Dr Stephane Crayton

My research concerns musical meaning: how is it possible that music can move us? My current focus is on the music of the French Baroque (especially Rameau). In more recent history, I'm interested in the music and writings of Luciano Berio, and I have published on his poetics. My PhD was Out of Order, an examination of the mechanisms of disorder.

At the Faculty of Music in Cambridge, I lecture in Part IB Analysis; I have taught at the Royal Academy of Music, junior department, since 2018.

In 2016, I co-founded rites, a collective that reimagines the conventions of the concert hall. Read about a recent project, 3 Dreams, here.

I have composed for a range of ensembles, blending old and new traditions to examine the social dynamics of performance. This has been performed live and recorded by ensembles such as the CBSO.

I perform regularly on modern and baroque violins, in 2022, I joined the Cambridge String Quartet on first violin

Outside the concert hall, I write on topics ranging from street criers to William Hogarth’s graphic works. I can also be found in the dark room, playing with analogue photography.