MADRIGIRL

Recently selected as one of BBC Radio 3 Late Junction’s “Sounds of 2025”, Jude Rees is a genre-defying oboist and multi-instrumentalist based in the Midlands, UK. Her noise is new/old, breathing new life into old instruments and fusing historical sounds with modern circuitry to create her own sonic lexicon.

Under her solo moniker MADRIGIRL, Jude reimagines early music through a contemporary lens, diving deep into the raw source material of ancient polyphony and reconstructing it with live-looped improvisations, her own compositions, and a rich tapestry of drones.

Her live performances feature a bewildering array of instruments, including shawms, English border bagpipes, crumhorns, hurdy gurdy, synths, electronics and voice, all woven into immersive, otherworldly soundscapes. It’s experimental music with warmth, intelligence and edge.

Juliana is a recorder player, whistle player and vocalist based in Sheffield, UK. She has performed for TV, theatre, opera and radio including for the BBC, Disney+, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Manchester Collective and Northern Silents. She has also recieved composition/recording commisions from Making Tracks, the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music, and the University of Sheffield.