Joan La Barbara

Bio:

Joan La Barbara is an American composer, performer and sound artist. She is recognized worldwide for her unique compositional style and for pioneering experimental and extended vocal techniques including multiphonics, circular singing, ululation, and glottal clicks. La Barbara's work focuses on immersing audiences within sonic space, and has taken the form of compositions for multiple voices, chamber ensemble, music theatre, orchestra, film, and interactive technology.

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