Quinta (musician)

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Quinta
Birth nameKatherine Mann
OriginLondon, England
Occupation(s)Instrumentalist
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Quinta is the stage name of Katherine Mann, a London-based multi-instrumentalist, solo artist, composer, and session player. She plays the violin, viola, musical saw, and keyboards. Mann's father nicknamed her "Quinta" when she was a baby; he was a teacher of Latin and Greek, and she was the fifth of five children.

Mann is a member of experimental arts quartet Collectress[1][2] who released their first album Mondegreen in 2014.[3] She has released two solo albums, My Sister Boudicca (2009)[4][5][6] and The Quick of the Heart (2017).[7][8]

Mann has performed with numerous other artists including as one of Bat for Lashes’ Blue Dreams on her Radiohead support tour[9][10] and as solo accompanist to Patrick Wolf on his Sundark Riverlight Acoustic World Tour.[11][12]

Since 2010, she has worked extensively with Radiohead's Philip Selway,[13][14] including on his 2014 album release Weatherhouse[15][16] and on the acclaimed score for Rambert's Merce Cunningham Event in 2014.[17][18]

Mann has composed for circus, dance, theatre and television, including for The Paper Cinema,[19][20][21] Mimbre,[22][23] Ockham's Razor[24] and Rambert[25][26] amongst others.

Mann was Rambert's 2015/16 Music Fellow,[27] British Council/PRSF China Musician-in-Residence in 2017,[28] and PRSF Composer Fund awardee in 2019.[29]

Selected discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Quinta • CAST THE DICE". Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ Rutterandbennett (9 August 2018). "Exhibition with Collectress at Devonshire Collective Eastbourne". Chris Rutter and Evelyn Bennett. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Collectress – Mondegreen". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. ^ http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2009/07/quinta-[permanent dead link]–-my-sister-boudicca
  5. ^ Mathews, Jonathan (18 July 2009). "Quinta - My Sister, Boudicca". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  6. ^ Joseph C Seager (16 April 2009). "Quinta | My Sister, Boudicca". Leedsmusicscene.net. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Quinta releases second album The Quick of the Heart". CAST THE DICE. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. ^ "[sic] Magazine - Quinta – The Quick Of The Heart". Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  9. ^ Adams, Sean (30 May 2008). "Bat for Lashes reveals her band for Radiohead supports / Music News // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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  11. ^ CM (22 October 2012). "Live review: Patrick Wolf @ Kaserne, Basel, 21.10.12 | High Rotation". Highrotation.ch. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  12. ^ "Review: Patrick Wolf @ the Tivoli | NU". Newsunlimited.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Radiohead's Philip Selway announces new EP | News". Nme.Com. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Searching for "Kath Mann" on Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  15. ^ Subscribe (2 October 2014). "Philip Selway - Weatherhouse". DIY. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Philip Selway | Bella Union". bellaunion.com. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Rambert Event". Rambert. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Review: Up close and personal with Rambert". The Wonderful World of Dance Magazine. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  19. ^ "rhys". The Paper Cinema. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  20. ^ "The Paper Cinema's Odyssey". Plays to See. 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  21. ^ "Paper Cinema". Exeunt Magazine. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  22. ^ "Mimbre | The Exploded Circus". Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  23. ^ Mimbre Acrobats (12 April 2016), Mimbre's World, retrieved 10 April 2019
  24. ^ "Ockham's Razor: Tipping Point: 5 star review by Gillian Bain". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  25. ^ "In the Making". Rambert. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  26. ^ "Scanning Through The Waves". 22 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  27. ^ "Rambert's new Music Fellow announced". Rambert. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  28. ^ "Quinta: Musicians in Residence, China". British Council Music. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  29. ^ "The Composers' Fund: Quinta". PRS for Music Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  30. ^ Tartaruga. "'My Sister, Boudicca' by Quinta". Tartaruga. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  31. ^ Siôn, Pwyll ap (13 June 2017). "Flux". www.gramophone.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  32. ^ "Flux | NMC Recordings". www.nmcrec.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  33. ^ "The Quick of the Heart, by Quinta". Quinta. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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