• 31 Oct 2026, 6 p.m., The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Find out more and tickets

This project brings together artists from different corners of the European continent to reflect on the turbulent decade since the UK referendum to leave the EU, and to explore ideas around nationalism, migration, conflict, unity, and the question of a common European identity. 

Featuring three specially commissioned works by Irish composer Linda Buckley, Estonian composer Krõõt-Kärt Kaev and British composer Elaine Mitchener, for solo voice with electronics and / or handheld instruments, all written for the soprano Mimi Doulton. 

A short documentary by Mladen Ivanović interviewing residents and expatriates of the Balkan nations about these themes will also be played as part of the performance.

Duration 

• Linda Buckley: Set Thy House in Order (14 mins)
• Krõõt-Kärt Kaev: tears apart (18 mins)
• Mladen Ivanović: The Fragile Art of Living Together (10 mins)- documentary
• Elaine Mitchener: Abode (20 mins)

Full performance at 6-7pm

Ticket Information 

£14 Standard /£10 (senior citizens)/£6 (jobseekers, full time students, disabled people)/Free (under 18, essential companions). Please note that tickets for events at The Lemon Tree are subject to a 10% booking fee.

There is also an option to Pay What You Can (PWYC), so that no one is excluded because of their financial circumstances.

You can thus choose to pay less than the recommended ticket prices if you can’t afford them. You can also choose to pay more, helping to support our activities commissioning new work and supporting local musicians and young people.

For more information and tickets: https://sound-scotland.co.uk/event/mimi-doulton-no-man-is-an-island

Co-commissioned by sound, Spitalfields Festival and New Music Dublin.

With support from the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, PRS Foundation Beyond Borders, the Marchus Trust, Kulka, the Vaughan Williams Foundation, and Arts Council Ireland.