Polyptych: Emovere
by Camilla Caldwell
FOR YOUR
GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella
The Sound of Space Between Us (Annie Nikunen, arr. Camilla Caldwell)
Contemporary Classical Composition Heart Unheard
ABOUT POLYPTYCH: EMOVERE
Polyptych: Emovere is a deeply personal exploration by composer and violinist Camilla Caldwell, delving into her neurodivergent emotional experience through multi-tracked electro-acoustic and acoustic violin. Employing extended techniques and electronics, Caldwell crafts five interconnected sound-movement pieces that together form a polyptych, each illuminating the invisible threads of human connection. Designed as a sensorial and immersive listening experience, the music emerges from Caldwell’s own emotional landscape, listeners are encouraged to discover their own meaning and resonance within each piece.
ABOUT CAMILLA CALDWELL
Camilla Caldwell is a NYC-based, classically trained violinist-composer whose repertoire pushes the limits of violin texture and sound through advanced techniques, electronics and creative partnerships. Through her multidisciplinary collaborations with other experimental artists and her own multi-tracked, lushly-orchestrated compositions, she uses the violin to create unique sonic environments and soundscapes.
Camilla is a graduate of a second Masters, in Composition and Performance at Mannes The New School under Curtis Macomber and Stefan Jackiw after graduating with a Professional Studies Diploma while being awarded the American Australian Arts Fund Scholar of 21. She works as a touring sessional violinist, having been invited to perform in China, Singapore, Austria, Italy, Germany and in the UK, Australia, Canada and the US.
She was violinist for Taylor Mac’s ‘A 24 Decade History of Popular Music’ and Opiuo’s Syzygy Orchestra. Other credits include Contemporaneous, Blackbox ensemble, Broadway Sings, Orchestre de la Francophonie, Bronx Opera and Symphony, Chamber Philharmonia Cologne, Australasian Orchestra, South Georgia Ballet, Metropolotian Sinfonietta, Bang on a Can LOUD weekend, Australian International Opera Company, Melbourne Opera Company, Young New Yorkers Chorus, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Guilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria, Mixed Ensemble, Renaissance Opera, Opera Festival Orchestra, Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight and Australasian Orchestra.
She is also the technical director of Brooklyn Motion Capture Dance Company and works as a music technologist. She has had residencies at MIT Reality Hack, Peabody Conservatory, NotYetArt Phantom Dimensions, NYVR and Reforesters Laboratory.
