Robert Een

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Robert Een (born 1952) is an American composer, cellist, and vocalist.

1 Career
- 1.1 Performance
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Career

Known for his use of extended vocal and cello techniques, Een has recorded eight albums of his compositions, as well as composing scores for seven films. His music for dance and theater can be heard in the repertories of Liz Lerman, David Dorfman, Jennifer Muller, and Yin Mei among others. He has received Bessie Awards for music composition in 1998 and for sustained achievement in 2000. He won an Obie Award in 2004 for his score for Hiroshima Maiden.

[edit] Performance

Een's band, Big Joe, includes the film composer Carter Burwell, and his long association with Meredith Monk culminated in the creation of their hour-long music/theater duet, Facing North. He has performed his music throughout the world, including Buddhist caves in India, a theater above the arctic circle in Norway, a Shinto shrine in Japan, as well as Lincoln Center and the Knitting Factory in New York City.