Research Seminar Presentation @ University of Aberdeen

I’m delighted to present some of my research as part of the University of Aberdeen research seminar series.

The presentation explores creative practice as research through an innovative approach to musical improvisation and recording that challenges traditional boundaries between music and literature. Working with experienced improvising musicians, this study investigates how poetic texts serve as inspiration and catalysts for new creative processes and musical outcomes. Using a practice-based research framework, the project positions poetry as both creative stimulus and constraint in a 'comprovisation' process, resulting in a suite of short recorded works. The collaboration with a poet prompts a reconsideration of process, recording, and audience experience, with the final release presenting instrumental music alongside printed poetry, but without spoken narration. The findings highlight how creative constraints, invisible collaboration, and group improvisation can generate new musical directions distinct from the ensemble’s previous output. 

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/music/news-events/seminars/23333/