TAPS/Music
As a musicologist, I study the reception history of Baroque and Classical music, particularly during the twentieth century. My current and previous projects explore the growth of the “early music movement” during the Cold War era, and the long-term influence of the “court of miracles” legend (featured in Louis XIV’s Ballet de la Nuit and Victor Hugo’s Notre-Dame de Paris) on urban reform in France. Other interests include music printing technologies, natural disasters, colonial manuscripts, South African arts, and the history of Roma(gypsies) in France.
As a bassist, I have enjoyed collaborating with composers, scientists, and playwrights, and playing at festivals such as Aspen, Moritzburg, and Lucerne.