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News: Moth x Human recording release

Moth x Human (live) by composer-violinist Ellie Wilson is released on NMC Recordings, 25 July 2025 Pre-save link https://nmcrecs.lnk.to/MothxHuman Learn more about the Moth x Human project: https://ocmevents.org/project/new-music-biennial/ Moth x Human was commissioned for PRS Foundation’s New Music Biennial, and supported by UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Artwork by Northern School of Art. Full […]

News | Moth x Human video made for International Day of Biodiversity

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has a made a special video about the making of Ellie Wilson’s Moth x Human for International Day of Biodiversity, 22nd May. Moth x Human is an immersive audio-visual composition by classically trained violinist Ellie Wilson. Produced by Oxford Contemporary Music, this unique project brings together musicians, electronics, […]

Blog / Creating Moth X Human

Ellie Wilson’s first blog about the Moth X Human project

Electric Daisy: Q & A with Joana Burd

Ahead of the performance of Electric Daisy on Thursday 15 June, we asked one of the artists, Joana Burd, some questions about the project. She explained how the project was created, and what to expect on the night. If you'd like to join us for one of the two performances, click here to go to the ticket […]

Playlist | Listening Parties #1 Music for Hibernation

Edition #1: Music for Hibernation 23/01 at the Common Ground   What What What – Caoimhin O Raghallaigh Rag Yaman – Stephen Day Aguas de Marco – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elis Regina Le onde – Ludovico Einaudi Al Mediodia – Erik Truffaz, Murcof The Sweetest days of September – The Stockholm Quartet Two Thousand and Seventeen – Four Tet Until the Morning – Thievery Corporation Kenaston – […]

OCM Audience Survey

Have you attended an OCM event in the last twelve months? We’d like to hear from you! Responses to our audience survey help us report back to our funders and make future gigs better. Click here to go to the survey.    

Dido’s Bar | The Food

Buy a delicious warming dinner at Dido’s Bar, 27 – 29 Oct

Tessa Cavana: My experiences working for OCM with the Weston Jerwood Scheme

Tessa Cavanna has been working with OCM since April 2021, closely knitted into the OCM team, creating and producing some really brilliant projects. This is her description of her time with us thus far:   At first I didn’t quite know what to expect. Having spent my working life as an artist and musician part-time […]

News | Boom Artists for 2021 – 22

And this year’s Boom fellows are….