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Mira Calix
The Elephant In The Room: 3 Commissions
Album UK 2008 on Warp Records label
Electronic and Classical (Abstract, Musique Concrète, Contemporary)
"Elephant And Castle" (tracks 1, 3 & 8) commissionned by Aldeburgh Music and supported by the Arts Council of England. Performed at Snape Maltings concert hall during the 60th Aldeburgh Festival, 20th and 21st June 2007. Recorded at Snape Maltings and Slixbrook Studios, Suffolk UK. "Memoryofamoment" (tracks 5 & 6) commissioned by Faster Than Sound. Installation at Fastar Than Sound in collaboration with Quayola and Oliver Coates, Bentwaters Airbase, Suffolk, UK. Presented 28th June 2008. Recorded at Slixbrook Studios, Suffolk, UK. "Dead Wedding" (tracks 2, 4, 7 & 9) commissioned by Opera North and Manchester International Festival in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Monteverdi's "Orfeo". Performed at Library Theatre - Manchester, Lakeside Theatre - Nottingham, The Sage - Gateshead, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Barbican - London, July 2007-January 2008. Recorded at the Barbican, London, UK during the London International Mime Festival, 22nd-26th January 2008. Made in England ℗ & © Warp Records Ltd Comes in Digipak.
Musicians
 | Mira Calix , *1970 ZA producer, composed by, album by |
 | Carl-Oskar Østerlind vc, cello |
 | The Young Danish String Quartet , featuring |
 | Blake Morrison , libretto by |
 | Asbjørn Nørgaard vl, *1984 viola |
 | Frederik Øland vn, *1984 violin |
 | Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen vn, *1983 DK violin |
 | Joanna Risebero voc, voice |
 | Oliver Coates vc, GB cello, cello, written by |
 | Peter Sparks cl, GB clarinet |
 | The Company Of Opera North's Orfeo , featuring |
 | Xandi Van Dijk vl, viola |
 | Amy Freston voc, GB voice |
| Gavin Glover , choir |
| Leah Morgan , choir |
| Liz Walker , choir |
| Mark Webber , choir |
| Neil McGovern , choir |
Producers
| Pippa Nissen design |
| Tim Hopkins directed by |
| Faulty Optic directed by |
| David Sheppard engineer |
Composers
| Mira Calix |
| Tansy Davies |
| Oliver Coates |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Roundabout | Mira Calix | Tansy Davies | 4:43 |
| 2 | | Wedding List (Scene 4) | Mira Calix | 5:04 | |
| 3 | | Bowling4strings | Mira Calix | Tansy Davies | 8:06 |
| 4 | | The Chord Is Cut (Scene 6) | Mira Calix | 5:06 | |
| 5 | | Memoryofamomentcertain | Mira Calix | Oliver Coates | 1:59 |
| 6 | | Memoryofamomentlost | Mira Calix | Oliver Coates | 4:12 |
| 7 | | Death Below (Scene 11) | Mira Calix | 4:32 | |
| 8 | | Laine | Mira Calix | Tansy Davies | 10:12 |
| 9 | A Ribbon Forgotten (Scene 12) | Mira Calix | 12:56 |
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