Allison Cameron

Allison Cameron (b. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1963) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music. She is also a performer of free improvisation and experimental music.

She has studied at the University of Victoria and York University, and has studied with Louis Andriessen, Gilius van Bergeijk, Per Nørgård, and Frederic Rzewski in Europe, and Rudolf Komorous, Michael Longton, and James Tenney in Canada.

Representative musical compositions:

Corals of Valais (1997) 9 min. for solo piano
Up To The Line (1996) 10 min. for string quartet
Somatic Refrain (1996) 15 min. for bass clarinet
Leisure 2 (1996)(partly graphic score) 14 min. for soprano saxophone/harmonica, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, trumpet, trombone, electric guitar, percussion, violin, contrabass, piano.
Incomparable Compatibles (1995) c. 40 min. Collaboration with performance artist/sculptor Colette Urban. Score for 2 performers and sound sculpture.
Leisure (1995) (partly graphic score) 8 min. for bass recorder, bass clarinet, trombone, electric guitar, percussion, voice with harmonica, violin, contrabass, piano.
23. (Disintegration) (1995) 3 min. for solo piano (Written for the Erik Satie Festival, Bratislava)
Rainsnout (1994) 16 min. for piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, accordion, electric guitar, percussion, viola, violin, cello, piano.
November (1993) 15 min. for bass clarinet, cello, contrabass, electric guitar, piano and percussion.
Unknown Leaves (formerly Untitled) (1993) 10 min. for accordion, electric guitar, tuba, percussion and piano
Spit and Baling Wire (1993) 17 min. for woodwind quintet
Continuous Cities (Places Without Leaves) (1992) 18 min. Concerto for marimba and orchestra
Gibbous Moon (1991) 13 min. for traverso, baroque violin, viola da gamba, harpsichord
Semplice e cantabile (1991) 2 min. for solo piano
One bit (1991) 3 min. sextet for bass cl, trumpet, cb, pno, and 2 perc
Runa (1990) 16 min. sextet for bn, bari sax, vln, elec. pno, ampl. pno, and perc.
Plain of Jars (1988) 4 min. for magnetic tape
The Chamber of Statues (1987/1992/1996) 13 min. sextet for bass cl, hn, vln, cb, pno, and percussion
Second version for the Bang-On-A-Can All-Stars ensemble, 1992: b. cl, bn, vc, cb, pno, perc.
Third version for ARRAYMUSIC, 1996: b. cl, tpt, melodica, vn, cb, pno, perc.

A Blank Sheet of Metal (Tungsten Carbide) (1987) 22 min. for 3 elec. gtrs, Korg Organ, DX21 synth, ampl. pno and cb, elec. bass gtr., tuba and 2 percussion (Two movements: 1 - 18 min.; 2 - 4 min.)
Jacobs Chuck (1986/7) 9 min. for magnetic tape
Raw Sangudo (1986) 9 min. for alto sax, C trumpet, tuba Kalvos's Top 100
Untitled (Two bits) (1986) 13 min. for string quartet, double bass, and 4 percussion
Next day. Same time. Same place. (1985) 5 min. for fl/picc, clar, bn, hn, pno, 3 vlns, vc
Altered (1985) 12 min. for piccolo and bass flute
Au Lieu des Blues (formerly Maladie in lieu de la bleue) 4 min. quintet for alto flute, soprano sax, vibes, marimba and percussion (1985)
Arrangements:
String Quartet in Four Parts (1950) by John Cage c. 20 min. for alto recorder, C trumpet, banjo, steel-string gtr., and Korg organ. (1991)
Suite from The Gold Diggers (1981-3) by Lindsay Cooper c. 10 min. for the elec. guitar, accordion, tuba, piano, vibes and percussion. (1993)