Rachel Beckles Willson

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Distractfold collaboration – The jukebox that drowned

What would it sound like if a jukebox, lost at the bottom of a river, tried to make music again? This piece was the result of a collaboration with Distractfold’s Daniel Brew and Alice Purton. “The juke box that drowned” combines my field recordings of aquatic environments with broken melodies Read more…

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  • New professorship

    New professorship

    As of 1 December 2022 I am Professor of Intercultural Performing Arts at Codarts University …
  • Iranian oud

    Iranian oud

    For a long time the oud was disparaged in Iran, even though the Sassanian empire …
  • Oud in opera – Panufnik’s “Dalia”

    Oud in opera – Panufnik’s “Dalia”

    I was booked to play oud in Roxanna Panufnik’s opera Dalia, the story (libretto by …
  • Migrant Voices and “Soap of My Heart”

    Migrant Voices and “Soap of My Heart”

    I was fortunate to have an artist residency to develop music within Olympias Music Foundation’s …
  • No Sacred Place

    No Sacred Place

     Rachel Beckles Willson · No Sacred Place I was asked to write a piece …
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