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WOMENS WORK
Elaine Mitchener vocalist; Sarah Saviet violin; Mira Benjamin violin; Bridget Carey viola; Tamaki Sugimoto cello; Heather Roche clarinet; Siwan Rhys piano
Programme & Song Text
Date
Tue 08 Mar 2022, 7.30pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration
Approximately 70 minutes in duration, without an interval
Availability

Important Information

This concert was live-streamed as part of the Spring 2022 Series. The video is no longer online but other concerts are available to watch in full here: Wigmore Hall Concert Video Library

Download the PDF programme and song sheet/translations here. Reproduction and distribution is strictly prohibited.

Artists

  • Elaine Mitchenervocalist
    Associate Artist
  • Sarah Savietviolin
  • Mira Benjaminviolin
  • Bridget Careyviola
  • Tamaki Sugimotocello
  • Heather Rocheclarinet
  • Siwan Rhyspiano

Programme

  • Pamela Z
    b. 1956
      • Pop Titles 'You'
        (arranged by Elaine Mitchener)
  • Hannah Kendall
    b. 1984
      • Tuxedo: Between Carnival and Lent
        (world première)
  • Tansy Davies
    b. 1973
      • Cave
        :
      • Lullaby (for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble)
  • Matana Roberts
    b. 1975
      • 'Gasping for air considering your purpose Dissolving …'

Overview

Undefinable experimental vocalist, movement artist and composer Elaine Mitchener (‘arguably the UK’s boldest operatic voice’ – The Guardian) makes her second appearance this season with WOMENS WORK, its title taken from the pioneering magazine edited by Fluxus artists Alison Knowles and Annea Lockwood in 1975 and 1978, which featured text-based and instructional performance scores by 25 women artists. Tonight’s programme presents contemporary works by today’s women and female-identifying composers.

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