Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Sampling the City: Shiva Feshareki Live at the Sheldonian
Sampling the City is an interdisciplinary project between Shiva and the Faculty's Electronic Music Practice Research Group (EMPRes) incorporating sound, composition, technology, hermeneutics and architecture. The performance in the video below was the culmination of her 2021/22 visiting fellowship sponsored by the Humanities Cultural Programme.
In this live performance Shiva manipulated recordings and narratives collected from across the city, juxtaposed with music and archive recordings from the EMPRes library, to create a unique spacial composition and new perspectives out of the diverse sounds and narratives of Oxford.
More information about the project can be found in the video below and on the EMPRes website.
Dr Vai featured in Gramophone discussing the curation of the permanent exhibition Resonant Histories at the Bate Collection
The Head of Collection and Curator has been interviewed by Gramophone about Resonant Histories, the new permanent exhibition at the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments. The exhibition explores the histories and stories behind musical instruments, bringing their cultural significance and musical heritage to life, and offering visitors new perspectives on the collection and the stories its instruments hold.
