Elaine Mitchener: Ensemble Isis <edge>

with new works by Oxford student composers

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Elaine Mitchener

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along with new works by Oxford student composers

 

Elaine Mitchener describes herself as 'an experimental vocalist, movement artist and composer whose works encompasses improvisation, contemporary music theatre and performance art', and is well-known for her work with ensembles such as Apartment House and her recent collaborative projects in Berlin as a DAAD scholar. Elaine will co-direct in this second Ensemble Isis residency, in which a leading contemporary composer works closely with the student performers and composers from the Faculty of Music. Elaine will introduce performances of her recent compositions in discussion with Professors Martyn Harry and Jennifer Walshe.

 

Tickets £25, £10 concession or free to all Faculty of Music members. Available on the door, or book via the JdP Building website.

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