Concert | The Opera Experiment

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Edinburgh College of Art

Reid Concert Hall, The University of Edinburgh

Week of Sound 2026

Join us for the 2026 edition of the Week of Sound in Edinburgh.

Can an Opera be written in one week? Our students of Composition and Creative Writing will create a series of new mini operas to share by the end of the Week of Sound.Students from our Creative Writing Programmes (LLC) and Students from our Composition Programmes (ECA) will meet one another for the first time on the Monday morning of our Week of Sound. They will work together to create a series of brand new short Operas, mentored through the process by Jane McKie and Gareth Williams. From first ideas and sketches, into the rehearsal and workshop process, through to live performances by Friday evening, the entire opera writing process is distilled into five short days. Come hear the results of this experiment on Friday at 4pm in the Reid Concert Hall.Hosted by Gareth Williams (Reid School of Music), featuring students of compositon and creative writing across various programmes at the University. Performed by Soprano (Jessica Leary) and Baritone (Phil Gault) and the staff pianist at the Reid School of Music, Christoper Baxter. You can read more about the <a href="https://digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/" title="https://digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Week of Sound here</a>. AccessPlease email <a href="https://eca.events@ed.ac.uk/" title="https://eca.events@ed.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">eca.events@ed.ac.uk</a> if you have any access requirements. Please see <a href="https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/privacy-and-cookies" title="https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/privacy-and-cookies" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ECA's privacy notice</a> for more information on how your personal details provided will be used and stored.

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