Upcoming
residency
May
Project Somnolence Practice Research Residency
The Indie House
with Maria Sledmere
residency
April 18-21
Ya Festival
Essen, Germany
festival
April 12-13
Creatives of Colour Festival
Civic House, Glasgow
festival celebration creatives of colour, co-curated with Dr Zahra Khosroshahi
PAST
performance
February 25
PCL Presents: Blue Lake & Dronehopper
Broadcast, Glasgow
support for Blue Lake
talk
November 7
Bio-Lit Talks: Envisioning ‘the End’: death across medical, social & musical perspectives
Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow
contribution to panel exploring meta-narratives existing around death
talk
October 26
Donnie Darko and the Horrors of Sleep
Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow
screening and panel discussion with Simone Smith and Maria Sledmere as part of CinemARC
workshop
October 24
Design Your Own Sleep Demon
Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow
workshop with Maria Sledmere as part of CinemARC
performance
October 21
near dark
Peter Kowald Gesellschaft / ort e.V. | Wuppertal, Germany
performance of near dark for soprano saxophone, piano, and vibraphone by Trio Abstrakt
award
October
Student Partnership Impact Award
Staff and Educational Development Association
talk
October 14
Sound Thought Granularities
Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow
artist talk
workshop
October 14
Civic Twilight: Carving Dreamtime
Civic House | Glasgow
workshop with Maria Sledmere as part of Civic House’s Civic Harvest event
residency
October
CAMP
Pyrenees
Harmonic Resonances with Sarah Davachi and Ellen Arkbro
selection
August
Scottish Awards for New Music 2023
Centre for Contemporary Arts
Sound Thought shortlisted for ‘Award for New Music Programme’ in New Music Scotland’s Scottish Awards for New Music
workshop
July 18
Glasgow Contemporary Music for All – Open Score Club
Centre for Contemporary Arts
leading a session exploring graphic and text scores from J Diaz, Angie Rojas, and Pauline Oliveros
workshop
July 7
Somnolent Cartographies: The Sonic Ecologies of Sleep
Civic House | Glasgow
co-leading an all-day workshop with Maria Sledmere exploring the ecological connections between sound, sleep and the environment
presentation
June 30 – July 2
RMA Music and/as Process Conference
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | Birmingham
co-authored paper presentation with Simon Hellewell
performance
June 24
patterns of shadows
New Music Gathering | Portland, Oregon
performance of patterns of shadows for piano by J Diaz
performance
June 22
at the still point
Scottish Music Centre | Glasgow
performance of at the still point for string quartet, alongside works from Rūta Vitkauskaitė, Laura Bowler, Lewis Coenen-Rowe. tickets available here
performance
June 21
Sound Thought
The Old Hairdresser’s | Glasgow
performing as Dronehopper (with Simon Hellewell) in a gig including Melissa Rankin and Pillow Lava. tickets available on the door.
workshop
June 12
Practice-Research Symposium
Advanced Research Centre | University of Glasgow
‘The Way We Blend: Two Friends Discuss Practice Research’ with Adriana Minu, Practice-Research Symposium for PhD students
performance
June 8
patterns of shadows
University of Glasgow
performance of patterns of shadows by Red Note Ensemble, McEwan Concert
installation
June 3-6
Sound Thought x Glasgow Science Festival
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
exhibition of collective audio installation and public engagement activities at the Kibble Palace
performance
May 25
The Dear Green Bothy x GLE4M Festival
Queen Margaret Union | Glasgow
performance with Adriana Minu and friends
residency
May 8-12
SHARE Residency
Upper Woodburn
Science, Humanities and Arts Research Exchange
selection
March
Silhouettes
International Society for Contemporary Music
Silhouettes was selected for inclusion in the Scottish Section for ISCM World Music Days 2023
presentation
March 6
Space Between / Aidagara: Landscape, Mindscape, Architecture
Advanced Research Centre | Glasgow
workshop exploring interdisciplinary connections between space/landscape and mindscape/culture
performance
March 3
1.5 Months x Sound Thought
The Old Hairdresser’s | Glasgow
with Sonia Killmann, Melissa Rankin, Raymond MacDonald, Doulgas Moreland
release
February 3
tracing a line
Bandcamp
release of Landscape Traces: New music for khaen, volume two by Christopher Adler
performance
February 1
Experimental Karaoke Juice Machine
Facebook Livestream
performance by Adriana Minu
2022
performance
December 17
Glasgow Experimental Music Series
The Old Hairdresser’s | Glasgow
Glasgow Experimental Music Series performance with Gregor Forbes
presentation
November 2
Education Evolved
Online
Composing Liminality – an insight into experimental music practice
selection
November
at the still point + the surface of the night
4M – Mixed and Multimedia Mixtapes
at the still point and the surface of the night were selected for ‘Porosity’, the first edition of the 4M net label
festival
October
Nordic Music Days
Reykjavik
member of the Scottish delegation to Nordic Music Days 2022 in Iceland
performance
September 20
Soundwalk
ARCadia Spatial Audio Concert | Glasgow
premiere of collaborative Sound Thought piece for 7.1 surround sound
selection
September 20
limen
International Society for Contemporary Music Virtual Collaborative Series
limen was selected as part of ISCM’s Virtual Collaborative Series
residency
August
Composers Meet Composers
Haan
participation in Wandelweiser Composers Meet Composers mentoring
podcast
August 6
Essential Blends
online
launch of practice-research podcast ‘Essential Blends’ with Adriana Minu
festival
July 19-24
KLANGRAUM
Düsseldorf
attended Wandelweiser KLANGRAUM festival
interview
July 16
BBC Radio Scotland
online
‘Scotland Outdoors’ interview on Sound Thought Soundwalks with Sonia Killmann
composition
June 16
the surface of the night
online
the surface of the night featured on The Center for Deep Listening’s ‘A Year of Deep Listening’
installation
June 11-12
traces
Sound Thought x Glasgow Science Festival | Glasgow Botanic Gardens
exhibition of traces audio installation at the Kibble Palace
presentation
June 1
‘Resistance Today’
College of Arts Postgraduate Research Symposium | University of Glasgow
presentation and roundtable discussion on decolonising education
performance
April 19
Nocturne
Temple University
performance of Nocturne for alto flute by Abigail Smith-McCarty
performance
March 17
afterglow
Barcelona Modern Composition Course | Barcelona
performance of afterglow for alto flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, violin, cello, piano by Barcelona Modern
performance
February 5
near dark
Klangbrücke | Aachen
performance of near dark for soprano saxophone, piano, and vibraphone by Trio Abstrakt
2021
performance
December 9
Nocturne
University of Arkansas
performance of Nocturne for alto flute by Valeri Rymer
performance
November 18
diaphanous
The Dear Green Bothy & Being Human Festival | Hunterian Museum | Glasgow
premiere of diaphanous for oboe by Sergio Vega Dominguez
performance
October 26
the surface of the night
Sound Festival | Aberdeen
performance of the surface of the night by Stephanie Lamprea & James Banner
performance
October
Nocturne
Lost and Found | online
performance of Nocturne for alto flute by Ruth Morley
publication
October
‘Liminality in Cross-Cultural Composition’
The Kelvingrove Review
publication of diary essay ‘Liminality in Cross-Cultural Composition‘ in the University of Glasgow’s humanities journal
performance
August 25
near dark
impuls Festival | Graz
premiere of near dark for soprano saxophone, piano, and vibraphone by Trio Abstrakt
performance
August 23
at the still point
impuls Festival | Graz
premiere of at the still point for string quartet by Quartetto Maurice
performance
August 20
in praise of shadows
impuls Festival | Graz
reading of in praise of shadows for bass flute, bass clarinet, cello, double bass by Ensemble Schallfeld
presentation
April 29
‘Cross-Cultural Composition’
Music and Intercultural Practice Symposium | University of Hull [online]
publication
October
‘Liminality in Cross-Cultural Composition’
The Kelvingrove Review
publication of diary essay ‘Liminality in Cross-Cultural Composition‘ in the University of Glasgow’s humanities journal
workshop
March 28
‘Introduction & Develop Skills with Sibelius ‘
Sound Festival | online
designed and delivered a free workshop for 11-18 year olds on using the music notation software Sibelius
award
March 25
‘Best Graduate Teaching Assistant’
University of Glasgow Students’ Representative Council Annual Teaching Awards | online
presentation
January 12
‘Composing Liminality’
Royal Musical Association / British Forum of Ethnomusicology Research Students’ Conference | University of Cambridge (online)
2020
performance
December 18
limen
Thai New Music and Arts Symposium | Bangkok
premiere of limen for clarinet, trombone, cello, electric guitar, piano, percussion by Tacet(i) Ensemble
workshop
October 11-13
Go Compose
Sound Festival | online
assistant composer on Go Compose!
performance
September 9
patterns of shadows
online
premiere of patterns of shadows for piano by Clara Siegle
performance
August 3
catching the light
Psappha Ensemble‘s Composing for Sitar | online
premiere of catching the light for sitar by Jasdeep Degun Singh
performance
July-August
the surface of the night
KLANGRAUM | Düsseldorf
premiere of the surface of the night for open instrumentation
performance
February 26
visible darkness
University of Glasgow
reading of visible darkness for alto flute, tenor saxophone, double bass, piano by Glasgow New Music Expedition
presentation
January 10
‘Cross-cultural cello techniques’
Royal Musical Association / British Forum of Ethnomusicology Research Students’ Conference | Open University Milton Keynes
2019
performance
October 26
Silhouettes
Sound Festival | Aberdeen
premiere of Silhouettes for oboe and cello by Red Note Ensemble
performance
October 22
Sounds of Silence
Washington State University
performance of Sounds of Silence for percussion quartet by WSU Percussion Ensemble
workshop
October 13-15
Go Compose
Sound Festival | Aberdeen
assistant composer on Go Compose!
performance
October 7
sketches
Atlas Lab | Conservatorium van Amsterdam
reading session of sketches for sho, shakuhachi, duduk, erhu, kemence, sarangi with Atlas Ensemble
performance
September 28
presentation
September 5-6
‘Scottish Young Composers Project’
Scottish Association for Music Education Conference | University of Stirling
poster presentation on the University of Glasgow’s SYCP composition education programme
presentation
August 16
‘Cross-cultural Composition’
Sound Thought: Motion | University of Glasgow
presentation with cellist Emily De Simone on practice-research exploring performance techniques informed by Korean instruments
performance
August 7
Sounds of Silence
International Percussion Institute Sound Lab | University of Aberdeen
premiere of Sounds of Silence for percussion quartet by IPI Sound Lab
performance
July 10
Slanting Moonlight
Irish Composition Summer School | DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama
premiere of Slanting Moonlight for soprano, clarinet, piano
presentation
April 3
‘Scottish Young Composers Project’
12th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference | University of Glasgow
presentation
February 16
‘Scottish Young Composers Project’
Sound Thought 2019 | Centre for Contemporary Arts
performance
January 10
sketches
Royal Musical Association / British Forum of Ethnomusicology Research Students’ Conference | University of Sheffield
reading session with Ligeti Quartet