Caitlyn Kamminga graduated cum laude, with both a Bachelors of Music (B.M.) and Masters of Music Degree (M.M.) from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where she studied with Paul Ellison. She accepted her first job in 1992 in the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra, where she held the position of Principal Double Bass until 1995. Subsequent positions include Associate Principal of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, founding member of the Hong Kong Chamber Players and Instructor of Double Bass at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts. In 2001, she accepted the position of Assistant Principal Double Bass in the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. After six (6) years in the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Kamminga moved to London, where she was largely employed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia and the London Mozart Players.
Kamminga currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Double Bass at The Academy for the Performing Arts. Recent projects include 'Jab Molassie', Kamminga's first libretto and 'River of Freedom', for which she was the recipient of matching grants from the US Embassy to Trinidad and Tobago and the Vincent Wilkinson Foundation. Kamminga has been published in several musical journals, including the ISB magazine, Bass World and Alt/Space, which is a part of the Teaching Artist Journal.
CHAMBER MUSIC RECORDINGS
River of Freedom, by Adam Walters, Caitlyn Kamminga and Che Lovelace. Narrated by Michael Cherrie, with guest pannist Mia Gormandy and vocalist, Krisson Joseph and conducted by Kwame Ryan. Recorded by UTT Musicians, 2015. E-book and hardcover art book and cd due for release in April 2016.
Jab Molassie, by Dominique Le Gendre and Caitlyn Kamminga. Archival recording by members of UTT Music Faculty and guests, with Wendell Manwarren, Roger Roberts, Natalia Dopwell, Germaine Wilson and Nickolai Salcedo, 2014. Preliminary plans to televise in 2016.
The Old Yard: Portraits of Carnival, by Adam Walters. Recorded by UTT Musicians, 2012.
Little Red Riding Hood, by Adam Walters and Che Lovelace. Recorded by Ibis Ensemble, 2011.
Fragments 1, Dominique Le Gendre. Recorded by Ibis Ensemble 2011.
Lousie Farrenc, Quintet No. 1 and 2, Opp. 30 and 31. Recorded by Hong Kong Chamber Players, 1996.
ORCHESTRA RECORDINGS
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 6, Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Frank Bridge, Orchestral Works, The Collector’s Edition, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales. Conductor Sir Richard Hiccox
Lennox Berkeley, complete cycle of works. BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Conductor, Sir Richard Hiccox
Michael Berkeley, complete cycle of works. BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor, Sir Richard Hiccox
Sir Michael Tippett, Ritual Dances (The Midsummer Marriage). BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor, Sir Richard Hiccox.
Gustav Holst, The Hymn of Jesus, Op. 37. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Glouster Cathedral Choir. Conductor, Sir Richard Hiccox.
Edward Elgar, Organ Sonata, Op. 28. Gordon Jacob organist. BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor, Sir Richard Hiccox.
Charles Villiers Stanford, Songs of the Seas. Gerald Finley, baritone. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales. Conductor, Sir Richard Hiccox.
Tan Dun, Heaven, Earth, Mankind, Symphony 1997. Yo Yo Ma, cellist. Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor, David Atherton.
Igor Stravinsky, La Baiser de la Fee- Ballet in Four Scenes. Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor, David Atherton.
PUBLICATIONS
Alt/Space
ALT/space is a project of the Teaching Artist Journal, a peer reviewed print and online quarterly that serves as a voice, forum and resource for all those teaching their art.
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Regular contributor to online quarterly Alt/Space.
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Article, “Transport”, published in March 2015, subsequently selected for publication in Teaching Artist Journal published in July/August 2015.
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Article, “Hope”, published in April 2015
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Article, “Dreaming in Technicolor”, published in June 2015
Bass World
Published by the International Society of Double Bassists, Bass World is an eclectic, not-for-profit magazine published for the enjoyment and education of the ISB's membership.
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“Louise Farrenc Quintets No. 1 and 2, Opp. 30-31”. The article was published in 1998 and was later presented alongside a performance of the quintets at the 1998 ISB Convention at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
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“Teaching in Trinidad: The Protege Effect”, published in 2017.
Caribbean Intransit
A site of learning that works with a community of scholars, cultural producers, students, artists, entrepreneurs, activists, policy makers and businesses to cultivate a union between entrepreneurship and artistry, and create conversations that are important to the forward movement of the Caribbean and the Diaspora.
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“Jab Molassie: A Caribbean Adaptation of Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat”, published in Issue 3, Arts for Social Change.
Professor Caitlyn Kamminga 
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