Always, Already There @ Haus de Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
This week, Leila is performing and presenting research at the Haus de Kulturen der Welt/House of World Cultures (HKW), in the Afrodiasporic Incubator Series “Always, Already There” curated by George Lewis.
Decolonizing Electronics
Leila is part of the “Decolonizing Electronic Music” panel at HKW, alongside lectures and concerts with a host of international composers and performers in this weeklong intensive.
Composing While Black, Berlin Edition
Leila is singing a small ensemble version of her song cycle Freedom Suite with the International Contemporary Ensemble as vocalist/pianist for “Negative Space” and “Ghost Lullaby.” This song cycle rests on themes of racial justice, Indigenous rights, and international borders. Stunning baritone Damian Norfleet is performing the final song in the triptych, “Different Strokes.”
New York Philharmonic AfroModernism Series at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York
Leila gave pre-concert talks for “Alyssum” (2014) for string quartet plus harp before performances by the International Contemporary Ensemble at the Peabody Institute, DC with an interview by Nathalie Joachim before the performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoMA), NYC.
Recent Performances with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
“Alyssum”
“Mahakala Oratorio” with Alice Teyssier (soprano) & Leila Adu-Gilmore (mezzo-soprano)