Connie Harris: Elegy for my Hair

Elegy for my hair is a piece for harp, percussion, double bass, electronics and dance. It addresses the ever-evolving modern beauty standards for women's bodies – in particular the disturbing pressure to look like a prepubescent girl. The soundworld is inspired by the act of shaving. At times Elegy is prickly, juddering and violent, but it also becomes silky smooth and dreamlike. It explores bristling and slicing sounds as they fragment and anxiously build, or stretch to suspend in air. Dancer Ka Ki Christina Lai will interact with the instruments so that the physical performance is intertwined with the music. With thanks to Henriette Poos for her help and guidance. Note by Connie Harris Evangeline Tang double bass Sue Blair harp Sana Abu-Jabir percussion Matthew Farthing percussion Ka Ki Christina Lai dancer / choreographer Recorded live at LSO St Luke's as part of the Soundhub Showcase on 22 April 2026. #LondonSymphonyOrchestra #ContemporaryMusic #ChamberMusic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subscribe to the LSO's channel: http://bit.ly/LSOsubscribe Subscribe to LSO newsletter: https://smarturl.it/lsonewsletter Follow the LSO on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/londonsymphonyorchestra Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/londonsymphonyorchestra TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@londonsymphonyorchestra Twitter: https://twitter.com/londonsymphony LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/london-symphony-orchestra/ Website: https://lso.co.uk/ Apple Music: http://geni.us/yH0sXY Spotify: http://spoti.fi/291cCk0 LSO Live: https://lsolive.lso.co.uk/