Another episode of “Piper Staccato – A short interview”, this time with Michael Vereno
Piper staccato, a podcast produced by Gonçalo Cruz, is aimed as an international pro-bono project creating cultural bridges.
On this episode, Michael Vereno, a piper from Austria, let’s us know how he became in love with the Bock/Dudy and tells us all about his other passions, and his current project.
Besides having a career as a musician, with his ensemble “Unisonus”, Michael is a linguistics researcher and a book author – “The Voice of the Wind” – to be published in January 2021.
As usual, he also answered our “Staccato Questioner” – tips & tricks likes and dislikes, of the world of bagpipes.
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”