Soprano and composer Héloïse Werner performs her beguiling solo opera exploring language and identity, The Other Side Of The Sea, written in collaboration with poet Octavia Bright, visual artist Jessie Rodger and director Emily Burns. The concert also features the award-winning quartet The Hermes Experiment in a programme of works by Freya Waley-Cohen, Mira Calix, Stevie Wishart and Meredith Monk.

Previous praise for The Hermes Experiment:

‘The performance was meticulously nuanced, witty and chic’ The Times

‘This clever mix of instruments is more versatile than you might first think’ The Observer

Previous praise for Héloïse Werner:

‘a rising figure on the contemporary music scene (…) she makes great use of her considerable vocal and acting range’ The Stage

‘I was particularly struck by (…) the intensity of the young soprano Héloïse Werner’ The Times