Danielle Kuntz, harp
Jennifer Reason, piano

Switchback Daredevils

Joshua Stine, flute
Garrett Tanner, saxophone

Ask & Answer

Wasatch Crest

Stephen Caplan, oboe
Ellen Hummel, English horn
Kincaid Rabb, narrator
Lucas Martins, violin
Chengyu Ren, violin
Andrew Vasquez, viola
Jeayoung Jo, cello

Three Aviaries for Oboe, English Horn, Narrator, and String Quartet is a chamber monodrama that explores the disorientating, ecstatic, and lonely world of being neurodivergent. A seamless integration of storytelling and music, Three Aviaries asks its audience one question: are you like its author, or are you like most people?

Three Aviaries for Oboe, English Horn, Narrator, and String Quartet

Ride my favorite wooden roller coaster, The Giant Dipper, in this rollicking grade 5 work for concert band. 

MIDI Mock Up created by Harrison J. Collins.

The Giant Dipper

Prior to the Age of Enlightenment in 17th and 18th century Europe, cabinets of curiosities were curated collections of objects from the natural or ancient world that appeared to be special, unique, or otherwise compelling. At a time when conversation was a primary form of entertainment, these collections gave their owners opportunities to shape conversation, delighting their friends and family with an assortment of interesting things. These could include gems, flowers, animal skins, shells, fossils, art, and more — anything that could inspire curiosity. 

Cabinet of Curiosities is a work for bassoon quartet that embodies this practice of curating a collection. From the sheer scale of the swordfish skeleton to the uncanny way that ridges of bismuth develop, Cabinet of Curiosities is an opportunity to examine the peculiar in musical vignettes, each inspired by objects within an imagined collection of the wondrous.

Cabinet Of Curiosities

Meditation 1.1 - 1.6

OUTLAW REEDS
Michaela Gauthier, Oboe/English Horn
Riley Taylor, Clarinet
Christine Yi, Alto Saxophone
Kincaid Rabb, Bass Clarinet
Kevin Milligan, Bassoon

Recorded at the Danielson Recording Studio at the University of Arizona by Wiley Ross.

Moonlit Meeting

OUTLAW REEDS
Michaela Gauthier, Oboe
Riley Taylor, Clarinet
Christine Yi, Alto Saxophone
Kincaid Rabb, Bass Clarinet
Kevin Milligan, Bassoon

Recorded at the Danielson Recording Studio at the University of Arizona by Wiley Ross.

Poseidon

OUTLAW REEDS
Michaela Gauthier, English Horn
Riley Taylor, Clarinet
Christine Yi, Soprano Saxophone
Kincaid Rabb, Bass Clarinet
Kevin Milligan, Bassoon

Recorded at the Danielson Recording Studio at the University of Arizona by Wiley Ross.

Of Knights And Kings

Benjamin Paley, Bassoon
Taylor Mitchell, Conductor
Rachel Schlesinger, Gabrielle Dietrich, Joanna Amphayvong, and Mariah McCammond, Violin
Jennifer Trần Đoàn, Viola
Alberto Macias and Carlito Stewart, Cello
Peggy Brownlee, String Bass
Katie Damon, Harp
Jared Immerman, Piano
Hillary Engel, Percussion

Premiered on February 25th, 2017 at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music.

Concerto For Bassoon - Trance

The recording of the Hillcrest Wind Ensemble playing "Piper's March", premiered on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 at St. Paul's Cathedral in San Diego, California.

Piper's March (Hillcrest Wind Ensemble)

"Destinations: Snowbird," performed by Katie Leung on February 20, 2018 at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Destinations, Snowbird - Chauner's Loop

Prefromed and commissioned by the Trivium Quartet at the 2019 NASA Region 2 Conference at the University of Arizona.

Justin McDonald, soprano saxophone
Michael Plunkett, alto saxophone
Gracie Vetter, tenor saxophone
Alex Romero, baritone saxophone

For information about purchasing this score, visit www.kincaidrabb.com.

Arrival At The Candy Castle

"Memories of Omaha"
Performed by: 
Coreen Levin, oboe
Stephanie Carlson, English Horn
Michael Olson, piano

Approaching The Skyline

Premiered by the Red Rock Wind Quintet at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on November 18th, 2019, "On Paper Wings" was inspired by "Work: Water" by Sadamasa Motonaga.

On Paper Wings

"Open Ocean" was premiered by Ian Christie, Jacob Desautel, Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos, and Judit Villar at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on October 23, 2019.

Open Ocean

Performed by Alan Theisen, alto saxophone, and Megan Ihnen, mezzo soprano at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on November 13, 2018. Text by Rose Lemberg.

The Little Mouse Elder

Meditation 2.2

A MIDI mock-up of the orchestral piece inspired by songs with which my dad used to sing me to sleep, "Bedtime Stories."

Danielle Kuntz, Harp
Olivia Kieffer, Percussion

BEDTIME STORIES

www.kincaidrabb.com

Kincaid Rabb (b. 1993, they/them pronouns) is an award-winning composer, working at the intersection of storytelling and new music. Kincaid is an artist-scholar whose research includes musical narratology, emotional catharsis, and the phenomenon of the theme park as inspiration.  Using narration, worldbuilding, and a strong sense of fun and play, Kincaid creates musical experiences that immerse audiences into intimate spaces and that reward waders, swimmers, and divers alike. Kincaid produces works that trapeze artistic disciplines, curating performances that seamlessly integrate different sensory experiences and create lasting memories through music.

Kincaid’s collaborations have included Paradise Winds, The _____ Experiment, the Driftwood Quintet, Kontra Duo, Keyed Kontraptions, Duo R2, the Brelby Theatre Company, and the faculty and students at the University of Arizona and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Kincaid is a founding member of Basket of Owls, an ensemble of musician-narrators dedicated to curating spaces for unheard stories. Their principal teachers have included Douglas Harbin, Daniel Asia, Pamela Decker, Diego Vega, and Jennifer Bellor.

Currently residing in San Diego, California, Kincaid graduated with a Master of Music in Composition in 2021 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where they held graduate assistantships in theory, composition, and musicology. They graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Music in Composition in 2017. Kincaid is affiliated with ASCAP and is a NextGen Member of the Themed Entertainment Association. When not working on making more music about dinosaurs, superheroes, or wizards, Kincaid can be found riding roller coasters at local Southern California theme parks.

Kincaid Rabb

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