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