Key Pioneer: Daphne Oram’s Centenary Tour

Daphne Oram. Photo Keith Harding
Daphne Oram. Photo Keith Harding

Title:
Oram/100

Times:
14:00 - 22:00

From: 13 Dec 2025

Venue:
St Vincent’s Chapel
St Vincent Street
Edinburgh
Edinburgh & the Lothians
EH3 6SW

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The hundredth anniversary of the birth of electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram is being marked by a tour of music performances and workshops around the UK, which is due to arrive in Scotland in December.

Slydig
SLY DIG

The Oram/100 tour features performances by past winners of the Oram Awards, with opportunities to learn about electronic music, sound design, and creative technologies, which she pioneered – notably in the 1960s alongside Delia Derbyshire at the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop in London.

Justyna Jablonska
Justyna Jablonska

The Awards support emerging female and gender-expansive musicians with mentorship, bursaries, and development opportunities.

Aurora Engine. Image Meow Studios
Aurora Engine. Image Meow Studios

The Edinburgh event on 13th December comprises performances by Justyna Jablonska, Aurora Engine, Bell Lungs and SLY DIG (pictured above and below), Silver Field and Vocifer with an improvised music tech jam hosted by Luci Holland & Tinderbox Lab. There wail also be a panel discussion with Luci Holland (Tinderbox Lab), Karen Sutton (Oram Awards), Dr John Hailes (Napier University) and more.

Bell Lungs
Bell Lungs

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