Music Research Seminar: Samantha Fernando (Royal Holloway University of London)
Event abstract
Is an opera in hyper-reality a contemporary take on the notion of a gesamtkunstwerk? Composing music for such a project carves new paths as well as posing new collaborative challenges. This talk will take you on the composer’s journey from inception to installation.
About Samantha Fernando
Samantha (b.1984) has worked with numerous ensembles including the Philharmonia Orchestra, BCMG, Riot Ensemble, The BBC Singers, LOD Muziektheater (Ghent), Silbersee Vocal Ensemble (Amsterdam) and The London Sinfonietta. Her music has been performed at festivals here and abroad such as Aldeburgh Music, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Sounds New, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, York Late Music and The Oxford Lieder Festival.
In 2013, she was awarded an RPS Composition. Samantha’s music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and released on labels NMC and Coviello Classics.
In 2021 Samantha was a finalist for the Arts Foundation Futures Awards. 2021 also saw the opening of Current, Rising, a hyper-reality opera, directed by Netia Jones, designed by Jo Scotcher and produced by the Royal Opera House and Figment Productions.
Her first chamber opera, glass human, is a collaboration with multi-disciplinary artist Melanie Wilson. It premiered at Glyndebourne and at venues across the UK in Autumn 2022 as part of the festival tour, directed by Lucy Bailey.
Further information
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