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Es Devlin and Nico Muhly: 360 Vessels (A Choral Installation)

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Date & Time

Sat, 25 Apr 2026

20:30

Venue

Great Hall, Schwarzman Centre

Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG

Price

No booking needed

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About this event

A choral installation and musical collaboration between artist Es Devlin and composer Nico Muhly. This evening event is held in the Great Hall.

Why you should come

AI-powered

• Hear a new choral work by Nico Muhly inspired by 17th-century poet Thomas Traherne

• Experience Es Devlin's installation of 360 clay vessels created with the Institute for Ethics in AI

• Attend a free performance by the Schola Cantorum of Oxford in the new Great Hall

Event Highlights

  • 360 hand-made clay vessels forming a circular landscape
  • New choral commission by American composer Nico Muhly
  • Performance by Schola Cantorum of Oxford under a glass dome
  • Texts inspired by 17th-century poet Thomas Traherne

Speakers

Es Devlin

Artist and Bloomberg-Oxford Fellow

Nico Muhly

Composer

Stephen Grahl

Conductor

Programme

20:30

360 Vessels: A Choral Installation

A performance of Nico Muhly's commissioned work amidst Es Devlin's vessel installation.

What to bring / Requirements

  • No booking needed
  • Suitable for all ages

Organized by: Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

Contact: enquiries@schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk

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