This residency at Town Hall has been a chance to explore how the cello lives within contemporary songwriting and how music shifts when it’s shaped with a specific space in mind. Over the past few months, artist-in-residence Ellie Barber (AKA Ollella) has been working between acoustic and electric sounds, centering on arrangements and ideas that move between these sonic worlds.
This final performance reflects that process. Joined by the Ollella band, Ellie will share a mix of new songs written during the residency alongside a few older pieces in this new context in mind. There will be moments of reflection woven throughout, touching on what shaped the writing and how the songs took form. The set moves between more stripped-down passages and fuller arrangements, shaped by a more intentional approach to arrangement developed during the residency.
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