Terra Invisus

Terra Invisus is a contemporary music trio, dedicated to pushing musical and sonic boundaries through free improvisation, and the performance of new commissions and contemporary works.

Alex Lyon (clarinet) Rebecca Burden (cello) Milda Vitartaite (piano)

Jack Wood - Blur
Joy Ingle - Living Light
James M. Creed - Trio: after an étude by Hélène de Montegeroult, composer
Ed Cooper - I no longer want to listen (premiere)
Jamie Elless - beeswax

Terra Invisus premieres 'I no longer want to listen', a new work by Ed Cooper. The programme will also feature pieces by Leeds alumni James M. Creed and Joy Ingle, alongside other compositions featured on Terra Invisus' debut album 'Visions', released in April 2024. Ed Cooper is a composer and writer based in Leeds, UK. His compositional practice takes many forms, from solo repertoire to performance-installations, large-scale choral works to electroacoustic pieces. These are often disquiet in character, frequently comprising heartbeats, field recordings, and distant, half-forgotten melodies. As such, he invites disruptions between interiority to exteriority in his music, thinking of bodies as existing as and at their own thresholds. He is currently studying a PhD at the University of Leeds, supervised by Scott McLaughlin and Martin Iddon; this is fully funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, through the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities.

Terra Invisus is a contemporary music trio, dedicated to pushing musical and sonic boundaries through free improvisation, and the performance of new commissions and contemporary works. Comprising Milda Vitartaite (piano), Alex Lyon (clarinets), and Rebecca Burden (cello), they explore the combination of their diverse musical styles to curate unique live performances and collaborations. Recent highlights include a performance of the chamber opera ‘Outlier’ by Josh Kaye at Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022. Terra Invisus is a recipient of Colin Blythe Bursary and the winner of Gladys Puttick improvisation competition 2022 at Trinity Laban.

Learn more & book: Terra Invisus | University of Leeds International Concert Series