Centenary Celebrations

The 31st December 2025 is Daphne Oram’s 100th birthday. This is a great opportunity to celebrate her unique contributions in lots of different ways. We hope that you will have an opportunity to hear some of her music live at various events of listen to recordings on some of the new releases out this year. In response to this Centenary year composers from the electronic music community are also producing exciting new compositions and performances that draw on the influence of Daphne Oram.

 

vari/ations – Ode to Oram

The pioneering electronic sounds of Daphne Oram reimagined by TAAHLIAH, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Marta Salogni, Arushi Jain and others using tapes from Oram’s archive.

 

Barbican show on 4th Dec

A vibrant celebration of past, present and future in electronic music. Six of today’s most exciting sonic innovators offer a resonant testament to the radical imagination of Daphne Oram.

grassroots tour of the UK organised by the Oram Awards

Honouring Daphne Oram’s centenary, throughout late 2025 the Oram Awards, in partnership with Outlands Network, is embarking on a tour to uplift and inspire female and gender-expansive sound artists and musicians in communities and grassroots venues across the UK.