Kristy Farkas
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Compositions: Solo & chamber

​thusness, loveness
2 or more players (10-20')
A Place to Listen, Victoria, 2018

memory or ghost
3-6 sustaining instruments (6-12')
A Place to Listen, Victoria, 2017

of things returned from The moments inside the moments inside the moments inside the moments
Flute (or clarinet), violin, cello, piano (4') 
In collaboration with Jennifer Butler and Marci Rabe
Ensemble Paramirabo & the Thin Edge New Music Collective for the 40th Anniversary of the Faculty of Music, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2016. 

The continuum of something—nothing
Solo piano (6-10')
A Place to Listen, Victoria, February 2015

of things remembered or left behind
Piano, percussion, two sustaining instruments (14')
A Place to Listen, Victoria, 2014

in sunlight only
2 flutes, 2 saxophones, 2 trombones, 2 guitars, percussion (12')
Commissioned by Redshift and Open Space. Premiered by the Vertical Orchestra, Vancouver/Victoria, 2013

Linger
Keyboard instrument and open chamber ensemble (9.5')
The Collective, Victoria, 2012

Exquisite Corpses (With composers Anna Hostman & Marci Rabe)
Saxophone, percussion, piano, violin, cello, double bass (18')
Commissioned by CONTACT Contemporary Music, Toronto, 2009

Stillness/Interference (With composer Jennifer Butler)
Saxophone & piano (5')
Pro Musica, Western Front, Vancouver, 2008

No such thing as silence (With composer Jennifer Butler)
Vancouver Miniaturist Ensemble, Western Front, Vancouver, 2007

(un)titled
(12.5')
Commissioned by Redshift
Performed by Ensemble Symposium, Vancouver Public Library Atrium, Vancouver, 2004

Upward From the Edges
Chinese instruments & voice (2')
Commissioned by the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble, Western Front, Vancouver, 2004

Floating Point
Solo piano (11') 2003

last year’s borders
Alto voice & piano (9.5') 2003


Compositions: Electronic & multimedia

Sounds of belonging
1 or more players & field recordings (20-40')
A Place to Listen, Victoria, 2018

these desires. these spaces
Viola & electronics (12.5')
Premiered by by Robin Streb at Western Front, Sonic Boom Festival, 2009

Waking the Moon’s Dawn
Voice & electronics (8') 2008

there...is...as
Tape (6') 2008

20 Silent Words (In collaboration with CURV) 
Voice, saxophone, accordion, contra bass, piano, electronics and projections (65')
Commissioned by Continuum Contemporary Music. Premiered at the Music Gallery, Toronto, 2007

Winter is Hard
Voice, piano & electronics (9.5')
Performed with BuyProduct at 50/50 Arts Collective, 2005

And So, Again (In collaboration with CURV)
Flute, voice, electronics (60')
Presented at the Vancouver Art Gallery by the Western Front (Under Exposure Series), 2005

Drying still over water
Concert theatre work for 5 voices, viola, percussion, electronics & movement (25')
Premiered at Barbara McIntyre Studio, University of Victoria, 2004           

Dare to Form II
Tape and movement (13') 2004

When We Breathe (In collaboration with CURV)
Flute, voices, electronics (60')
Presented at the Havana Theatre by Vancouver New Music (Mixtophonics Series), 2003

(re)born naked (With composer Marci Rabe)
Electronics, voice, viola, cello, movement and painting (45')
Presented at the Havana Theatre by Vancouver New Music (Mixtophonics Series), 2002

born naked (With composer Marci Rabe)
Voice, double bass, percussion, movement and painting (45')
Commissioned by and performed at Open Space, Victoria, 2002          

Impressions of Emily Carr
Music for the theatre production, Impressions of Emily Carr
Performed at Royal BC Museum, Victoria, 2002

In Camera
Music and the full length film, In Camera
Commissioned by Man Dancing Productions, Waterloo ON, 2000

Select performances & collaborations

Christian Wolff: Prose Collection
Performance with the A Place to Listen Ensemble
A Place to Listen, Victoria, March 2015

The continuum of something—nothing  
Solo piano recital of works by Linda C. Smith, Jennifer Butler, Marci Rabe, Morton Feldman, and Farkas.
Presented by A Place to Listen, Victoria, February 2015

a place for love to dwell
Performance with the A Place to Listen Ensemble; music by Antoine Beuger and Daniel Brandes
A Place to Listen, Victoria, October 2015

Site & Sound
With the Victoria Phonographers Union
Royal BC Museum’s Site & Sound event, Victoria, 2012

Victoria Phonographers Union & The Collective
Performance of new works by Kristy Farkas, Christopher Reiche and Daniel Brandes
Solstice Café, Victoria, 2011

Sounds in a Room
Performance of an excerpt from Cornelius Cardew’s Treatise, with Jamie Drouin, Daniel Godlovitch, Kirk McNally, Christopher Reiche, and Lance Olsen
Slide Room Gallery, Victoria, 2011

Compilation Anti-Dote
Collaborative performance of structured improvisations with LaSaM
Orange Hall, Victoria, 2009

Nosferatu’s Shadow
Live performance to the silent film, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Terror, with LaSaM
Solstice Cafe, Victoria, 2009

Removing the Demon
Concert produced by LaSaM in collaboration with the Victoria Symphony’s New Currents festival
Grace Lutheran Church, Victoria, 2009

Sonic Whisper
Collaborative performance of structured improvisations with LaSaM
Grace Lutheran Church, Victoria, 2008

Vanishing Point
Self-produced one-day experimental music festival. Performances with Lonesome Hope & guests.
Big Apple, Kobe, Japan, 2008

series Existence no. 18, 21, 22, 28 & 29
With Lonesome Hope, Shinichi Isohata, Tim Olive, Michael Henritzi
Bridge and Chef d’oeuvre, Osaka, Japan, 2007

Takedao Tunnel Art Festival
With Jerry Gordon & Lonesome Hope, Osaka, Japan, 2007

Science & Superstition
With Jerry Gordon & Lonesome Hope, at Bridge Osaka, Japan, 2007

Itching the inside of a whale through the belly of a piano
Works for electronics, guitars, found and invented instruments
Presented by 50/50 Arts Collective, with BuyProduct, Victoria, 2006

almost under
Music composed and performed by CURV
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria, 2003

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