011. Hannah Kendall and Elaine Mitchener

Hannah Kendall is a composer whose work has been described as ‘…intricately and skillfully wrought’ by The Sunday Times. Her music has attracted the attentions of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Singers, Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, with performances at the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Royal Opera House's Linbury Studio Theatre, Westminster, Canterbury, Gloucester and St Paul’s Cathedrals, Westminster Abbey and Cheltenham Music Festival. TAK was lucky enough to work with Hannah in early 2020 when we were in residence at Columbia University, where she is currently a Doctoral Fellow. On today’s episode, Hannah speaks with vocalist, movement artist and composer Elaine Mitchener, who has performed at venues including Aldeburgh Music, London Contemporary Music Festival, 56th Venice Biennale, ULTIMA Festival, and La Monnaie, and with musicians such as Moor Mother, Christian Marclay, Apartment House, George Lewis and Evan Parker. Hannah Kendall’s website: https://hannahkendall.co.uk/ Catch The Knife of Dawn / Royal Opera House performance on Oct. 24: https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/new-dark-age-details Elaine Mitchener’s website: https://www.elainemitchener.com Watch SWEET TOOTH: https://www.elainemitchener.com/sweet-tooth Hear her recent performance at Donaueschinger Musiktage: https://www.swr.de/swr2/musik-klassik/-radiokonzert-elaine-mitchener-und-das-ensemble-mam-mit-auffuehrungen-zu-texten-der-jamaikanischen-schriftstellerin-sylvia-wynter-100.html Catch her Oct. 28 performance live on BBC radio3: https://londonsinfonietta.org.uk/whats-on/yet-unheard