- Robert Een
Robert Een (born
1952 ) is an American composer, cellist, and vocalist.Career
Known for his use of extended vocal and cello techniques, Een has recorded eight albums of his compositions, as well as composing scores for seven films. His
music fordance andtheater can be heard in the repertories of Liz Lerman, David Dorfman, Jennifer Muller, and Yin Mei among others. He has received Bessie Awards for music composition in1998 and for sustained achievement in2000 . He won an Obie Award in 2004 for his score for Hiroshima Maiden.Performance
Een's band, Big Joe, includes the film composer
Carter Burwell , and his long association withMeredith Monk culminated in the creation of their hour-long music/theater duet, "Facing North". He has performed his music throughout the world, including Buddhist caves inIndia , a theater above the arctic circle inNorway , a Shinto shrine inJapan , as well as Lincoln Center and the Knitting Factory inNew York City .References
* [http://www.roberteen.com/ Official Robert Een website]
External links
* [http://www.starkland.com/st212/index.htm "Mystery Dances" CD on
Starkland ]
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