Kara-Lis Coverdale

Canadian experimental musician Kara-Lis Coverdale performs at the Elgar Room of the Royal Albert Hall in London, presenting a new album written for solo piano.

Kara-Lis Coverdale is a Canadian musician working in experimental music, born in Hamilton, Canada. Coverdale's first album, A 480, appeared in 2014. This concert centres on the fourth full-length album, A Series of Actions in a Sphere of Forever, a set of nine pieces dedicated to solo piano.

The album was written and recorded over a winter in a small rural studio in Ontario. It marks a move away from maximal sound towards acoustic foundations, while keeping the combination of experimental electronics and traditional musicianship that characterises Coverdale's earlier work.

The performance takes place in the Elgar Room, the contemporary performance space of the Royal Albert Hall, located beyond the main stage. It forms part of the Steinway Series, which presents classical and jazz artists in this room, and is co-presented by MUTEK with financial support from the Canada Council for the Arts.