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Karen Power '“Icebergs on speed” - right now that is how I think of myself and my output. My “style” is always shifting. Sometimes the shifts are slow and steady but there are also sudden bursts of change that take me by surprise. So much music to be taken on board - it’s both exhilarating and distracting!' |
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Karen Power is currently a PhD student at the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast with Michael Alcorn. Her initial interest in composition came during her undergraduate degree in University College Cork (UCC), where she familiarised herself with as many musical styles as were on offer. This musical diversity continues to shape the character of her musical output. She completed an MA in Composition in UCC in 2000 and is currently working as a music technician in Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick. Up until 2004, Karen Power’s compositional output was predominantly instrumental, but she is currently exploring electro-acoustic composition, sound-art and live electronics. She continues to have her music performed throughout Europe, with one of her recent works, ‘You Me’, receiving its premiere in Serbia. Recently, her electro-acoustic tape piece “fried rice, curried chip and a diet coke” was a finalist at the 2009 ASCAP/SEAMUS (Society of Electro Acoustic Music in the US ) Student Commission Award in the US, her orchestral piece “one piece of chocolate per bar “ got an honorable mention at The International Alliance for Women in Music 28th IAWM (2009) Search for New Music by Women Composers and her ensemble and tape piece “squeeze birds to improve your garden's plant variety” was selected for performance on the Annual Concert of the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM) by the NOVA Ensemble, directed by Professor Elizabeth McNutt. Karen Power is an active member of the AIC (Association of Irish Composers) the SPNM (Society for the Promotion of New Music), the IWMA (International Women in Music Association), SEAMUS (Society for Electro Acoustic Music in the US) and a former member of the ICC (Irish Composer’s Collective). (biography © Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland) |
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