Holmes, Reed K.

Holmes, Reed K., American composer; b. Oak Ridge, Term., Aug. 20, 1952. He studied at the Univ. of Tenn. (B.M., 1974; M.M., 1976) and the Univ. of Tex. at Austin (Ph.D., 1981, with the diss. Relational Systems and Process in Recent Works of Luciano Berio), where he taught (from 1985) and was director of its Electronic Music Studio. He was a founding member of the Tex. Composers Forum (1985). He received an ASCAP Award in Composition (1989) and an NEA grant (1990–91). His spirited compositions are often minimalist in design, motivated by rhythmic and timbrai processes.

Works

multimedia:Moiré for Dancers and Computer-generated Sound (1981); Nova for Dissolve Slide Projections and Quadraphonic Sound (1982–83); Around the Waves for Dissolve Slide Projections and Quadraphonic Sound (1983); Drumfire for Dancers and Computer (1986); Electric Symphonies for Dancers and Computer (1988). CHAMBER: Sound Streams for Flute Choir (1979); Patterns for Any Group of Homogeneous Wind Instruments (1982); Kaleidoscope for 23 Musicians (1984); Pocket Hocket for 4 Synthesizers (or for Any 4 Parts) (1985); Circle Sonata for 5 Percussionists and Tape (1986); Variations for 6 Parts Performed by Any Homogeneous Group of Instruments (1988); Nonet for Soprano, English Horn or Oboe, Saxophone, Trumpet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano, and Mallet Percussion (1991). solo, with tape:Dream Quest for Percussion (1975); Chalumeau Rain for Clarinet (1980); Song and Fantasy for Trombone (1982); With Wings They Came for Saxophone (1983);Cat’s Cradle 4 for Cello (1990).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire