This is the first of a series of articles about the tools I use to notate my musical ideas, in particular - animated notation.
Read More
David Lynch has passed away. Here Cat Hope speaks to the role of song in his films.
Read More
Three old and new releases of Cat Hope’s music alongside a new book/CD, concert and exhibitions of the Decibel new music ensemble’s Complete John Cage Variations Project.
Read More
Cat Hope and Tina Havelock Stevens discuss their work FREESTYLE, after the premiere in Beechworth last month, and in prepration fo the film showing in Sydney next month.
Read More
A review of Iran Sanadzadeh and Mike Mulshine’s Networked performance concert at Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and performance, Monash Unviersity., 28 Marrch 2024.
Read More
This new book co-edited with Louise Devenish features a range of esteemed authors discussing what virtusosity means today.
Read More
Super Lumimum converse in the lead up to the world premiere of Cat Hope’s new composition ‘Voluminum’, written specifically for the duo as a homage to Hungarian composer Geörgy Ligeti whose centenary it is this year.
Read More
Geörgy Ligeti’s organ solo ‘Volumina’ (1961-67) alongside the world premeire of Cat Hope’s 40 minute homage work ‘Volumimum’ performed by Super Lumimum and guests.
Read More
This is a discussion between Kate McMillan and Cat Hope, about their new project together, Never At Sea that opens at St Mary Le Strand church in London, UK on June 21st 2023
Read More
Speechless, an opera written by Cat Hope in 2014- 2019, was presented in Hamburg, Germany as part of the Ligeti Festival in May 2023. This blog article is an overview that experience and its outcomes, and will be followed by a series of specific articles on elements of video, choir, score and staging.
Read More
This is the text of Cat Hope’s presentation as part of the ‘Freedom in Art’ at the ‘Freedom in Crisis’ Conference in Hamburg on November 19, 2022.
Read More
This blog post is a personal memorium to the singer, songwriter and drummer in US band Low, who passed away this month aged 55.
Read More
Cat is a member of a research team for a project around Digital Scores, funded by the European Research Council from 2022 - 2026. The project is detailed in this blog post.
Read More
Cat moves to Europe in August 2022, for 9 months - based in Hamburg, Germany as a Research Fellow at the Hamburg Institute of Advanced Studies (HIAS).
Read More
2020 was a difficult year for everyone. However, Cat took part in a range of different projects and found some recognition throughout the year. Spending a large part of the year in a strict lockdown in Melbourne, this year took something of a different shape.
Read More
‘Speechless’ was awarded a 2020 Australian Art Music Award for Best New Work, in the dramatic category. Presented at an online award ceremony, panellists described the work as “unflinchingly original on every level”.
Read More
As you might expect with such a prolific artist, not every Morricone work is a masterpiece. Working in the film industry sometimes requires the creation of music for a film where the deadline is short and parameters fixed. Yet Morricone’s work is distinguished by just how good his best works are.
Read More
On the death of Ennio Morricone, a short peice about how his music has been with me most of my life, as a listener, composer, musician and person in the world.
Read More