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Aurora Nealand

Aurora Nealand

Bandleader, composer, performer and improviser Aurora Nealand is described by New Orleans Presents as “having a humble nature, coupled with a fiery attack when she plays, and a real fearlessness about taking risks and getting involved. She plays solo performances with a gas mask and an accordion.” She combines “formal education” – a music composition degree from Oberlin Conservatory and training at the Jacques Lecoq School of  Physical Theatre in Paris –  with the “informal”  experience of playing music in the streets and clubs of New Orleans and throughout the northern Hemisphere.  Aurora participated in OneBeat 2013 and the Dosti Music Project in 2015, and is now a OneBeat facilitator and collaborating artist.

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