Maarja Nuut + Shards 'Combing Hair Into Sand'
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Estonian experimentalist Maarja Nuut and vocal collective Shards debut their collaborative sound performance blending folk, electronics, and poetry. Tickets on Mood.
Maarja Nuut presents Liivast juukseid kammides (Combing Hair into Sand), a large-scale work for vocal ensemble, percussion, violin and electronics. Created with British vocal collective Shards and Swiss drummer Nicolas Stocker, the piece is rooted in Estonian poetry by writers such as Eha Lättemäe. The work explores themes of memory, time, and inner reflection, moving between song, spoken word, and sound. Shards opens the performance with an improvised choral set, followed by a collaborative sound world that merges folk influences, experimental electronics, and textured percussion.
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When and where does this performance take place?+
The performance happens on November 17, 2026, at the Milton Court Concert Hall within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Who is performing in this show?+
The performance features Estonian musician Maarja Nuut, British vocal collective Shards, and Swiss drummer Nicolas Stocker.
What is the format of this performance?+
The show is a large-scale collaborative sound work that weaves together Estonian poetry, choral arrangements, experimental electronics, and textured percussion.
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