Nonclassical x Waterloo Festival
Yfat Soul Zisso curates
Tue 22 Jun | St John’s Church, Waterloo
Esin Gunduz – EN-HE-DU-AN-NA-ME-EN* (premiere)
*I am Enheduanna
for voice, movement and electronics
En-he-du-an-na-me-en is part of voice(less) - a series of newly commissioned works for voice, electronics and movement, exploring voice loss, voicelessness and communication. The series is conceived and performed by mezzo-soprano Rosie Middleton. Inspired by “The Exaltation of Inanna” (Enheduanna, 2300 BCE), this work examines power, resistance and a voice reborn. Gunduz is inspired by interference and transformation; the electronic track is made up of multi-layered recordings of Middleton’s voice. The soundworld travels between the character’s innermost sounds and the outer limits of resonance. (Esin Gunduz, 2020).
Prepared for this performance with Rebecca Hanbury and previously Sofia Bagge and Morag McClaren.
performed by Rosie Middleton.
Yfat Soul Zisso – Hear (premiere)
for 4 voices and electronics
Solitude
Hope
Connection
Anxiety
Everything Together
שמעה תפילתי, הקשיבה רינתי
Hear my prayer, listen to my joy
performed by Fleur de Bray, Loré Lixenberg, Rosie Middleton and Yfat Soul Zisso.
Photos by Dimitri Djuric.
Nonclassical is grateful for the support of Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust, Hinrichsen Foundation, Arts Council England and PRS Foundation.
In partnership with Waterloo Festival and St John’s Waterloo.
We had a wonderful time in Manchester for Associate Composer Atefeh Einali’s curated event.