Ten years on from one of the defining political events of the 21st century – the referendum that sparked the UK’s decision to depart from the European Union – three new commissions reflect on what it means to be European today.
Soprano Mimi Doulton performs brand new works from British-Caribbean composer Elaine Mitchener; Irish composer Linda Buckley; and Estonian composer Krõõt-Kärt Kaev, exploring identity, isolation and connectedness, interspersed with wider reflections from across the continent about European identity and the political landscape we now inhabit.
Mimi Doulton Soprano
Jonathan Higgins Electronics
Elaine Mitchener Abode (World premiere)
Linda Buckley Set Thy House in Order (World premiere)
Krõõt-Kärt Kaev tears apart (World premiere)
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes
No Man is an Island is co-commissioned by Spitalfields Music Festival, Sound Festival, New Music Dublin and Mimi Doulton.
This concert is supported by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, the Vaughan Williams Foundation, The Marchus Trust, Kulka, Arts Council Ireland, the Hinrichsen Foundation, the Finzi Trust, and PRS Foundation’s Beyond Borders, a co-commissioning and touring programme run in partnership with Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
