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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kyle Vanderburg
Email: info@kylevanderburg.com
Website: https://KyleVanderburg.com
Fargo, ND – 12/19/2024 – Composer and sound artist Kyle Vanderburg is proud to announce the release of his fixed media work, Tape Piece, on Electronic Masters Vol. 10, which became available worldwide on November 29, 2024. The Electronic Masters series from ABLAZE Records is celebrated for highlighting cutting-edge electronic compositions and providing a global platform for exceptional artistry.
Chosen from submissions spanning the globe, Tape Piece stands out for its immersive sonic quality. ABLAZE Records’ Douglas Knehans remarked, “The piece has a great atmosphere, excellent realization, immense subtlety, and beautiful audio quality. Congratulations on a wonderful work!”
The Electronic Masters series has earned high praise as a platform for new and experimental works. Recent reviews have celebrated its “positively vibrant” contributions to contemporary electronic music, affirming its role as an essential series for modern listeners.
Vanderburg’s music, which often navigates the relationship between nostalgia and innovation, explores familiar sounds in unexpected contexts. Tape Piece uses the sounds of adhesive tape–masking, scotch, aluminum, packing, and duct–to transform a mundane office supply to a new sonic world.
Kyle Vanderburg (b. 1986) is a composer and sound artist based in Fargo, ND. His music blends nostalgia with innovative sonic worlds, often recasting familiar sounds in fresh and unexpected contexts. His work has been presented globally at festivals and conferences such as ICMC, SEAMUS, and NYCEMF. He is currently Composer in Residence at North Dakota State University’s Challey School of Music. Learn more at KyleVanderburg.com.
ABLAZE Records is a premier platform for emerging voices in contemporary classical and electronic music. Through its Electronic Masters series, ABLAZE provides a global stage for composers who redefine and expand the possibilities of sonic artistry. Learn more at AblazeRecords.net.
Electronic Masters Vol. 10 was released on November 29, 2024, and is available worldwide on streaming platforms including iTunes, Naxos Music Library, Amazon MP3, and Spotify, with physical copies distributed through ABLAZE Records.
For more information and updates, visit: KyleVanderburg.com.
From the inbox:
Dear composers,
Thank you all for your submissions to the Trans-Pacific Trio call for scores! We would like to extend a special thank you to those who composed music specifically for our ensemble. Part of our reason for this call for scores was simply the lack of repertoire for our instrumentation, and it means a lot to us that you took this opportunity to create more pieces as options for us to play! We also want to acknowledge that many of you wrote worthy pieces that we were unable to program this season, but certainly hope to play in the future!
2024-2025 is rare in that the Trans-Pacific Trio is all residing in the same location for the entire season. For this reason, we wanted to give preference to submissions that included all three members of our group. The works we have selected for our “Trios Only” concert in early February are the following:
For Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano:
Angelo Bruzzese – Lumen
David Snow – A Baker’s Tale
David Vayo – Seis Cosechas
Bernie Walasavage – Trio
For Voice, Clarinet, and Piano:
Carter Crosby – Enacting Travesty
Nicole Knorr – Waiting to Speak
Kyle Vanderburg – Letters to the Poetry Editor (III and VI)
Because we received so many excellent pieces, the Trans-Pacific Trio has decided to incorporate several of them into an additional concert in May. The pieces we have selected for that concert include:
Paul Ayres – The Cloths of Heaven
David Crumb – Soundings
Allen Molineux – A Terse Terzetto
Concert dates and venues are being finalised, and will be posted on the Trans-Pacific Trio page of my website once confirmed:
https://www.marialordknivetonmusic.com/trans-pacific-trio
We will be in touch with those of you whose pieces we have programmed for this season!
Maria Lord-Kniveton
Trans-Pacific Trio
I’m spending the week working on some publishing updates, getting some scores up and ready to distribute, and finishing up an orchestra piece, But meanwhile, from the inbox this week:
Dear artist
After an arduous task by our evaluation commission, the works listed below have been selected for our “Fourth Cycle of Virtual Concerts” of “La Hora Acusmática”.
We will shortly send you the schedule of the four concerts planned for 2024.
Congratulations
.Works selected:
“Flutervoice II” Gustavo Chab
“Hiperaural” Ricardo De Armas
“Fire and dice 2014” Eric Delgado
“Spider web” Benjamin Fuhrman
“Beyond 88” Mattew Lam
“Noturno” Eduardo Nespoli
“Bayou” Michael Rosas Cobian
“Post Anthropocene” Edmar Soria
“Tape piece” Kyle Vandenburg
“Glitch Mass” Davide Vannuccini
“Abedul” Cami Albarracin
“7 minutes of recistance” Cristian Biasin
“Filo entre los espacios” Francis Rodriguez
“Sancocho” Sergio Flórez Rincón
“Mental upgrade” Simón Hutchinson
“Antithesis” Maxwell Miller
“Onirico y perpetuo” Rafael de Rioja
“Grind” Droki Ouro
“Parallaxe Parataxe” Nicola Cappeletti
“Watching time” Adolfo Núñez
“Granciporro” Leonardo Vita
“Thales from Dylawerson” Onur Dülger
Ausdrüecke – Jakob Gruchmann
“Bound” Lack Ballard
“Cloud chamber Remix” Heinz-Josef Florian
“Theurgy” Elliot Yair Hernández López
“Mutations” David Jason Snow
“Digital Hymn” Masafumi Oda
“Dolente” Piotr Pawlik
“Dim life” Seokmin Kang
“Le bruit de suspirs” Roxanne Turcotte
“YTEcho” Andreja Andric
From the inbox:
Dear Kyle Vanderburg,
We are happy to inform you that your presentation, “Debugging the Composer: designing a tool for self-reported composition processes” has been accepted to ATMI 2024 in Washington, D.C. November 7-9. Congratulations.
We ask that you 1) reply to this email confirming your intentions to present at the conference by May 15, and (2) register for the conference by June 20. Participants are also required to be active members of ATMI at least 1 month prior to the National conference. Information about hotels and ATMI member discount will be sent in the next few weeks.
CMS Registration link:https://www.music.org/index.php?option=com_eventbooking&task=register.individual_registration&event_id=138&Itemid=5784
ATMI Registration link: https://www.atmimusic.com/join/
Important Dates
May 15- Declare interest in presenting at conference
June 20th – Presenter Registration Deadline
July 1st – Bios/abstracts/headshots due
August 1st – Schedule Finalized
September 19th – Hotel Reservation Deadline
Please look for further correspondence regarding the date and time of your presentation. Due to shared programming with CMS, requests to present on specific dates may not be granted.
Congrats again and we look forward to welcoming you to Washington DC in November. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions at all before the event.
Sincerely,
ATMI 2024 Programming committee
Jason Fick, Chair
Kyle Vanderburg
Teresa Nakra
VJ Manzo
Peter Webster
Last week, as I was working on preparations for the College Music Society’s regional conference at NDSU, I received notification about an acceptance to their national conference this fall in Washington.
Dear Kyle Vanderburg,
Greetings from The College Music Society. I am pleased to inform you that your proposal for the 2024 CMS National Conference has been accepted! Below you will find a link to an official letter of invitation to participate in the conference, which will take place in Washington, D.C., November 7-9, 2024.
If you have any questions about your proposal’s acceptance or the conference, please contact Charlie Chadwell of the CMS office.
We look forward to your participation!
Sincerely,
Rachel Roberts
Chair, Program Committee
2024 CMS National Conference
Hey! Tape Piece is making the rounds, and will be performed in Belfast next April!
Dear Kyle,
I am pleased to inform you that your submission “Tape Piece” for the Listening Rooms strand of the open call has been selected for the Sonorities Festival Belfast 2024 programme.
Please confirm that you are still happy for your work to be featured in the festival via email to [email removed] by no later than 4pm Thursday 2nd November GMT, 2023.
Once you confirm your participation, please contact [name removed] to confirm your technical requirements.
Finally, many thanks for your interest in our festival, and for sending us such engaging work.
Regards,
Sonorities Team