Tony Roe & Doriene Marselje

When harp and piano meet at the intersection of composition, improvisation and electronics, a sound world emerges in which structure and freedom are in constant dialogue.
Harpist Doriene Marselje and pianist/composer Tony Roe have been collaborating as a duo since 2025. Driven by a shared fascination with sound, resonance and technology, they create music in which acoustic instruments and live electronics merge into an organic whole.

Their collaboration grew out of Interference, the composition cycle Roe wrote for Marselje and which forms the centrepiece of her acclaimed solo album of the same name. Beginning with the acoustic qualities of the instruments themselves - string, attack and resonance - the duo gradually expands their sound through electronics and analogue effects. From this composed material unfolds a musical dialogue in which improvisation, electronics and subtle shifts in timbre play an essential role.

Roe, winner of the Boy Edgar Prize 2024, is known for his innovative approach to music and technology. Marselje moves between classical, contemporary and experimental music practices, developing projects in which acoustic instruments, electronics and other disciplines converge.

Together they create a layered and ever-evolving sound world in which composition and spontaneity continuously inform and reinforce one another.

Tony Roe – piano & electronics
Doriene Marselje – harp & electronics

Photo by Sanja Marusic