Performance Chronology
2011
Recreational Science (Excerpts)
Premier of excerpts from the one-woman opera in progress written for Kate Conklin by Javier Navarrete at ARC Pasadena
Bosana Foundation Benefit Concert with Miroslav Tadic´
Jodie Landau
Vocal duets and premier of "Continuum" CalArts and Pasadena Library
Annual Fundraiser at ARC Pasadena with John Pennington Dance Group
2010
Kate Conklin All-Star Balkan Orkestra
Surdna Foundation Distinguished Visiting Artist-in-Residence at California State Summer School for the Arts
Bulgarian Vocal Installation at the Hammer Museum
Courtesy of Machine Project
MADAM DAMNABLE'S MIDNIGHT SPEAKEASY
A musical mashup created by and featuring the members of The Kate Conklin Vocal Studio
Kate Conklin, Bryan Landers + Chris Votek
Balkan trio concert at the Pasadena Library, Creative Music Series.
Milen Kirov: Duets
Works composed and performed by pianist Milen Kirov with guests Kate Conklin, Bryon Holley and Miroslav Tadic´
2009
Kate Conklin, voice & Miroslav Tadic, guitars
CalArts
CalArts Bulgarian Vocal Ensembles Concerts
featuring guest artists Milen Kirov and PremaSoul
Kate Conklin, director
OperaWorks Holiday Concert
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels: Cathedral Choir with Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra and featuring Mari Moriya, Jonathan Mack and Michael Gallup
2008
Machine Project Benefit 2009 at Mister Jalopy’s Secret Lair
Performances for CSSSA with Bryan Landers; Milen Kirov and Bryon Holley
OperaWorks Holiday Concert
with members of the CalArts Bulgarian Vocal Ensemble
CalArts Bulgarian Vocal Ensembles
"Bulgarian Choral Composers spanning from Koutev to Spassov"
A Machine Project Field Guide to the LA County Museum of Art
with banjoist Bryan Landers
ACF-LA American Composers Forum Salon
Presentation/Performance: "Balkan Singing Styles in Film and New Music; Idiomatic Improvisation and Re-contextualization"
2007
Voice and Vision Theater "Envision Retreat"
Development of new works at Bard College, NY
All Over the Map
LA City College with Bryan Landers, Jim Sullivan, TJ Troy and Brad Dutz
2006
"Gardens" Sahar Javedani, choreographer
St. Marks Church-in-the Bowery NYC
"Orpheus Crawling" NOW Festival, REDCAT
Experimental opera with music by Jeremy Zuckerman; libretto and direction by Juli Crockett
Project Accidental
Eagle Rock Performing Arts Center with Bryan Landers, Jim Sullivan, TJ Troy and Brad Dutz
2004-06
"O"
Vocalist and Bulgarian Soloist for Cirque du Soleil's resident water show at Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas
Solo Voice Recital
Music of Berg, Handel and Rachmaninov with pianist Neema Pazargad
2003
"The Fisher King"
Concert premier of a new opera by Marc Lowenstein based on the Terry Gilliam film; role of Anne
2002
The Academic Folk Choir of the Plovdiv Academy of Music
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Concerts with the professional Bulgarian Women's Choir at The Plovdiv Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts
"Kali"
New opera by Jarrad Powell and Tony Prabowo at the Festival of Sacred Music. Excerpts, role of Kunti.
CEAIT Electronic Music Festival
Performance piece with Sahar Javedani and composer Ben Wynn
Daleko: Music from Far Off with Bryan Landers and John Bergamo
2001
Macedonian Folk Music Duo Concert
Miroslav Tadic´, guitar
"Aga Ti Rojne Plitkine..."
Solo Balkan Vocal Recital
Solo Voice Recital
Music of Berio, Brahms, Crumb, Schubert and Schumann
"Statement" by Mark Trayle, premier
Creative Music Festival
Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, organizer
1997-2000
Solo Voice Recital
Music of Cage, De falla, Ives and Obradors
FIASCO
A gypsy punk ska ensemble with Kate Conklin, vocals; Dan Cantrell, accordion; Nathan Hubbard, drums and glockenspiel; Jesse Hix, basses
Solo Vocal Recitals
at the residences of Morton and Barbara Newman, Blaze Newman and Robert Perine, and Palomar College