Hildegard’s Ghost

Hildegard’s Ghost

Hildegard's Ghost Summary Adams’s compositions are an ethereal world, featuring collections of extended techniques and electro-acoustic blending. The merging of these aspects achieves precise colours for imaginative scopes. The band has a cinematic approach to group...
In • Determinacy

In • Determinacy

In • Determinacy Summary Graphic Score for Mixed Improvising Ensembles In•Determinacy explores notions of fate, autonomy and fortune through chance operations determined by the members of the improvising ensemble. Inspired by tarotology, the practice of using tarot...
Wo[v]en / Wo[m]en

Wo[v]en / Wo[m]en

Wo[v]en / Wo[m]en Summary At a residency in Fall 2017 at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Adams began a new project (and her first electroacoustic work) to honour the life of pioneering electronic music composer Ann Southam. Wo[v]en / Wo[m]en premiered at the...
Mirror Compositions

Mirror Compositions

Mirror Compositions Summary Mirror Compositions pushes beyond convention to extract astonishing sounds from the acoustic fringes of the piano. Interacting live with a sonically rich library of short, prepared piano improvisation units she recorded during a residency...
Improvising Trio with Lyle Hopkins and Kevin Romain

Improvising Trio with Lyle Hopkins and Kevin Romain

Improvising Trio with Lyle Hopkins and Kevin Romain Summary A new acoustic improvising trio from pianist Roisin Adams, double bassist Lyle Hopkins and drummer Kevin Romain. Grooves bubble up from droning pools, splinter, fracture, hobble along through gently shifting...