Saturday, November 15, Eugene Difficult Music Ensemble (EDME) premiere Ellie Jakes’ new score to Nosferatu, F. W. Murnau’s classic vampire film from 1922. Ellie is a composer, cellist, and synthesist in EDME. She & EDME will be performing her score to this beloved early horror film. Ellie’s score focuses on the female lead, Ellen Hutter, the wife of the protagonist, Thomas Hutter, and obsession of the antagonist, Count Orlok. Ellie’s score takes us inside Ellen’s emotional world, expanding her role in the film, giving her a voice she has not traditionally received. EDME will consist of two violins, cello, trombone, and double bass for this performance. The score was written specifically for EDME and these instruments.

Ellie Jakes is a composer, cellist, and synthesist whose work encompasses classical, electroacoustic, jazz, free improvisation, and film scoring. She is a frequent collaborator of Fermata Ballet Collective and has had her compositions performed by the Oregon Jazz Ensemble, participated in the Westben Performer-Composer Residency, and had a sound installation on display at the Studio Gallery in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Lawrence University in 2015 with Bachelor's Degrees in Music Performance and Physics, and received a Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Oregon in 2019.