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composer-focused bio (200 words)
Portland-based composer and soprano Carolyn Quick (she/her) is “a composer of growing renown” (Dr. Justin Smith) and “one of the most important voices in our community” (Makrokosmos Project). With her “deft touch at crafting melodies and textures" (Charles Rose, Oregon ArtsWatch) and "delicate and sensitive use of orchestration" (Sean Bickerton, Canadian Music Centre), Carolyn’s music has “a refreshing levity to its rhythms” (Rose). She writes music that is “deeply meaningful,” making a “huge impact on both singers and audiences” (Smith) as she “combines flowing modal melodies,” and “evocative text painting” (Rose). Recent commissions include the Portland Phoenix Chamber Choir, Fear No Music, Eugene Opera, and Queens University of Charlotte’s Royal Voices, who featured her work in their winning competition set at the 28th International Choir Competition of Preveza in Greece, where it received the Special Jury Prize for Best Performance of a Contemporary Piece.
Carolyn also advocates for historically excluded composers and co-founded new music collective Persisting Sound and music distribution collective Raindrop New Music to uplift those voices.
Outside of the music-sphere, Carolyn enjoys walking the trails of Portland parks, admiring all of the cute dogs she spots on said walks, and spending time with her family.
Carolyn also advocates for historically excluded composers and co-founded new music collective Persisting Sound and music distribution collective Raindrop New Music to uplift those voices.
Outside of the music-sphere, Carolyn enjoys walking the trails of Portland parks, admiring all of the cute dogs she spots on said walks, and spending time with her family.
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composer-focused bio (150 words)
Portland-based composer and soprano Carolyn Quick (she/her) is “a composer of growing renown” (Dr. Justin Smith) and “one of the most important voices in our community” (Makrokosmos Project). With her “deft touch at crafting melodies and textures" (Charles Rose, Oregon ArtsWatch) and "delicate and sensitive use of orchestration" (Sean Bickerton, Canadian Music Centre), Carolyn’s music has “a refreshing levity to its rhythms” (Rose), and is “deeply meaningful,” making a “huge impact on both singers and audiences” (Smith). Recent commissions include Fear No Music, Eugene Opera, Seattle Opera, and Cincinnati Song Initiative.
Carolyn also helped found new music group Persisting Sound and music distributer Raindrop New Music to help advocate for historically excluded composers.
When she isn’t singing, Carolyn enjoys hiking, spotting cute dogs, and spending time with family and friends.
Carolyn also helped found new music group Persisting Sound and music distributer Raindrop New Music to help advocate for historically excluded composers.
When she isn’t singing, Carolyn enjoys hiking, spotting cute dogs, and spending time with family and friends.
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composer-focused bio (50 words)
With a “deft touch at crafting melodies and textures” (Oregon ArtsWatch), Portland composer-soprano Carolyn Quick (she/her) writes “deeply meaningful,” music about our fundamental, shared human experiences, making a “huge impact on both singers and audiences” (Dr. Justin Smith) and "establishing herself as one of the most important voices in our community" (Makrokosmos Project 7).
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singer-focused bio (150 words)
Praised for her “vibrant tone, glittering coloratura, and dramatic vocal colors” (New Wave Opera), Portland composer and soprano Carolyn Quick (she/her) dives headfirst into each performance, bringing attentiveness, creativity, and passion to solo and choral works alike. With a “pure timbre” (Opera News) that lends itself well to both early and modern music, Carolyn tackles works spanning Thomas Tomkins to Caroline Shaw with eagerness and vocal adaptability.
With a particular interest in contemporary performance and extended techniques, Carolyn has premiered dozens of new works by living composers including Andrea Reinkemeyer, Damien Geter, and many of her own.
Notable solo performances include title roles with Eugene Opera, New Wave Opera, and Queer Opera as well as guest soloist for concert works with Portland Symphonic Choir, University of British Columbia, and Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia.
She was also a finalist for the NATS National Competition and was featured as both a composer and singer for the Oregon Bach Festival’s Vocal Fellows Program.
With a particular interest in contemporary performance and extended techniques, Carolyn has premiered dozens of new works by living composers including Andrea Reinkemeyer, Damien Geter, and many of her own.
Notable solo performances include title roles with Eugene Opera, New Wave Opera, and Queer Opera as well as guest soloist for concert works with Portland Symphonic Choir, University of British Columbia, and Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia.
She was also a finalist for the NATS National Competition and was featured as both a composer and singer for the Oregon Bach Festival’s Vocal Fellows Program.
Poetry
Carolyn is also a published poet and has had several of her poems set to music. For anyone using her poetry for a project, please use the bio below.
writer-focused bio (150 words)
Composer-soprano-lyricist and multi-instrumentalist Carolyn Quick (she/her) has always loved poetry and has been writing for well over a decade. As she began to pursue a career in music, poetry served a vital role in the raw expression of her life experiences, free of stress and constraint.
She has set several of her poems to music in works such as: Pieces, Not I Alone, Stop the Clock (which blends her words with quotations from the 2018 Kavanaugh Hearings Transcripts), and To Breathe which was selected for the Eugene Opera's call for scores: Songs for Quarantine. At Art Song Lab, Carolyn participated in several poetry workshops offered by Elee Kraljii Gardiner. Her works have also been set to music by composer Drew Swatosh (they/them) in Dead Fires Anthology. She is published in the East County Poetry Group's East County Poetry: Lent 2019 - Epiphany 2020. For more information, visit: www.carolynquick.com.
She has set several of her poems to music in works such as: Pieces, Not I Alone, Stop the Clock (which blends her words with quotations from the 2018 Kavanaugh Hearings Transcripts), and To Breathe which was selected for the Eugene Opera's call for scores: Songs for Quarantine. At Art Song Lab, Carolyn participated in several poetry workshops offered by Elee Kraljii Gardiner. Her works have also been set to music by composer Drew Swatosh (they/them) in Dead Fires Anthology. She is published in the East County Poetry Group's East County Poetry: Lent 2019 - Epiphany 2020. For more information, visit: www.carolynquick.com.
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