Sara Rahman is a British-Algerian interdisciplinary composer, musician and researcher who classically trained in cello and voice. She graduated in 2022 from the Superior Music Conservatory of Catalunya (ESMUC) with a Masters in Film Composition.
Sara works with voice, electronics, field recordings, found audio, and smaller ensembles as well as large group compositions. She has received commissions from the BBC, Delfina Foundation, Sculpture International Rotterdam, and Sound and Music, to create works for radio and composition alongside releasing on 3024.
Her work also leans towards soundtrack for film and curating a bimonthly residency on stegi.radio which invites new and exciting artists from the Arab and African diaspora to partake in the idea that ‘music forges communities.’
UPCOMING DATES:
01.09.2024- 31.03.2025 residency at Bow Arts studios, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
12.01.2025 - Terra Invisus Performance in Clapham, London
15.02.2025 - Peckham Audio solo performance alongside Jim Osman and Marcal Xirau
10.03.2025 - Bow Arts 125 Shaftesbury Av. End of Residency Showcase
08.05.2025-30.05.2025 - performance development and instrument sculpture design (Algiers, Algeria) supported by Arts Council U.K
28.08.2025 'The Pits' presentation at Somerset House with Julian Gresham of motion-sensor based composition using MaxforLive, TouchDesigner and motion-camera.
24.09.2025 'The Tentacular Bed' by Raffella Naldi Rossaldo Performance at OGR, Turin - composition for lyre and voice
25.09.2025 'per voce' by Lydia Ourahmane - Castello di Rivoli, braille composition for three voices and one voice - exhibition opening and performance
01.10.2025-01.11.2025 - ethnomusicological research trip to design a bespoke drum in collaboration with local Chinese drum makers, (Fuzhou, FUJIAN REGION, China) supported by Arts Council U.K
01.11.2025 - Castello di Rivoli Artísima Opening and Per Voce performance
24.11 - 28.11.2025 - ArtsAdmin Residency at Toynbee Studios Whitechapel, London to develop the drum choreography and performance piece