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Elif Karl\u0131da\u011f <\/strong>is <\/span>a <\/span>Turkish-<\/span>British <\/span>composer <\/span>whose <\/span>music <\/span>bridges <\/span>intercultural <\/span>experience <\/span>with <\/span>a <\/span>strong <\/span>commitment <\/span>to <\/span>collaboration, <\/span>stage <\/span>work, <\/span>and <\/span>multidisciplinary <\/span>practice. <\/span>Working <\/span>across <\/span>opera, <\/span>film, <\/span>and <\/span>installation, <\/span>she <\/span>creates <\/span>bold <\/span>and <\/span>evocative <\/span>sound <\/span>worlds <\/span>that <\/span>often <\/span>draw <\/span>together <\/span>live <\/span>electronics, <\/span>voice, <\/span>and <\/span>diverse <\/span>musical <\/span>traditions. <\/span>Her <\/span>work <\/span>explores <\/span>belonging, <\/span>marginalisation, <\/span>and <\/span>transformation, <\/span>building <\/span>distinct <\/span>sonic <\/span>languages <\/span>through <\/span>collaborations <\/span>with <\/span>theatre-<\/span>makers, <\/span>filmmakers, <\/span>and <\/span>visual <\/span>artists. <\/span>She <\/span>is <\/span>also <\/span>co-<\/span>founder <\/span>and <\/span>music <\/span>director <\/span>of <\/span>East <\/span>London <\/span>Sound <\/span>Ensemble. <\/span>Elif <\/span>has <\/span>received <\/span>commissions <\/span>from <\/span>English <\/span>National <\/span>Opera, <\/span>the <\/span>Philharmonia <\/span>Orchestra, <\/span>the <\/span>Royal <\/span>Philharmonic <\/span>Society, <\/span>Presteigne <\/span>Festival, <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>Three <\/span>Choirs <\/span>Festival, <\/span>with <\/span>performances <\/span>at <\/span>major <\/span>venues <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>UK <\/span>and <\/span>internationally. <\/span>She <\/span>was <\/span>awarded <\/span>the <\/span>John <\/span>Clementi <\/span>Collard <\/span>Fellowship<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in <\/span>2022 <\/span>and <\/span>2023.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00a0 Elif Karl\u0131da\u011f is a Turkish-British composer whose music bridges intercultural experience with a strong commitment to collaboration, stage work, and multidisciplinary practice. Working across opera, film, and installation, she creates bold and evocative sound worlds that often draw together live electronics, voice, and diverse musical traditions. Her work explores belonging, marginalisation, and transformation, building […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-about.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elifkarlidag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elifkarlidag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elifkarlidag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elifkarlidag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elifkarlidag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/elifkarlidag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":595,"href":"https:\/\/elifkarlidag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elifkarlidag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elifkarlidag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}