by cruz | Dec 11, 2020 | News, research
It is my absolute pleasure to inform that finally, my bagpipe making workshop is up and running!!! I must say it took too long to give you this news! I feel like I have been moving around my machines since April 2019. Moving all the way from Portugal was challenging,...
by cruz | Dec 4, 2020 | News, research
I am happy to announce that after being awarded by the Sibelius Academy foundation, with a “Research expenses” grant, and by the Sibelius Academy with a research position for the next 3 years, I have now been selected as one of the 2021 Kone foundation...
by cruz | Sep 29, 2020 | research
Estonia appears today as the richest bagpipe territory, to be bathed by the baltic sea. Although the Torupill (Estonian bagpipe) has suffered an extinction process at the beginning of the 20th century, the efforts of musicians, from the 70s onwards, on recovering this...
by cruz | Sep 1, 2020 | research, Video
Ilkka Heinonen, is a Finnish musician best known for his groundbreaking work on performing the Jouhikko, an almost forgotten version of the bowed lyre. He’s a Master graduate of Folk music from the Sibelius Academy – University of the Arts Helsinki, with an...
by cruz | Apr 2, 2020 | research, Video
As previously announced, I presented my doctoral research “Forgotten Bagpipes – The Re-design of the Säkkipilli in Finland” at the Musiikkitalo (Helsinki Music Center) on Tuesday 10th March. Here is the video of my presentation, shared and promoted by the University...
by cruz | Mar 9, 2020 | News, research
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...
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”