Chroma

Recent projects have included the world premières of Jonathan Dove's award-winning On Spital Fields - a Community Cantata for Spitalfields Festival, and Marcus Barcham-Stevens’ music for contemporary dance piece Tela/Bride with Lantern Dance Company. With Tête à Tête, for whom CHROMA is Associate Ensemble, recent premieres include Julian Grant’s “knitting opera” Odysseus Unwound and the six opera shorts Blind Date.

 
CHROMA has an active outreach and education programme, including ongoing collaborations with Spitalfields Festival and Tête à Tête opera company, and is resident at the University of London’s Royal Holloway and Bedford College.  During their stay in Shetland, Chroma’s members will be working in Shetland schools.  The ensemble consists of Stuart King, clarinet; Michael O’Donnell, oboe; Deborah White, violin; Rose Redgrave, viola; Elena Hull, double bass; and Ian Watson, accordion.