Conduit

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Washing her wigs and singing the traditional songs of her ancestors in a basement in Birmingham… that’s where we find opera singer Abigail Kelly during her lockdown. In the second episode of ‘Sounds of Silence’, the British-Jamaican soprano questions the colour of her voice and its connection to her heritage. But what are the sounds she’s hearing in the void? And how is she reflecting on the memories of her past, the silence of the present and her expectations of the future? Composer and presenter Soumik Datta captures the thoughts of instrumentalists and singers across the UK, to discover their sounds of silence during the global crisis. Presenter and Producer: Soumik Datta Executive Producer: Clare Freeman Sound Mixed by: Camilo Tirado A Soumik Datta Arts production for BBC Radio 3 Commissioned for BBC Culture in Quarantine supported by The Space Arts, BBC Arts and Arts Council England.