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

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Date & Time

Sat, 25 Apr 2026

20:30

Venue

Schwarzman Centre (Great Hall)

Oxford, UK

Price

No booking needed

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About this event

A choral installation and musical performance created by Es Devlin and Nico Muhly. This Schwarzman Centre production is a unique immersive experience in the Great Hall.

Why you should come

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• Hear a new Nico Muhly choral work performed by the Schola Cantorum of Oxford

• Experience Es Devlin’s 360-vessel installation beneath the Great Hall’s glass dome

• Explore Oxford's Dominican roots through Thomas Traherne’s 17th-century poetry

Event Highlights

  • Immersive installation featuring 360 hand-made clay vessels
  • World premiere of a choral work by composer Nico Muhly
  • Performance by the Schola Cantorum of Oxford under the Great Hall’s glass dome
  • Integration of 17th-century poetry by Thomas Traherne into modern composition
  • Collaboration with the Institute for Ethics in AI for vessel creation

Speakers

Es Devlin

Artist and Bloomberg-Oxford Fellow

Nico Muhly

American Composer

Stephen Grahl

Conductor

Programme

20:30

360 Vessels Choral Installation

A choral performance by Schola Cantorum of Oxford amidst a circular landscape of 360 clay vessels.

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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