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February 10, 2026
The Testament of Ann Lee with Daniel Blumberg and Amanda Seyfried review
Milton Court, London Live on stage the Oscar-winning composer’s score is disorientating, ecstatic and strange. Its star, Amanda Seyfried’s pure voice is the anchor in a brief but absorbing set
TL;DR
- Amanda Seyfried performs live with composer Daniel Blumberg and avant-garde jazz musicians.
- The performance features Shaker-style hymns written by Blumberg for the biopic 'The Testament of Ann Lee', starring Seyfried.
- Blumberg found parallels between Shaker worship's intensity and free improvisation.
- Seyfried's pure vocal performance anchors the set amidst experimental instrumentation and vocalizations.
- Vocal improvisers Phil Minton and Maggie Nicols add feral, unsettling elements, exaggerating Shaker glossolalia.
- The 45-minute set is described as exhilarating and disorienting, a 'confrontation' of faith and improvisation.
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