"Cotton" for strings and female voices
Video work by Andrew Chittenden
Composed by Billie Howard
Engineered by Doug Malone at Jamdek
Mixed by Alex Inglizian at Experimental Sound Studio
Ensemble:
Nora Barton, cello and voice
Monica BouBou, violin
Johanna Brock, bass violin and voice
Jet Dee, voice
Nomi Epstein, voice
Brendan Finucane, cello
Billie Howard, violin and voice
Whitney Johnson, viola and voice
Nate Kappes, cello
Ronnie Kuller, violin
Kara McCanna, violin
Traci Newhouse, viola and voice
Becca Wilcox, viola and voice
Billie Howard is a Montana-born, Chicago-based pianist, violinist, violist, and educator. As a performer, she is inspired by contemporary and experimental music on the farthest ends of the volume spectrum, ranging from the quietest sounds to fully-amplified extremes. She often works in collaboration with one of her groups: a.pe.ri.od.ic, The Paver, and NbN Trio. She also composes under the moniker Akosuen, which ranges from a solo endeavor to a 6-piece band with chorus. Billie has exhibited sound installations at fine art galleries Goldfinch, Silent Funny, and GAG in Chicago. She holds an M.Mus. in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University and a B.A. in piano and violin performance from Montana State University.
Andrew Chittenden is a designer and artist living in Los Angeles. He has worked variously as an animator, director, compositor, technical director and associate producer across a range of projects, including Fox's ADHD experimental animation block. Andrew was a co-author and co-editor of SCI-Arc's Homelessness Charrette report, and currently serves as an Assistant Teacher at SCI-Arc for graduate studio and theory courses. Andrew received a Master of Architecture with distinction from SCI-Arc and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.