OHMI welcomes Lia Mice to its Board of Trustees

Lia Mice

​We are delighted to announce that Lia Mice is one of four new trustees to join the OHMI Board.
Lia is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist, educator and maker of oversized musical instruments whose works range from live A/V performance, composition, digital musical instrument design, installations and interactive sonic sculpture to academic papers. She is also the Programme Leader of the MA Creative Music Production at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, London.
 
Australian by birth, Lia made her home in the UK some nine years ago, with the opportunity to perform in so many different and internationally renowned venues being a particular pull.
Lia first become involved in OHMI in 2018 when, as part of her PhD in Media and Arts Technology at Queen Mary University of London, she worked on a six-month project to develop a concept for a one-handed violin. The project gave her a greater awareness of the importance of inclusive teaching and assessing students’ needs.

Lia said, “As a programme leader of a Master’s in creative music production and as a music tutor, I am committed to developing and championing inclusive music technology and teaching practices. Since working with OHMI six years ago, the work of the charity has always been on my radar so it’s great to now be invited on as a trustee.”

Clare Salters, OHMI’s Chair, added,
“We’re delighted to welcome Lia to OHMI’s Board. Her incredible knowledge of building instruments together with her PhD in instrument design will be so valuable to OHMI, not least in developing our biennial competition and assessing the submissions of papers and presentations for our major conference on Music & Physical Disability, taking place in Birmingham in March.”
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All at OHMI extend their warmest welcome to Lia.