I’m very glad to announce that I’ll be presenting my doctoral research “Forgotten Bagpipes – The Re-design of the Säkkipilli in Finland” tomorrow Tuesday 10th Mar, at the Sibelius Academy.
It is a larger two day event called SibA Research Days 2020:
“The aim is to provide a space where students and teachers from various artistic, scientific and applied research disciplines can come together to learn from and connect to one another; to discover and examine similarities and differences; to Collaborate on problem-solving and shared areas of interest.”
https://www.uniarts.fi/tapahtumat/ke-22012020-1455/siba-research-days-2020-tuesday
My presentation will be at 1pm, at the Musiikkitalo – “Camerata hall”.
I will present a brief overview of European bagpipes as well as the state of the art of the Säkkipilli in Finland. Apart from the lecture, I will be playing both modern European bagpipes with living traditions, as well as my on-going Säkkipilli prototypes.
Hope I see you there!
Gonçalo Cruz
is a Researcher, Musician, Educator & Maker of Bagpipes & Woodwinds.
He holds a Masters in Architecture, and is currently a Doctoral candidate at the Sibelius Academy - “Forgotten Bagpipes - The redesign of the Säkkipilli in Finland”. His research interests are in the disciplines of Music, Ethnomusicology, Organology, as well as Art & Design, History & Archeology, with a special interest in the subjects of Instrument building, Tuning and Temperament.
As an artist, Gonçalo has been working as a music composer and guest musician on live and recorded performances, and is keen in developing the concept of “Music as Design”