this year (aside from the regional CMS that I hosted during a blizzard in March). It was great to get back into the researchy-creativey side of things.
Later, I was able to run out and do a bit of sightseeing. Here’s a view of Capitol Hill from the Library of Congress.
Here’s a closer picture of the Washington Monument. I didn’t really plan to go here, I was just on the subway heading back to the airport and was looking for a public restroom, and the restroom situation on the Washington Metro is a whole saga unto itself.
Oh and also the conference hotel (the Washington Hilton) was where Reagan was shot.
The paper/demonstration I gave was about a program I’ve been writing for tracking the composition process–essentially, it’s an app that has a bunch of buttons you push while composing to track your progress, and then it gives you a transcript and stats. It turns out I take way more breaks than I thought. WAY MORE. Here’s what the app looks like on the right monitor. (Also this is clearly a staged shot, because my desk was not previously and has not been since this clean.)
Meanwhile in Fargo, progress continues on our building addition to the Challey School of Music. Cassie is moving into one of the new offices on the second floor; I’m moving to an office that will be vacated also on the second floor. My plans for a composition emporium on the third floor were rejected.
Bartleby and Erin are getting along.
Tape Piece showed up on an album that was released.
I got the paperwork started to teach a music tech course at Concordia this spring, due to Doug Harbin’s sabbatical. I had to look up “Precept.” I also have to remember what it’s like to not know all the insane idiosyncrasies of MaxMSP.
We drove the cats and the kiddo to Montana for Christmas. Bart was thrilled. (Also, we have a second cat, Lorraine, who doesn’t appear here because all her pictures are blurry or because she is hiding at any given time. At this point in the trip, she was in the back passenger floorboard.)
Erin got to ride a horse!
And I finished a couple of pieces. Hey! Composing! (Miniwashitu for Contrabassoon and Piano (for Martin Van Klompenberg), and Last-Minute Waltz for solo flute (for a 15-minutes of fame call for scores featuring Lisa Bost-Sandberg)). Note to self: do more of this in 2025.
It’s going to be a good year.
