Composers' Workshops

rc_headshot_credit_mat_smith.jpg Richard Causton has been described as 'one of the most courageous and uncompromising artists working today' . He has worked with artists including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Ensemble...

Issam Kourbaj Title : Drawing on my journey A presentation by Syrian-born Cambridge-based visual artist Issam Kourbaj on his journey as an artist, touching on his artwork and performances in collaboration with other creative science and humanity disciplines at the University of Cambridge. He will also be speaking about his...

Dániel Péter Biró Title : On Sounding Philosophy In 2017, I began a Guggenheim Fellowship project, working on a series of works based on philosophical texts by Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677). The ongoing Ethica composition cycle has explored Spinoza’s philosophy of the mind while simultaneously considering the historical...

Peter McMurray Title : The Detuning of the World: Ethnographic Audio and "Soundscape" Composition Peter McMurray is an ethnomusicologist and media artist, with particular interests in ethnographic audio composition and filmmaking as critical media practice. Key areas of focus include Muslim life in Turkey and its diasporas...