Composition

Naomi specialises in electroacoustic and contemporary composition. She aims to invoke a strong emotional response and a distinct feeling with each of her works, whether that be a sense of calm or tension, serenity or uneasiness. 

Her work frequently utilises the notion of 'tension and release', focusing on harmony, gesture and space. She particularly likes to create pieces that blend recognisable and manipulated sounds, creating a strangely familiar yet warped sound world. ​​

Naomi is also very interested in soundscapes, often creating compositions comprised entirely of the human voice - words and phrases combined together, each with a specific character or purpose - to convey thoughts and ideas on topics such as feminism, the environment and existence. 

Naomi's love for contemporary electroacoustic music began during her studies at the University of Manchester with Ricardo Climent and David Berezan. 
'HEAR' -  A Sound & Art Installation with Collective31 in the Linbury Gallery, Cardiff

Selected Pieces
Solitude
'Solitude' is a fixed tape electroacoustic piece commissioned for a performance at Dulwich Picture Gallery's late night event 'Wilderness'. The piece is inspired by David Milne, a Canadian artist whose work focused on themes of nature and isolation.
The first movement, entitled 'expressions of...' (approx 0:00 -7:50) is for blindfolded audience and surround-sound speakers. The second movement, entitled 'From there to here' (approx 7:50 - end) is for live contemporary dancer with electroacoustic soundscape.
This track includes the instructions heard by the audience in the live performances. Choreographer: Amelia Griffin.
​Dancer: Irene Gimenez
ChitChat
'ChitChat' is a three movement electroacoustic work for fixed tape. Based on the human voice, it features samples of talking, coughing, laughing, the singing of 'Locus iste' by Bruckner and answer phone recordings. A light-hearted composition that explores everyday human sounds. 
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Movement 1: 0:00​ - 1:22​
Movement 2: 1:23​ - 3:21​
Movement 3: 3:22​ - 4:28​

Lollote
'Lollote' is an electroacoustic soundscape inspired by and written to accompany Modigliani's portrait 'Lolotte'. It was composed for Collective31's event 'HEAR' - a sound and art installation in the Linbury Gallery at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff.
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Programme Note:
It was the eyes of the lady in Modigliani's painting that really drew me in. While at first I found her image quite peaceful, the more I looked at her, the more troubled I began to feel. Coupled with the deep, turbulent red's in the background I began to feel more anxious than peaceful. I tried to represent this feeling with the distant, warped violin melodies and ambient textures. 

Repertoire List

- Solitude (2018) Fixed Media - Tape & Solo Dancer - 15’00
Commission for ‘Wilderness’ Late Night Event at Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2018

- Voices (2017) Fixed Media Soundscape - 10’30
Feminist soundscape premiered at ‘SHEtogether’ contemporary music concert, IABF Manchester, 2017

- Lolotte Soundscape (2016) Fixed Media - 3’00.
‘Hear’ Art & Music Installation, RWCMD Linbury Gallery, 2016

-  State of Mind (2016) Violin and Tape - 6’00.
Premiered at ‘Illuminations’, Richard Burton Theatre, 2016

- Hoodless Coat (2016) Fixed Media Vocal Soundscape - 10'00
Premiered at 'Musical Chitchat 2o16', contemporary music concert, Contact Theatre, 2016

- Drops (2015) Fixed Media - 8'00
Premiered at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, 2015

-  Musings (2015) Fixed Media Vocal Soundscape - 20’00.
Premiered at ‘Musical Chitchat’, contemporary music concert, Contact Theatre, 2015
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-  Whoosh (2015) Percussion and Tape - 5’00
Premiered at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, 2015

- Chitchat (2014) Fixed Media - Tape - 5'00
Premiered at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, 2014

​- Memories (2014) Fixed media - 3'40
Premiered at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, 2014

- Comet Collisions (2014) Fixed Media - 4'07
Premiered at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, 2014
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