Maarja Nuut + Shards 'Combing Hair Into Sand'

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.

Rooted in poetry by Estonian writers including Eha Lättemäe, the piece moves between song, spoken text and sound, exploring ideas of memory, time and inner reflection.

Shards kicks off the night with an opening set, brining a distinctive choral approach shaped by improvisation. Nuut’s music draws together folk influences, experimental electronics and contemporary composition while Stocker adds fluid, textured percussion shaped by jazz and experimental practice.

Together, the ensemble creates a shifting sound world where voices, rhythm and electronics continually transform.








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