Karen has been involved with Tonal from the outset, either as composing assistant or taking part in performances and recordings. She plays percussion for many orchestras and ensembles in London and across the country, most regularly performing with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the English National Opera.
Karen has performed for fringe theatre, art installations and promenade productions across the country and abroad, including playing drums for live events, exhibitions and recordings with the Turner prize winning artist Martin Creed and various ‘happenings’ with the Red Ladies.
More recently, Karen and Sarah traveled to Macedonia to record the music Told in Picture’s latest epic, A Short Epic About Love with the FAME’s Orchestra.
Karen has also worked as assistant creative and percussionist on many Tonal projects including War and Peace @ the Circus, Yasmine a Musical, Much Ado About Nothing, Claire Barbier and Tonal’s Launch and is one of the co-founders of Tonal.