by cruz | Mar 11, 2022 | News
In the small, charming town of Morpeth, Northumberland, UK, there is the most wonderful bagpipe museum. I was extremely fortunate to be assisting Zexuan Qiao in his research on Border Pipes. We were received by a fellow piper and museum curator Anne Moore. We were...
by cruz | Mar 6, 2022 | News
My first time in Scotland could not have been more special. I was shown around town by two people that knew it well – Simon Waters (PhD.) and Zexuan Qiao (PhD.c) Sonic Arts Research Center – The Queen’s University of Belfast. Edinburgh is a very very...
by cruz | Jun 13, 2021 | News, research
We are 3D Printing our way to success. We are moving! The PRUSA equipment is a breeze to work with. Such seamless operation, interface, and software made it possible for us to print our first Flute Prototypes in record time....
by cruz | Jun 7, 2021 | News
Today I visited the Helsinki museum, where 6 bagpipes are stored. It was a preliminary visit where I inspected and photographed all the instruments. I more detailed visit must follow where I will manipulate, and precisely measure the outside and inside of the objects,...
by cruz | May 2, 2021 | News, research
By investigating alternative methods of prototyping, our Lab. has been convinced by one of our international members Zexuan Qiao (Interaction Designer and Music PhD.c), of the enormous advantages of “addictive” technology. As you might know, most musical instruments,...
by cruz | Apr 15, 2021 | News, research
It’s is my pleasure to announce that our working team, at the Folk Flute Academy Finland, has been awarded a grant by the Alfred Kordelin Foundation. This time around it was Mimmi Laaksonen that successfully led our team, in securing the full support of this important...
by cruz | Apr 11, 2021 | research, Video
Quarenta Podcast. 40 minutes chat around Music & Finland. Pia Siirala studied at the Sibelius Academy, the Budapest Liszt Academy and at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. She is concertmaster of Ensemble XXI, founded by conductor Lygia O’Riordan, with...
by cruz | Feb 28, 2021 | News
I’m very glad to announce that I have been invited to take part in the project “Folk Flute Academy Finland”. It’s a small team led by the wonderful musicians and pedagogues Kirsi Ojala, and Mimmi Laaksonen, in conjugation with a larger international team with...
by cruz | Jan 3, 2021 | research, Video
“The Quarenta Podcast” means for 40 minutes of chat around Music & Finland On this episode we talked to Adriano Adewale, a doctoral candidate researching on the performance of the Brazilian “Berimbau”, at the Sibelius Academy –...
by cruz | Dec 27, 2020 | Video
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,...
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”