The research project ‘Practice and Aesthetics of the improvising accordionist in jazz music: An endeavor to the implementation of Free-bass’ aims to rethink the harmonic…
The era from the 1920s to the 1960s can be described as the vibraphone's early period. The instrument's development was mainly sparked by vaudeville and jazz musicians whose performances let to its…
Throughout the 20th century, the guitar has proven itself to be an instrument of many possibilities due to the increased interest shown by avant-garde composers. Several of these composers and/or…
Today’s performances of medieval polyphony have a lot in common with those of other ‘classical’ or ‘early’ music. Ensembles perform pieces written by known or lesser known composers, which the…
An artistic inquiry into the influence and the potential of the African music heritage on marimba. This artistic research is situated at the intersection of three domains: the marimba, the West…
I intend to write a monograph entitled ‘The Arpeggione: its History and Performance Practice Today.' This study will be comprised of a written thesis alongside a collection of audio-visual materials.
Though they are generally regarded as invaluable traces of late-Romantic style, early twentieth-century recordings make for uncomfortable bedfellows with modern norms for the performance of certain…
His research dives into the development, construction and creation of a present-day performance practice of late medieval plainchant, based partly on his work with the Belgian chant group Psallentes.