New Lights Festival 2026: Day Two /Sounding the Soul: an evening with Lyra Pramuk curated by Carolina Cury

Sounding the Soul: an evening with Lyra Pramuk curated by Carolina Cury

One of the most influential artists of today’s experimental music scene, Lyra Pramuk joins Trinity Laban for an evening of performances, discussion, and collective listening featuring works by Trinity Laban composers and performers.

Through the guiding question ‘how does one’s soul sound?’, the event explores the voice and body as technologies, moving between experimental music, spirituality and embodiment. Drawing from Pramuk’s devotional and interdisciplinary music practice, Sounding the Soul unfolds as a shared participatory ritual of deep listening and sounding.

About the guest artist – Lyra Pramuk

Berlin-based American vocalist, composer and performance artist Lyra Pramuk creates a form of
‘futurist folk’ merging classical vocalism and electronic production. Her acclaimed album Fountain
(2020) was composed entirely from processed layers of her own voice. Her work explores gender,
spirituality and selfhood through immersive performances combining voice, electronic sound,
improvisation, movement and visual art. She has collaborated with artists including Holly Herndon
and Ben Frost, and performed internationally at venues and festivals including CTM Festival,
Unsound Festival and MoMA PS1, as well as being a mentor at the Biennale College Musica 2026.

About the curator – Carolina Cury

Italian-Brazilian pianist, singer and composer Carolina Cury glisses between experimental
performance, avant-garde pop aesthetics and classical training. A Gold Medal graduate of Trinity
Laban, she has collaborated with Max Richter and Yulia Mahr on Free & Equal Vol. 2 and
performed with Max Richter at the Royal Festival Hall and London Coliseum. Currently
undertaking a PhD at Trinity Laban, her research explores gossip, feminist ritual and deep listening, alongside
her new album GLISSBLISS

Free, all welcome