Events

Past Event

Charmaine Lee - Transformed Voice

February 20, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
America/New_York
Fayerweather Hall, 1180 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027 Room 513

Join the Comparing Domains of Improvisation workshop featuring Charmaine Lee, a vocalist and composer known for her radical approach to voice and sound. Charmaine’s work navigates the boundaries of human expression, combining extended vocal techniques, electronic manipulation, and improvisation to create immersive auditory experiences that challenge conventional notions of music and performance.

This meeting will delve into Charmaine’s artistic practice, her innovative use of technology in vocal performance, and the ways she transforms the voice into a dynamic instrument of exploration. She will share her vision of improvisation as a means of artistic discovery, exploring identity with a focus on themes of vulnerability, spontaneity, and the human condition. She will present examples of her live improvisational work, offering insights into her creative philosophy and technical processes.

Event Speaker

Charmaine Lee, vocalist and composer

Event Information

Free and open to the public; registration required. Please contact Alyssa Regent at [email protected] with any questions.

The Comparing Domains of Improvisation series is sponsored by the Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience program at Columbia University. 

Contact Information

Center for Science and Society
212) 854-0666