Vocalist & Pianist

 
 

As a musician, Sam gravitates towards work that utilizes improvisation and/or extended techniques. In particular, their vocal practice, with its focus on both the most mundane and the most extreme realms of the human voice, draws inspiration from Caroline Shaw, Joan La Barbara, and Tanya Tagaq and strongly interrelates with Sam’s compositional practice.

 

Vocalist (Mezzo-soprano)

Recordings

SONG CYCLING by Ensemble Consensus

SONG CYCLING (24bit/96khz) by Ensemble Consensus, releases 20 November 2020 1. C-c-con P-pro-hib 2. I SseeeK, I SseeeD, I SseeeP 3. Here, There, and Here, There 4. Deep Inside...Doubts 5. Mmmm-oth Mmm-ther 6. Ohw, Wtah, Hwen, Am I? 7. BONUS TRACK 1. Conflagration 8. BONUS TRACK 2. Moth to the Flame 9.

01.06.21 by Sam Kaseta (Jan. 2021)

Misremembered by Sam Kaseta (Jan. 2021)

Recovery Pieces #1-3 by Sam Kaseta (Feb. 2021)

Performances:

Member of Ensemble Consensus (2018-2020)

Renata by Elijah Brown (Provincetown Playhouse, Nov. 2019)

Multiplicity by Sam Kaseta (Provincetown Playhouse, May 2019)

Workfully Done by Sam Kaseta and Beatrice A. Martino (New York University, May 2019)

Pour Henriette by Leah Ofman (New York University, Apr. 2019)

Commute by Erich Barganier (New York University, Apr. 2019)

Ira Incendi by Rebecca Frank (New York University, Apr. 2019)

All Out by Leo Chang (The Tank NYC, Mar. 2019)

Full Video: https://youtu.be/ummPfuA1GK8 3.2.2019 LIVE @ the Tank NYC Featuring the ensemble Consensus

A Stranger on the Subway by Sam Kaseta (New York University, Mar. 2019)

This original art song portrays a woman’s stream-of-consciousness reaction as she encounters another beautiful woman on the subway. The speaker wrestles with a uniquely queer confusion: do I want to be her, or do I want her? Recorded March 2019 with Sam Kaseta (vocals), Shane Turner (piano), and Rebecca Frank (piano interior)

A Tale of Tragedy by Rebecca Frank (New York University, Dec. 2018)

Hyperfocus by Mark Grossmann (New York University, Dec. 2018)

Into Moloch by Erich Barganier (New York University, Dec. 2018)

Nightlight by Michael O’Callaghan (New York University, Dec. 2018)

Resident Alien by Leo Chang (The Tank NYC, Aug. 2018)

Full show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBPZhRgaMVU 8.1.2018 LIVE @ the Tank NYC Featuring the ensemble Consensus

Air for Humans by Eyglo Hoskuldsdottir (Provincetown Playhouse, Nov. 2018)

Advice to a Girl by Cassandra Venaglia (New York University, Apr. 2018)

Caesar from “Kings” by Sam Kaseta (The Tank NYC, Jan. 2018)

Member of C4, alto (2017-2018)

Das Lied des Blinden/The Song of the Blind by Sam Kaseta (Provincetown Playhouse, Nov. 2017)

2% by Leo Chang (New York University, Apr. 2018)

 

Pianist

Performances:

Калі Я Адкрыў Вочы by Erich Barganier (Shapeshifter Lab, Aug. 2019)

Listen to Me (Game Piece #1) by Sam Kaseta (New York University, Dec. 2018)

Das Lied des Blinden by Sam Kaseta (Provincetown Playhouse, Nov. 2017)