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The voice represents us, identifies us. Beyond singing, there is a singularity of the spoken voice that transmits knowledge from generation to generation like a magic word. India is a place of narratives that made me want to work on this idea of a voice that heals, that transmits and transforms.

Lise Borel is a young French composer whose primary instrument is the voice, drawing inspiration from her love of literature and the arts. She is the winner of the Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards 2021 and the Japan International Composition Competition 2021. Lise has been in residence at Ircam, the Académie Musicale de Villecroze, the Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud, and the Atacama Desert in Chile. Her works have been performed by renowned artists such as Philippe Jaroussky and Edgar Moreau, and in prestigious venues like the Théâtre des Champs Élysées, Les Invalides, and the Auditorium de Radio France. In addition to composing for the Fondation de France and the Institut de France, she serves as an assistant conductor at the Maîtrise de Radio France, where she also teaches composition. During her residency with the Rajasthan Rural Arts Program, Lise conducted workshops on music composition at IIT Jodhpur and performed across the city in English, Spanish, French, and Hindi. She also collaborated with visual artists for live performances, and towards the end of her residency, showcased her talent at the French Embassy in India in a fusion performance with the renowned Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Qawwali group.