Es Devlin and Nico Muhly: 360 Vessels (Choral Installation)
Date & Time
Sat, 25 Apr 2026
20:30
Venue
Schwarzman Centre (Great Hall)
Oxford, UK
Price
No booking needed
Tickets
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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
AI-powered• 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
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