RCA
Regional
Regional Juried Performance of Miniwashitu — Contrabassoon Character Piece Project, 2025 CMS Central Conference
Kyle Vanderburg’s *Miniwashitu*, composed for Martin Van Klompenberg’s Contrabassoon Character Piece Project, received a juried regional performance at the 2025 CMS Central Conference.
Overview
Kyle Vanderburg’s *Miniwashitu* for contrabassoon and piano received a juried performance at the 2025 College Music Society Central Conference at the University of Kansas. The work was composed for Martin Van Klompenberg’s Contrabassoon Character Piece Project, an initiative developing and presenting new repertoire for contrabassoon. Its April 6, 2025 conference performance brought this collaborative project before a regional professional and academic music audience while contributing original repertoire for an instrument comparatively underserved by contemporary chamber literature.
Professional Context
This performance combines collaborative repertoire development with regional juried dissemination. Vanderburg composed *Miniwashitu* for Martin Van Klompenberg’s Contrabassoon Character Piece Project, which develops and presents new repertoire for contrabassoon. The work was subsequently selected for performance at the 2025 College Music Society Central Conference at the University of Kansas, providing external professional evaluation and dissemination beyond NDSU. The performance also represents an early stage in the work’s continuing professional trajectory, preceding its later international conference presentation through the same project.