Meara O’Reilly is a composer and artist, focusing on perception and new musical interfaces. Her Hockets for Two Voices album was released on Cantaloupe in 2019. It was named in several year-end best of lists, including Art Forum, Bandcamp, and Second Inversion. Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo reviewed the album for Talkhouse, saying it “sends you, moves you, destroys you with beauty”.
Her work has been presented at Carnegie Hall, Bang on a Can, National Sawdust, Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Hall, SF Davies Symphony Hall, the Bauhaus Dessau, and as part of Wild Up’s Endless Season. Heavy Trip is thrilled to support an upcoming presentation of Hockets for Two Voices, featuring accomplished vocalists Mingjia Chen (Roomful of Teeth) and Linnea Sablosky, who will bring O’Reilly’s vision to life in an exceptional interpretation of her groundbreaking composition.
We acknowledge and pay respect to the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people on whose land we operate. If you support our programming, please consider supporting a local Indigenous organization or fundraiser. Pique is a forward-thinking, artist-driven quarterly event series featuring eclectic musical, visual and multimedia artists, produced by Debaser.
Pique takes place four times per year at the Arts Court (67 Nicholas St, Ottawa).
2025 Pique dates are March 7-8, June 7, September 27 and December 13.