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| + | '''Catherine Milliken''' (b. 1956) is an [[Australia]]n composer, oboist and horn player. She is co-founder of the [[Ensemble Modern]] and has collaborated with composers like [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]], [[Györgi Ligeti]], Fred Frith, Steve Reich and Frank Zappa. <ref>https://www.cathymilliken.com/en/cathy-milliken</ref> She is also active as a musical educator for the Berlin Philharmonic. <ref>https://tall-poppies.com/2018/10/11/catherine-milliken/</ref> | ||
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| + | In the early 1990s, Milliken played oboe, baritone oboe, English horn, and didgeridoo for the [[Ensemble Modern]] during [[Frank Zappa]]'s ''[[Ensemble Modern]]'' project. Her performances can be heard on the albums ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'', ''[[Civilization Phase III]]'' and ''[[EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely)]]''. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/musicians/M-Q.html#MillikenCatherine</ref> | ||
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| + | In [[Henning Lohner]]'s behind-the-scenes documentary ''[[Frank Zappa - The Yellow Shark]]'' (1992), she plays the didgeridoo with part of it stuck in a bucket of water, making gurgling sounds that often made Zappa crack up with laughter. Interviewed by [[Don Menn]] and [[Matt Groening]] in ''[[The Mother Of All Interviews (Part 2)]]'' (1992), Zappa felt this was one of his better ideas. During a performance of ''[[Master Ringo]]'', she memorably couldn't hold her laughter any longer, listening to [[Hermann Kretschmar]]'s recital of the cock-piercing text, a moment caught on camera and released on the album ''[[EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely)]]''. | ||
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| + | Catherine Milliken is mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [https://www.cathymilliken.com/ Official website.] | ||
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[[Category:Bandmembers|Milliken, Catherine]] | [[Category:Bandmembers|Milliken, Catherine]] | ||
[[Category:Oboists|Milliken, Catherine]] | [[Category:Oboists|Milliken, Catherine]] | ||
[[Category:Horn players|Milliken, Catherine]] | [[Category:Horn players|Milliken, Catherine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Classical Composers|Milliken, Catherine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Musical Educators|Milliken, Catherine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:The MOFO Project/Object (The List)|Milliken, Catherine]] | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 4 July 2026
Catherine Milliken (b. 1956) is an Australian composer, oboist and horn player. She is co-founder of the Ensemble Modern and has collaborated with composers like Karlheinz Stockhausen, Györgi Ligeti, Fred Frith, Steve Reich and Frank Zappa. [1] She is also active as a musical educator for the Berlin Philharmonic. [2]
Frank Zappa
In the early 1990s, Milliken played oboe, baritone oboe, English horn, and didgeridoo for the Ensemble Modern during Frank Zappa's Ensemble Modern project. Her performances can be heard on the albums The Yellow Shark, Civilization Phase III and EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely). [3]
In Henning Lohner's behind-the-scenes documentary Frank Zappa - The Yellow Shark (1992), she plays the didgeridoo with part of it stuck in a bucket of water, making gurgling sounds that often made Zappa crack up with laughter. Interviewed by Don Menn and Matt Groening in The Mother Of All Interviews (Part 2) (1992), Zappa felt this was one of his better ideas. During a performance of Master Ringo, she memorably couldn't hold her laughter any longer, listening to Hermann Kretschmar's recital of the cock-piercing text, a moment caught on camera and released on the album EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely).
Catherine Milliken is mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh) (2006) album. [4]
