Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Ensemble Isis | Anna Clyne
Fractured Time (2020) alongside new works by Oxford student composers
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Tickets for talk and concert £10 - £25 (music students go free)
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18:00 TALK & 19:30 CONCERT
It gives us huge pleasure to welcome the American composer, Anna Clyne, who will be working closely with Ensemble Isis throughout the year in preparation for a new work for string quartet, ensemble and live electronics to be performed at the Schwarzman Centre in June 2026.
On this occasion Anna presents a <speaks> talk introducing her work, which will be live-streamed on the JdP Music Building YouTube account. She also introduces 'Red Nines,' a solo work for piano, 'October Rose' for violin duo, and her ensemble piece, 'Fractured Time'.
<speaks> | Tomomi Adachi
Adachi will talk about his wide-ranging practice spanning music, poetry and visual art. Topics will include human voice, composition, improvisation, performance technique (and its absence), site-specific work, technology and artificial intelligence. The talk may also include a short performance designed for the online format.
Phantom Melodies and Tangerine Trees: A voyage through the psychedelic musical experience
Using musical illusions, perceptual experiments and examples from The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Tchaikovsky, Steve Reich and beyond, Prof. Milton Mermikides explores how music can evoke altered perceptions of time and self, the blending of senses and moments of transcendence, and why music relies on the very same perceptual mechanisms for its extraordinary power.