Kitty Brazelton

Catherine B. Brazelton, born on October 5, 1951, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a versatile musician and composer. She is the daughter of Dr. T. Berry Brazelton and holds degrees from Swarthmore College and Columbia University. Brazelton has been married to Howard Mandel and currently teaches at Bennington College.

Her career began in the 1970s with the band Musica Orbis, releasing *To the Listeners* in 1977 before disbanding. In the 1980s, she fronted Hide the Babies, securing a residency at CBGB's where she curated the "Real Music Series." The 1990s saw her founding Dadadah, which released two albums, and co-founding What is it Like to Be a Bat? and Hildegurls. She also composed *Sleeping Out of Doors* during this period.

In the 2000s, Brazelton released *Chamber Music for the Inner Ear* and *Ecclesiastes: A Modern Oratorio*. Her work earned her the Carl von Ossietsky Prize in 2012 and grants from Opera America in 2015 and 2016. During the 2020 pandemic, she collaborated on *The World is Not Ending—We've Been Here Before* and began developing a new opera, *The Art of Memory*. She is currently recording with Isaura String Quartet.