En-he-du-an-na-me-en
2019-20
for solo voice, and electronics:
(composed of Rosie Middleton’s voice)
Upcoming premiere:
January 2021
Written for ︎Voice(less):
Comissioning Series
by mezzosoprano Rosie Middleton (UK)
conceived at:
Banff Music Residency, Early Fall 2019
En-he-du-an-na-me-en*
...the prominent line that resonates with female individuation
from the ancient poem “Exaltation of Inanna”
by Enheduanna 𒂗𒃶𒌌𒀭𒈾,
the first author,
a Sumerian High Priestess writing in 2300 BCE.
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Inspired by the text
The Exaltation of Inanna
by the first author Enheduanna
𒂗𒃶𒌌𒀭𒈾
(a Sumerian High Priestess
writing in 2300 BCE),
En-he-du-an-na-me-en
(2019-20)
explores
the struggle and resistance
of a silenced woman
becoming resonant again!
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Guided by interference and transformation,
Gunduz’s
multi-layered recordings of
Rosie Middleton’s voice
make up the electronics.
Audience journeys between
the character’s innermost sounds and
the outer limits of resonance!
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© 2020 Esin Gunduz.
Composer | Vocal performer
mezzo-soprano
Rosie
Middleton
“Voice(less)
is a series of commissions for voice and electronics,
exploring voice loss, voicelessness, and communication”.
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︎Rosie Middleton
mezzo-soprano
︎Voice(less)
Commissioning Series
︎Contact ︎︎
© 2020 Esin Gunduz.
Composer | Vocal performer