Talk:Frances-Marie Uitti

Birth
That birth year of 1913 seems very unlikely. More like 1953, but I can't find concrete evidence. Eijkhout (talk) 03:19, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

First?
What is the source for this assertion that Uitti was the first person to combine singing with cello playing? This doesn't seem possible. Surely lots of cellists have vocalized while playing. How can we say that someone did this first?


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To add
She has played duos with Marc Ribot, Mark Dresser, Misha Mengelberg, Evan Parker and Joel Ryan, and Elliott Sharp.

Discography:

Giacinto Scelsi Trilogy, Ko-tha   Etcetera*

Jonathan Harvey Solo works and Concerto for cello and Orchestra Etcetera*

John Cage Complete solo works, Lecture on Nothing  Etcetera*

ECM Natura Renovatur works of Giacinto Scelsi, Munich Chamber Orchestra, F. M. Uitti JdK Uitti/Sharp improvisations

Film:

Alyssa in Concert, by Eric van Zuylen  (feature length film based on Orpheus myth, Uitti in title role)

References:

Contemporary Music Review Improvisation   interviews with F M Uitti  (Andriessen, Mengelberg, Parker, Bennink, Monk, Rzewski, Curran, Oliveros, Fullman, Leandre, and many more)

Cambridge Companion to the Cello New Frontiers  Cambridge University Press

Inventions:

Scelsi Resonator originally designed for Giacinto Scelsi Triphon and 2nd String Quartet, redesigned by F M Uitti at the request of Giacinto Scelsi. Difference Tone amplifier, a resonator designed by F M Uitti for her own compositions Midi saddle, with Bert Bongers a midi controller patch to trigger events in realtime from the cello Sensor Cello, Uitti, Wessel, Freed, an ergonomically controlled electric midi cello modified from Eric Jensen/F M Uitti cello. Uitti/Freed  a new "stringless" electric midi cello being developed at CNMAT, University of California, Berkeley

Professorial:

Guest professor Oberlin Conservatory 2002-2004 Regents' Lecturer University of California San Diego, 1997 and 2005 Fromm residency at Harvard University 2004 Mills College residency 2005 Masterclasses worldwide, and JIMS Improvisation course Salzburg 2007, 2008, 2009

Badagnani (talk) 19:01, 27 August 2008 (UTC)