Moira Smiley is a singer/composer who creates and performs new work for voices. A musical polyglot and vocal shape-shifter, her voice – and composing – are heard on feature films, BBC and PBS television programmes, NPR and on more than 60 albums. When she’s not leading her own group she tours with Indie artist tUnE-yArDs, Irish music powerhouse, Solas, The Lomax Project and Billy Child’s “Laura Nyro Re-Imagined”. Recent solo performances include TED, Stravinsky’s ‘Les Noces’, the London Proms Festival, features on BBC3’s The Choir, and ABC Australia’s Books & Arts programmes.
Her recordings feature spare, vocally driven collections of warped traditional songs, original polyphony and body percussion. In addition to her performing work, she is in high demand as a choral clinician, composer and arranger.
“Beautifully blended harmony, with striking instrumental accompaniment” – Stephen Fry, Culver City News
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