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Carolyn Connors

Carolyn Connors is a Melbourne-based vocalist, composer, pianist, and accordionist who creates new works in the fields of contemporary music and theatre. Carolyn’s vocal work extends the possibilities of the acoustic voice, expanding its limits (What comes after love, 2015; Sonatas for Voice and Objects, 2010; Mirabilia, 1992;) and her theatre works are designed for listening to: meaning and navigation are embedded in the sound rather than in text or visual cues (Material Mouth, 2007; Nocturne, 2010). Carolyn regularly creates real-time compositions with local and international musicians in improvisation settings. As a collaborator she has made new works with many companies including Chamber Made Opera, JOLT, Quiver New Music Ensemble, and Elision. Her trio Hammers Lake with cellist Judith Hamann is informed by new classical, avant-garde, and improvisation practices. In 2015 Carolyn was awarded the Age Melbourne Music Award for Avant-garde and Experimental Music.