Rachel Beckles Willson

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ecologies

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Marine ecologies in sound

Composing music with water, and for water, in a time of exteme climate crisis. This has occupied me in multiple projects in the last year. Playing with the Life of the Sea is a project I began early in 2023. I was deeply grateful that Tom Kieckhefer and Ocean Conservation Research Read more…

By rachel, 6 months1 month ago
Compositions

Manchester Museum – engaging visitors in climate action

Participation and Playfulness in Museums: Engaging Visitors in Climate Action

By rachel, 6 months1 month ago
Recent Posts
  • New book out! The Oud: An Illustrated History

    New book out! The Oud: An Illustrated History

    “Musician Beckles Willson (Orientalism and Musical Mission) scrupulously traces the history of the oud—a short-necked, …
  • New release on NMC Records

    New release on NMC Records

    I am thrilled to have my composition Teatime! presented as the first track on NMC’s …
  • Marine ecologies in sound

    Marine ecologies in sound

    Composing music with water, and for water, in a time of exteme climate crisis. This has …
  • New professorship

    New professorship

    As of 1 December 2022 I am Professor of Intercultural Performing Arts at Codarts University …
  • Distractfold collaboration – The jukebox that drowned

    Distractfold collaboration – The jukebox that drowned

    What would it sound like if a jukebox, lost at the bottom of a river, …
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