“a powerful and dramatic mixture of classical and contemporary that entirely deserved the standing ovation it received.” LouderThanWar.com
Our Edinburgh Fringe Festival Story - 2022
75th Edinburgh Fringe Festival: International Paneling’s Epic Overview of the World’s Biggest Arts Festival
"Hailing from California, Hip-Hop Orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj expertly mash hip-hop with live strings, woodwind and a female soprano. At the Fringe they are deftly collaborating with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. This funky fusion has real gravitas. "
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
Four Star Review for our Hip Hop Orchestra Experience
Interviews: Hip-hop at the Fringe
Comedian Chris Turner, JooWan Kim of Ensemble Mik Nawooj and Caste-ing writer Nicole Acquah speak about the use of hip-hop and rap in their Fringe shows this year.
PREVIEW – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience
SCOTTISH classical musicians from the Royal Conservatoire are set to join “boundary-bending” US hip-hop artists for an inspirational show at Edinburgh Fringe.
Top Picks: Music
There's something for all music tastes across Edinburgh this Fringe - FestMag.com
Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience
California based The Hip-Hop Orchestra, Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN), presents music from their new album, Death Become Life, which seamlessly fuses hip-hop and classical. - Broadway Baby August 2022
USArtists International Announces Over $546,000 in Support of 50 Artists and Ensembles in Engagements Worldwide
Grantees include 29 music, 10 dance, and 11 theater/interdisciplinary companies and solo performers that showcase a diversity of styles within their disciplines and include - Ensemble Mik Nawooj
Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland Fuse Hip-Hop With Classical
MOZART, Bach, and Beethoven are getting a hip-hop makeover as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland teams up with the Ensemble Mik Nawooj. They’ve come together to create “The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience”, which will makes its in-person debut at this summer’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Classics Get Hip
“Mozart, Bach and Beethoven are getting a hip-hop makeover as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland teams up with the Ensemble Mid Nawooj” - Scottish Field July 2022
Ensemble Mik Nawooj and RCS join forces for The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience
California teams up with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to reframe Mozart, Bach and Beethoven with funky rhythms and rapid fire rhymes at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
2022 InterMusic SF Musical Grant Program Recipients Announced
How These Everyday Exercises Help World Class Dancers Do the Impossible
"He’s also the only dancer part of a unique hip-hop orchestra called Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) where he mixes the creativity of turf dancing with the methodical beauty of contemporary dance."
Men's Health Magazine July 2022
"The Fusion of Hip-Hop and Classical is Stunning in its Beauty and its Energy."
Edinburgh Reporter - June 2022
