A new work for Uilleann Pipes, saxophones and 3D visuals with Pedro Rebelo (composition) and Brian Cullen (visuals). Premiered at the 2009 Sonorities Festival/Belfast Project Blog Pictures
The biggest network endeavour yet! A 5 site network performance sponsored by the United Nations Headquarters in New York. On the 20/21 November 2009 musicians in Belfast, San Diego, Banff, New York and Seoul came together for a mammoth program. More details on the original website.
is a saxophonist, improviser and theorist. She is the founder of the digital media collective l a u t.
Her research interests include the intersection of philosophy and performance in technology-informed environments, in particular the role of the body in the age of technological change.
Franziska has written for many international journals and has guest-edited a double issue for the Contemporary Music Review Journal (Routledge). In 2006 Franziska was awarded a three year full-time Research Fellowship funded by the AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK). This research took place at the Sonic Arts Research Centre in Belfast until December 2009, and investigated networked performance environments. Franziska is now a Lecturer/RCUK Fellow at the School of Music and Sonic Arts, Queen's University Belfast.