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Dr. Evangelia Rigaki

Assistant Professor
Creative Arts
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland

Professor Social and Political Sciences
Biography

Evangelia Rigaki has a diverse compositional portfolio ranging from instrumental works to experimental music theatre, opera and dance. She is intrigued by theatricality, collaboration with musicians, singers, performance artists, poets and directors. Her compositions are rooted in instrumental theatre and experimental music theatre. In Trinity Evangelia teaches undergraduate and postrgraduate courses, supervises 6 PhD students and is the Director of the MPhil in Composition and the Music Composition Centre. In March 2014 she organized the International Composition Conference, 'Composition in the 21st Century' which featured Sir. Harrison Birwistle as the keynote speaker. Evangelia's compositions have been performed in venues such as the Linbury Studio (Royal Opera House 2), Queen Elizabeth Hall, Darmstadt New Music Summer Course, Aldeburgh, Cheltenham Festival, Operadagen Rotterdam Festival, Dublin Innovation festival and the Beckett Theatre. Recent projects include: the Arts Council funded opera "AntiMidas, or, Bankers in Hades' which she composed (libretto by W.N. Herbert) and produced. The installation 'The Pregnant Box' written for solo singer and solo flute player in a specially constructed confession box, and a wandering choir. The object music theatre piece 'Monsieur Jean & Monsieur Jean' and the installation/music theatre performance AMENd.

Research Intrest

Arts, music, threaters

List of Publications
Evangelia Rigaki, Analysis and discussion of my recent compositions. , Music Department, University of Brunel, March 2016, 2016, Music Department University of Brunel, Invited Talk
Evangelia Rigaki, The Pregnant Box, genesis and develoment. , Music Department, University of Glasgow, February 2016, 2016
Evangelia Rigaki, Experimental Music Theatre, DIT College of Music, March 2015, Invited Talk
Evangelia Rigaki, On Music and Collaboration, 17 February 2010, Music Department, University of Sussex, Invited Talk
Evangelia Rigaki, Talk and question and answer session about my recent compositions., 15 March 2011, Music Department, University of Bristol, Invited Talk
Evangelia Rigaki, Singing the Unutterable: Extended vocal techniques for dramatic purposes in contemporary opera & music theatre, Song, Stage and Screen Conference, University of Winchester, September 2010, Conference Paper
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