There's no question that Sarah Angliss' work is intriguing. The venn diagram is science and music. If you're in the overlap that's the sweet spot. But I suspect that all of our attendees will be quickly heading for the front of the room when she appears.
According to her website, www.sarahangliss.com, Sarah is an "award-winning composer, engineer and historian of technology."
And then, "I present talks, make radio shows and perform live with Spacedog - my band of humans, theremins and uncanny robots"
And so it is that Sarah will pack her theremin, Edison wax phonograph and Hugo the robot for an action packed visit to QED in March.
Her subject matter expertise is both unusual and familiar. Blending musical performance, historical anecdotes and experiment on stage. At QED there will also be a demonstration of the wax cylinder that so disconcerted Edison's peers when he wheeled it out all those years ago.
Don't bother googling Sarah. You're likely to encounter unsettling photographs and an inscrutable on stage persona. Wait until you get to QED because it'll be difficult to escape when you're in the auditorium and this will please Sarah, who told Wired magazine in July that unsettling her audience is something she aims for.
But don't be fooled into thinking it's all about the performance. Sarah is a real expert in electro acoustics, an historian, engineer, author and reconstructor. She's in demand on the science speaking circuit and were delighted to have her appear at QED 2012.