K A T Y A B B O T T – composer

'In the end, simplicity was best... Abbott's score [The Peasant Prince] was all that was needed to enhance the story. Her music was luminous, tuneful and variegated in colour, and depicted the words' imagery and feelings with wonderful clarity. Abbott judged the story's pacing beautifully and her score captivated the imagination...'
Graham Strahle, The Australian

'...scarily beautiful top note at the climax of Katy Abbott's 'Night Thoughts' [from It Is Just The Heart] Harriet Cunningham, Sydney Morning Herald

'delicately etched...' [Sunburnt Aftertones III], Clive O'Connel, The Age

'The song cycle It is Just the Heart, by the Melbourne composer Katy Abbott, revealed an original voice, setting texts that capture... metaphorically, humanness in an imposing universe.' Peter McCallum, Sydney Morning Herald

‘Abbott’s work, Vertical Horizon, a string quartet, is beautiful and energetic: pulsing and soaring, it first engages and then surprises the listener’. Williams, In Aeternum

'This clear and beautiful work for flute, clarinet and piano... [Making Angels] there was something of neo classicism in the sweet, bright, completely unsentimental atmosphere of the work. The unusual feat performed here was to join this open, assonant, concise play with some of the vocalised wind techniques which have moved into art music, and been extended there...' Sima

For a complete LIST OF WORKS see the 'catalogue' pages.
A PDF of the catalogue is available on the 'Media' page