Composer Emily Levy and Writer-Director Mella Faye present an unflinching, heartfelt and uplifting exploration of love, loss and survival. Music, dance and recorded interviews from conversations across the UK are richly layered by a world class ensemble of musicians, dancers and actors to create an extraordinary elegy to the power of story and human connection. Me Without You celebrates those we’ve lost and those of us who are still here.

“I’m still a sister. Your sister. Though it’s more like a secret over time. I catch myself looking for the empty places inside other people. It’s a way of not letting you go.” – Emily Levy, Composer

https://spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/events/me-without-you/

Emily Levy and Mella Faye lead a world-class ensemble of musicians, actors, dancers and visual artists in a moving and intimate portrayal of love, grief and human connection.

An unflinching, heartfelt and uplifting exploration of love, loss and survival. Music, dance and recorded interviews are richly layered by a world class ensemble of musicians, dancers and actors to create an extraordinary elegy to the power of story and human connection. Me Without You celebrates those we've lost and those of us who are still here.

https://www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/me-without-you/ 

Emily Levy and Mella Faye lead a world-class ensemble of musicians, actors, dancers and visual artists in a moving and intimate portrayal of love, grief and human connection.

An unflinching, heartfelt and uplifting exploration of love, loss and survival. Music, dance and recorded interviews are richly layered by a world class ensemble of musicians, dancers and actors to create an extraordinary elegy to the power of story and human connection. Me Without You celebrates those we've lost and those of us who are still here.

https://www.brittenpearsarts.org/events/me-without-you

New Commission for Leeds2023 with Fevered Sleep, Leeds Young Creatives and Rock School UK.  https://leeds2023.co.uk/whats-on/children-s-day-reimagined

'City of Bee-ting Hearts' full orchestra premiere as one of 9 micro operas that make up Streetwise Opera’s Re:Sound project. Accompanied by musicians from BBC Philharmonic and The Sixteen. Written with women from Manchester's Women's Direct Access Centre in 2022

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/classical-music/resound-voices-our-cities

'City of Bee-ting Hearts' premiere as one of 9 micro operas that make up Streetwise Opera’s Re:Sound project. Accompanied by musicians from BBC Philharmonic and The Sixteen. Written with women from Manchester's Women's Direct Access Centre in 2022

https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/get-involved/community/streetwise-opera/resound/

https://www.victoriatheatre.co.uk/antidote/stories-in-song

Antidote - The Victoria Theatre’s new programme for artistes and work that see things from a (slightly) different point of view. Each of the events in our Antidote series are curated by internationally recognised composer, musician and songwriter Aby Vulliamy.

As with all Antidote events, the evening will include a section of musical collaboration between the two acts (who have not worked together before); spontaneous or pre-prepared, but ultimately, something totally unique and event-specific emerges each time.

Mi Mye boasts a rotating cast of excellent musicians around the core member, Jamie Lockhart, a highly accomplished fiddle player, guitarist, lyricist, producer, and promoter who’s roots in the Scottish Highlands inspire his compositions, alongside a large dollop of Wakefield’s innovative ‘indie’ music influences. Jamie leans on his folk music and storytelling roots to produce beautiful songs of empathy and hope.

Emily Levy and Matthew Bourne are both award-winning composers and musicians with many commissions and recordings under their belts. They’ve made time for this very special collaboration emerging out of Emily’s search for female folksong protagonists who are strong, courageous and empowered. Combining Matthew’s fearlessly unpredictable sonic world with Emily’s beautiful, timeless vocal melodies, this project mixes new sounds and old, traditional folk alongside angular synths creating mesmerizing stories and sounds.

R&D Performance at the Concert Hall at Snape Maltings - the culmination of months of work and a week of residency with the full creative team. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upwgzzsZISw

Snape Maltings 'Festival of New' goes digital - showcasing this year's residency artists including

'Songs of Belonging' - First Steps

DETAILS TBC

https://snapemaltings.co.uk/music/festival-of-new/

Launch of 'Once Lay a King' Debut Album from Colour of Light

http://www.colouroflight.com/

performed byAnna Snow (soprano) & Kate Harrison Ledger (piano) as part of Late Music Festival, York.  This exciting project (curated by Dot DasH Music) invites composers to compose new songs, each lasting no more than 100 seconds.

https://www.onehundredsecondsongs.com/

https://www.hydeparkbookclub.co.uk/new-events/2020/1/9/colour-of-light#:~:text=Colour%20of%20Light%20%E2%80%94%20Hyde,For%20Everyone%E2%80%9D%20with%20Jamie%20Be

Playing Saturday evening at this great festival on the Eyrie Stage. Brand new set with Matthew Bourne on a stage hosted by great Elizabeth Alker.

More info to follow....

https://timberfestival.org.uk/eyrie-stage/emily-levy/

Another performance of my piece for 2 Choirs and Vibraphone set to text by Masefield.

https://youtu.be/hWRzPo1mPSA

https://www.facebook.com/Colouroflightmusic

A programme celebrating women in music as composers, poets and performers from Hildegard of Bingen to the fresh wit of young female composers.

A cappella trio Voice perform Hildegard’s sacred devotional music from the 12th century alongside contemporary pieces and commissions of vibrant secular works by modern female composers.  The programme title is taken from the 2014 composition by Emily Levy for the trio, which explores the parallels between the plot of Hildegard’s play, Ordo Virtutem, and imagined experiences of love, betrayal, and loss in her own life. These themes also feature in the traditional songs included in the programme, all from the British Isles and all arranged by the trio, such as O Waly, Waly and the witty Lovely Joan.

How Sweetly You Burn includes compositions by: Hildegard of Bingen, Emily Levy, Stevie Wishart, Helen Chadwick, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Carmel Whelen, and Virgina Firnberg.

Venue Info and Tickets:

https://www.thenorthwall.com/whats-on/voice-how-sweetly-you-burn/

Voice Trio:

http://voicetrio.co.uk/concerts/

https://www.facebook.com/Colouroflightmusic

https://www.facebook.com/Colouroflightmusic

https://youtu.be/fjfwj1lu4nM

In this new song cycle Emily and writer Rommi Smith reverse traditional gender roles in Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin to give voice to the Miller’s daughter.

https://youtu.be/fjfwj1lu4nM

In this new song cycle Emily and writer Rommi Smith reverse traditional gender roles in Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin to give voice to the Miller’s daughter.

Playing with The Often Herd and Pons Aelius

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/clhlwr/research/conferences/womeninthefolk

https://www.stratfordmusicfestival.com/whatson

http://stratfordartshouse.co.uk/

The Woolpack Studios, 14 Bondgate, Otley LS21 3AB - 12.30pm, free

Joined by Colour of Light for tunes in the park.  Also playing Fuzzie Jones, Man Ooosh and Rob Holden

Colour of Light - new folk venture: guitar, mandolin, banjo, double bass, harmonica ensemble - 3 songwriters: protest, reflection and celebration in song

"Sorry, where are we now?"  written for 315 Ensemble + live electronics. 

http://www.frontiersmusic.org/

Free entry, limited tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/leeds-creative-family-tree-launch-party-tickets-32319038113

10 new works by Birmingham Conservatoire Composers at the great Eastside Projects Gallery, Birmingham

http://www.bozar.be/en/activities/111280-thallein-ensemble

Free music in Robert's park : Solo set 2 - 2.45 - followed by Serious Sam Barrett (3-4.00)

http://roberts-park.org/bandstand-2016/

https://www.facebook.com/Serious-Sam-BarrettYaDig-Records-185802254796469/

A night of new music, songs and stories shared with songwriter/composers Chloe Knibbs and Chris Cresswell

http://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/theatre-event/?EventID=65130

A collaboration with poet, Rose Drew, sung by Diana Torti as part of a workshop alongside many other new collaborations in the Leeds Lieder Festival.

http://leedslieder.org.uk/whats-on/composers-poets-forum/

A new piece, a collaboration with poet Rose Drew, sung by Diana Torti as part of the Leeds Lieder Festival and many other new collaborations.

http://leedslieder.org.uk/whats-on/composers-poets-showcase/

Join five singer-songwriters for a relaxed early evening concert sharing songs and the stories or influences behind them: Chloe Knibbs, Emily Levy, Chris Cresswell, Emily Abdy, Rosie Tee

http://www.frontiersmusic.org/event/songs-and-stories/

This exciting string ensemble will perform my new piece 'Stuck Record' & 7 other specially written new works as part of Frontiers Festival.

http://www.frontiersmusic.org/event/project-instrumental

Part of Saltaire festival, 'Songs for the Tramway is a collection of sixteen 2 minute songs by musicians written for and performed hourly on the Shipley Glen Tramway

http://www.songforthetramway.co.uk/

New Commission for Marian Consort, SATB Choir and Children's Chorus being performed as part of the London Festival for Contemporary Church Music http://www.lfccm.com/

Premiere of new piece 'In Paradisum', commissioned by the Marian Consort for their 2015/16 programme. See commissions for more details.

http://marianconsort.co.uk/concerts/?event_id=41

Tue 2 The Beacon, Newcastle

Wed 3 Workshop and Concert, Headway Arts Space, Blyth

Sat 6 St John's Church, Northwood

full details: http://voicetrio.co.uk

NOVEMBER:

Sat 15 Colston Hall, Bristol

Wed 19 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton

Sun 23 The Kitchen Garden Birmingham

Mon 24 Netherton Arts Centre, Dudley

Fri 28 National Portrait Gallery, London

Sun 30th: Sage Gateshead

Launch of Voice's new tour and programme, 'Patterns of Love' and first performance of 'How Sweetly You Burn' written especially for this exciting vocal trio: http://voicetrio.co.uk/

My brother Gus & I shared music as long as I can remember. In this programme I look back at our musical exchanges & memories & those of his friends, the connections he forged through music & how he is still inspiring me today, 5 years after his death.

An evening inspired by Joni Mitchell.  I'll be reinterpreting Joni's songs with a band formed just for this gig: feat. Kenny Higgins, Gary Stewart & Dave Evans. Discussion led by music journalist, Laura Barton (The Guardian) & Peter Mills (Leeds Met)

'Unending Sky' with text from John Masefield's poem  'Lollingdon downs', written for this great choir, plus hand chimes and all things celestial! http://www.wegottickets.com/event/273277

This is the premier of the re-imagining of the Vespers by Stevie Wishart, which I recorded as part of Sinfonye, released on Decca last year. As well as Sinfonye, the piece will feature handbells, the Minster bells, organ, percussion, harps and the University of York Chamber Choir.

A performance of 'Suspension', my piece for 9 part choir to accompany Crossover Integenerational Dance Co., this time performed by Oxford Girls Choir.  Over 150 dancers from Japan & the UK collaborate in a large scale work that moves through the historic Oxford Castle.

A performance of 'Suspension', my piece for 9 part choir to accompany Crossover Integenerational Dance Co., this time performed by Oxford Girls Choir.  Over 150 dancers from Japan & the UK collaborate in a large scale work that moves through the historic Oxford Castle.

Mass to celebrate the beatification of Hildegard and her being made a doctor of the Catholic Church (900 years on!) - only the 34th Doctor, 4th Woman & 1st ever composer.

Performing with Stevie Wishart & Sinfonye following the Decca Recording we made earlier this year.

Launch of new album 'Lost and Found' with: Matthew Bourne, Dave Bowie Jr, Mark Creswell, Sam Hobbs, Richard Ormrod

Plus:Helen Watson Trio, www.helenwatson.net

Further info http://sevenarts.co.uk 0113 262 6777

An Oxfringe event at Pegasus Theatre.

First half:  Helen Watson and her band.  Second Half:  Launch of Emily Levy’s debut solo album.

For tickets and further info vist www.pegasustheatre.org, 01865 812150