vocalist • performer • composer
Contemporary Vocal Art
Experimental use of the voice within the realms of new music, focused on the spiritual and experiential elements of sound. Collaborations with composers for world premieres, avant-garde, multimedia and cross-over projects, solo and chamber music between silence and screeching.
Early Music Singing
Medieval and Renaissance music inspired by Western rituals, mysticism and ancient traditions. Artistic director of Sibil•la Ensemble.
“Kristia Michael is a vocal artist who navigates between piety and the raw Mediterranean. Subtle are the guttural arabesques with which she adorns the music.”
Guido van Oorschot, de Volkskrant
Next personal project — Echonance Festival
Morton Feldman: Three Voices (1982)
Premiere of my interpretation in Echonance Festival.
February 7, 17:45 — Orgelpark, Amsterdam.
Along with works by Peter Ablinger and Nirantar Yakthumba with Alex Mastichiadis on clavichord and organ.
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Thunder Perfect Mind
by Maya Fridman, with Efrén López, Soheil Shayesteh, Ruven Ruppik, Conchita Boon
29 January 2026 — Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht
Thunder Perfect Mind
by Maya Fridman, with Efrén López, Soheil Shayesteh, Ruven Ruppik
3 February 2026 — SPOT, Groningen
Echonance Festival
works by Peter Ablinger, Nirantar Yakthumba with Alex Mastichiadis
7 February 2026 — Echonance Festival, Amsterdam
Morton Feldman: Three Voices
7 February 2026 — Echonance Festival, Amsterdam
Among Echoes
with Alex Mastichiadis (clavichord, electronics)
17 February 2026 — Β&Μ Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts & Music, Athens
1 March 2026 — Viriditas by Sibil•la Ensemble in Kasteel Doornenburg (Gelderland)
15 March 2026 — Viriditas by Sibil•la Ensemble in Lutheran Church (Groningen)
17-31 March 2026 — Residency with Arianna Economou & Echoarts (Nicosia)
15-28 May 2026 — Residency with Arianna Economou & Echoarts (Nicosia)
29-31 May 2026 — Performances of Heart’s sacred touch by choreographer and permanence artist Arianna Economou (Cyprus)
13-19 July 2026 — Residency with Sibil•la Ensemble in Rīgas Senās mūzikas centrs (Riga)
27 July – 3 August 2026 — Residency with Sibil•la Ensemble in Kvarner Festival (Opatija)
5 September — Baroque women composers, directed by Alex Mastichiadis (Prague)
11-13 September — ANABIOSIS with Sibil•la Ensemble in Medieval Music in the Dales (Yorkshire Dales)
16-20 September — Residency in Muze van Zuid Festival (Amsterdam)
3 October — Viriditas by Sibil•la Ensemble in Schiermonnikoog Festival (Schiermonnikoog)
11 October 2026 — Thunder Perfect Mind by Maya Fridman (Nijmegen)
17 October 2026 — Premieres by Cornelis de Bondt with Kali Ensemble in Orgelpark (Amsterdam)
20 October 2026 — Music of Cyprus with Ex Silentio, at Σπίτι της Κύπρου (Athens)
30 November – 4 December 2026 — Residency with Sibil•la Ensemble in Athens Conservatory (Athens)
31 January 2027 — Concert with Nieuw Amsterdams Peil in Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam)
Jacopo Peri (1561 – 1633): Tu dormi, e’l dolce sonno
A soft mourn for those who sleep and forget / forget the idea that humanity is a big family on Earth…
Performed with Alex Mastichiadis.
Filmed by Georgia Mantalia and Dimitris Papadopoulos, edited by Kristia Michael and Georgia Mantalia, mixing and mastering by Ilias Pantelias.
Aspasia Nasopoulou: Plenitude
Plenitude draws inspiration from the Rubaiyat poems of the Persian mathematician and philosopher Omar Khayyám (1048–1131). The Arabic verses reflect how true prosperity is in the simplicity of existence, in silence, and in communion with the world around us.
Performed with Sibil•la Ensemble.
Filmed by Dimitris Papadopoulos.
Viriditas
Debut Immersive Audiovisual Album by the Sibil•la Ensemble and the audiophile immersive music label TRPTK.
Nominated for the International Classical Music Awards in the category of Early Music, and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in the category of Traditional Ethnic Music.
In consideration for the GRAMMY® AWARDS for Best Music Film / Best Engineered Album, Classical / Producer of the Year, Classical.
Winner of the IFA Indie Film Awards, Best Music Video category. Available as 4K Video Download with Spatial Audio.
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© Special thanks to Brendon Heinst for the pictures.
Kristia Michael 