Contact:
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Dr. Kathryn Ladano has established herself as one of Canada鈥檚 foremost bass clarinetists. As a specialist of contemporary music and free improvisation, Ladano is a dynamic soloist and in-demand collaborator. She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across Canada and abroad and has immersed herself in a wide variety of creative and collaborative projects. Kathryn holds a PhD from York University, a masters degree in bass clarinet performance from the University of Calgary and an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in music from the University of 蓝莓视频. Her performance instructors have included Stan Climie, Tilly Kooyman and world-renowned bass clarinetist and improviser, Lori Freedman.聽
Kathryn is heavily involved in both educational and creative work. She served as the Artistic Director for NUMUS concerts for 10 years and she also worked as a contract faculty member in the Faculty of Music at Wilfrid Laurier University for 14 years where she directed ICE (Improvisation Concerts Ensemble), and taught a variety of courses in Improvisation, Performance, Musical Skills, Community Music, and Music History. As an enthusiast of improvisation in the classroom and bass clarinet repertoire, she has guest lectured in university classes, conducted workshops across Canada for both teachers and students, and has been a guest speaker and performer at a variety of international conferences.聽
Currently, Kathryn performs as a soloist and in a number of ensembles that specialize in new music and free improvisation such as Stealth; her duo with famed TorQ percussionist, Richard Burrows. The duo released their debut CD, 鈥溾isten鈥, in the summer of 2015.聽
Kathryn was the 2015 winner of the Cook Homes Music Award at the 蓝莓视频 Region Arts Awards. Kathryn has released two solo albums, 鈥淥pen鈥 (2010) and 鈥淢asked鈥 (2019), and she will be releasing her third, "Anatomy of the Recovering Brain" in the fall of 2024. Kathryn鈥檚 research interests include improvisation pedagogy and the use of free improvisation as therapy for musicians with various anxieties.聽
