oram/100
The Orams return this year with an exciting new project oram/100.
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 across the UK.
Focusing on grassroots music scenes, throughout Autumn 2025 the oram/100 tour will travel to Sheffield, Bristol, Birmingham, Salford/Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Derby and Wirksworth in rural Derbyshire. ​​​​​​
The tour will take in music festivals, art galleries, universities and studios, partnering with local DIY sound collectives and artists to deliver a rich offering of workshops, talks, performances and several newly commissioned pieces of work based around a new digital sample pack drawn from Daphne Oram's archives.
The sample pack will also be used by other artists connected to The Oram Awards and other high-profile acts to create new works for "Vari/ations - Ode to Oram", a compilation on nonclassical, culminating in a live Vari/ations event at the Barbican, London, on December 4 2025.
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Tour dates and ticket links are below, and photos of the events are being added to the Tour Gallery.
Follow @theoramawards on IG for updates.
Further info: oram/100 press release
Tour Dates:
11.10.25 - No Bounds Festival / Gut Level / Sheffield
Workshop: Daphne Oram Sound Archive Synth & Sampling - Hosted by Lou Barnell and Quieting
Orams Social: with DJ Maeve Devine aka Quieting
Afterparty: The Beatriarchy (Chandé, Colecta, Gracie T, MYNA, Shannon From Admin)
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25.10.25 - Arnolfini / Bristol
Workshop: Creative Vinyl - Hosted by Daisy Moon / Saffron
Workshop: Digital DJ - Hosted by Daisy Moon / Saffron
New Commission: PanOrama by Kathy Hinde, Dali de Saint Paul & Lia Mazzari
Performance: Beatrice Dillon – listening DJ set
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25.10.25 - BEAST / Birmingham University
New Commission: 1966 Interrupted by afromerm & abi asisa
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01.11.25 - Fat Out Fest / Islington Mill / Salford
Workshop: Wearable Tech, Ableton Live, Flowfal - Hosted by Lou Barnell & Simon East
New Commission: Origin by NikNak
Performances: (on Echo Chamber spatial sound system): Lola de la Mata with Rosie Terry Toogood / Lou Barnell
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15.11.25 - Cobalt Studios / Newcastle
Workshop: DJ & Experimental Electronic Music - Hosted by L.A.D's with special guest Frankie Archer.
Performances: Shelly Knotts / Beatrice Dillon (live)
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22.11.25 - Dubrek Studios / Derby
Workshop: CTRL the Floor (DJ open play)
Workshop: Beginners Ableton - Experimental Sound Design - Hosted by Aja
Performances: Natalie Roe / Daphnellc / Aja / Rayna (DJ set)
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29.11.25 - Haarlem Gallery / Wirksworth / Derbyshire
Workshop: Build Your Own Oscillator - Hosted by Coral Rose Kindred-Boothby AKA The Silver Field
Workshop: Intro to music production and performing with Ableton - Hosted by Echo Juliet
New Commission: Daphne Meets The Time Painter by The Silver Field
Performances: Strange Loop (Sophie Barkerwood / Haiku Salut) / Echo Juliet (live)
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13.12.25 - St Vincent’s Church / Stockbridge / Edinburgh
​Workshop: Improvised Music Tech Jam - Hosted by Luci Holland & Tinderbox Lab
Performances: The Silver Field / Vocifer / Justyna Jablonska / Aurora Engine / Bell Lungs / SLY DIG
Panel Discussion: Luci Holland (Tinderbox Lab), Karen Sutton (Oram Awards), Dr John Hailes (Napier University) + more
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Event Tickets, Info & Links
​11.10.25 - No Bounds Festival / Gut Level / Sheffield
Workshop: Daphne Oram Sound Archive Synth & Sampling - Hosted by Lou Barnell and Quieting - In collaboration with Key of She Collective (KoS), we will be holding a 3 hour improvisation and play workshop to experiment with synthesisers and experimental electronics . Facilitated by composer and sound Artist Maeve AKA Quieting/ DJ Loveable/ Domes FM (BOARC) & artist/ performer/ composer Lou Barnell (KoS collective member & Oram Award recipient)
This workshop is a place to play, listen, and be joyful. You’ll have access to a range of samplers, synthesisers and electronic sound making devices, and you do not need to have any experience of making electronic music. We’ll have exclusive access to Daphne Oram’s Centenary sample pack and you can create your own composition using sampling techniques, hardware and Ableton’s software computer samplers. We will discuss how sampling and synthesis works, and we’ll encourage you to get the most out of these instruments, exploring how they behave and sound with guidance and support from Maeve and Lou.
Orams Social: with DJ Maeve Devine aka Quieting
Afterparty: The Beatriarchy (Chandé, Colecta, Gracie T, MYNA, Shannon From Admin)
More info: No Bounds Festival, Gut Level
25.10.25 - Arnolfini / Bristol
Workshop: Creative Vinyl - Hosted by Saffron and led by DJ and producer Daisy Moon, this workshop explores the use of vinyl records and FX to create sonic textures and soundscapes. Drawing on ambience and oddities, the session will be playful and explorative, re-imagining and re-interpreting original material through experimental use of turntables.
Workshop: Digital DJ - Hosted by Saffron and led by Daisy Moon, this workshop offers an alternative approach to digital DJing, using multiple deck set-ups to create soundscapes and textures. With rare access to original material from the Oram archive, participants will experiment with CDJs as tools and instruments, building diverse, experimental pockets and combinations of sound.
New Commission: PanOrama by Kathy Hinde, Dali de Saint Paul & Lia Mazzari - Details of all the oram/100 commissions can be found here.
Performance: Beatrice Dillon - Listening DJ Set (1.5hrs) - London-based artist and composer Beatrice Dillon presents a listening mix. A slow-unfolding DJ set of quieter, textural electronic and acoustic works. Less about rhythm and more about perception and the materiality of sound itself. Audience invited to be seated on cushions or floor mats.
More Info: arnolfini.co.uk
25.10.25 - BEAST / Birmingham University
New Commission: 1966 Interrupted by afromerm & abi asisa- Details of all the oram/100 commissions can be found here.​
More Info: Ticket page, BEAST - Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre
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01.11.25 - Fat Out Fest / Islington Mill / Salford
Workshop: Wearable Tech, Ableton Live, Flowfal - A 3 hour workshop, for women, gender-expansive and LGBTQIA+ people, exploring movement activated sound. Join Lou Barnell (2021 Oram Award winner) and Simon East (aka Thunkist) and rewire your body’s connection to sound and explore composition using our body as an instrument. This three-hour workshop is dedicated to using Ableton Live and Simon’s Flowfal technology to produce movement activated sound for live music or dance performances, using affordable wearable technology (e.g. Android watches).
New Commission: Origin by NikNak - Details of all the oram/100 commissions can be found here.
Performances: (on Echo Chamber spatial sound system): Lola de la Mata with Rosie Terry Toogood / Lou Barnell.
More Info: Fat Out Festival
15.11.25 - Cobalt Studios / Newcastle
Workshop: DJ & Experimental Electronic Music - L.A.D's (Ladies Open Decks and Social) collective and the Oram Awards are excited to bring you a workshop on DJing and experimental electronic music. Join us for an afternoon of exploring DJing from the very basics to creative looping, and a hands-on introduction to live electronic music from a very special guest Frankie Archer. Experience is not a requirement – this opportunity is open to all women, non-binary and gender expansive folks who love electronic music and would like to learn, improvise, meet like-minded people and make some noise! Social afterwards, next door at Ernest.
**Double ticket available to include the evening performances!
Performances: Shelly Knotts / Beatrice Dillon (live) - find out more.
More Info: cobaltstudios.co.uk
22.11.25 - Dubrek Studios / Derby
Workshop & Performance Tickets
Workshop: Beginners Ableton - Experimental Sound Design - Hosted by Aja - In this workshop we will be looking at the basics of Ableton Live, with space and time to experiment and create your own samples, textures and rhythms. This beginner’s course will help you learn your way confidently around Ableton using engaging ways of learning with techniques without the need to know about music theory. This workshop is designed for beginners to intermediate so you don't need to have used Ableton before. You will receive a FREE custom template to take away demonstrating how to navigate around Ableton and useful shortcuts.
Workshop: CTRL the Floor DJ Open Decks Workshop - Led by East Midlands DJs Lilly Sphire and Rayna, the workshop offers a welcoming and supportive space for women in electronic music to gain hands-on experience with club-standard DJ decks and vinyl, with professional DJs on hand to guide participants, answer questions, and share insider knowledge. This event is designed both for newcomers who want to try DJing for the first time and for practicing DJs looking to refine their skills in a collaborative environment. CTRL The Floor is also using the workshop to connect with emerging female talent, with opportunities to get involved in upcoming all-female grassroots events across the region. Although provided at the workshop, we do encourage you to bring along your old vinyl records or USB sticks to mix with.
Performances: Natalie Roe / Daphnellc / Aja / Rayna (DJ set)
More info: Dubrek Studios
29.11.25 - Haarlem Artspace & The Feather Star / Wirksworth / Derbyshire
Workshop & Performance Tickets via RA
Workshop: Build Your Own Oscillator - In this workshop artist and musician Coral Rose Kindred-Boothby AKA The Silver Field will lead you through the process of wiring together a handful of very basic electronic components to create a working sound-maker which can be tuned to different frequencies (without soldering!). We will also explore a few different ways of changing the pitch of this oscillator; including using graphite (pencil lead) to draw our own resistors, and light-dependent resistors to make the pitch change with different levels of light. You will be taught some fundamentals of electronics and sound, and will each leave with a working circuit which is also a leaflet explaining all the concepts covered in the workshop.
Workshop: Intro to music production and performing with Ableton - Hosted by Echo Juliet - Get a feel for the basics of music production and have a go at beat-making in Ableton. Then explore how you can use the software alongside real instruments to perform live on stage.
Note: Spaces for workshops are limited and are intended for individuals aged 18 and above. They are open to women, non-binary, gender expansive communities, and LGBTQIA+ . We are inclusive of disabilities and neuro-divergent access needs. These workshops and events are a place for adults to play, listen, and have fun together.
New Commission: Daphne Meets The Time Painter by The Silver Field - Details of
all the oram/100 commissions can be found here.
Performances: Strange Loop (Sophie Barkerwood / Haiku Salut) / Echo Juliet (live)
More Info: Event details on RA, Haarlem Artspace
13.12.25 - St Vincent’s Church / Stockbridge / Edinburgh
TICKETS tba
Workshop: Improvised Music Tech Jam - Hosted by Luci Holland & Tinderbox Lab - more info to follow.
Performances: The Silver Field / Vocifer / Justyna Jablonska / Aurora Engine / Bell Lungs / SLY DIG
Panel Discussion: Luci Holland (Tinderbox Lab), Karen Sutton (Oram Awards), Dr John Hailes (Napier University) + more
