Electra Perivolaris - RPS Composer Premiere

Mon 28 Aug 2023, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

St Andrew's Church, Presteigne

This is the first chance to hear 2023 RPS Composer Electra Perivolaris's new work, 'Mastiha', written for Presteigne Festival as part of the RPS Composers Programme.

Electra's music focuses on the natural world as a fragile living organism, engaging with natural processes and how these can inspire new compositional processes. She has undertaken numerous educational and community projects, and is currently Ambassador for the BBC Young Composer programme. You can read more about Electra and her work on our website here.

Electra is one of eight individuals we have supported on the 2023 RPS Composers programme, giving each a commission and premiere with a noted ensemble, festival or venue, as well as a year of professional development, giving them the chance to meet industry experts and professional composers, furthering their confidence and skills to seek further commissions and premieres of their own. The RPS Composers programme is made possible by a range of trusts and foundations, and through the kind support of RPS Members.

You can find out more about RPS Membership and how you can help us support talented musicians like Electra here.

Electra is writing for Presteigne Festival, and her new work, Mastiha, is influenced by the mastic tree, one of the most important elements of the ecology of the island of Chios, where her father's side of the family are from. Click below to visit the Presteigne Festival website and book for the concert.