The second episode of “Piper Staccato – A short interview”, this time with Marieke Van Ransbeeck
Piper staccato, a podcast produced by Gonçalo Cruz, is aimed as an international pro-bono project creating cultural bridges.
On this episode, this talented piper from Belgium lets us know how she became in love with bagpipes and tells us all about her current projects and her band Farandi – www.farandi.com
As usual, she also answered our “Staccato Questioner” – tips & tricks, likes and dislikes, of the world of bagpipes.
Marieke is a former student of the Sibelius Academy (University of the Arts Helsinki).
She holds a Masters in Early Music [LUCA School Of Arts – Leuven, Belgium], a Masters in Nordic Folk [Syddansk Musikkonsercatorium – Esbjerg, Denmark], and an extensive background in piping.
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Nordic Masters in Folk Music:
Syddansk Musikkonservatorium in Esbjerg (DK)
Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (FIN)
Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm (SWE)
Ole Bull Academy in Voss (NOR).
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”