by cruz | May 6, 2022 | News, Researcher
Following the survey we did of the 14 bagpipes at the National History Museum in Riga, we visited the open Museum of the same city, to analyse two more instruments. It was worth the visit, as one of the bagpipes had the cow horn seemingly intact. It was an interesting...
by cruz | May 5, 2022 | News, Researcher
My research on the bagpipes of the baltic would not be completed without a thorough understanding of the Duda phenomenon in Latvia. With Zexuan Qiao (PhD.c) and Krishna Nagaraja (PhD.c) as research assistants, I had the opportunity to analyze, document and measure in...
by cruz | Apr 5, 2022 | Educator, News
It is wonderful news that I have been asked to teach bagpipes at the Sibelius Academy. The reason to embark on the laborious process of doctoral research is, in my view, to give back to civil society. My research on the bagpipes, only makes sense, if embraced by the...
by cruz | Mar 20, 2022 | News, Researcher
I have just been introduced to the SARC – Sonic Arts Research Center – The Queen’s University of Belfast. Zexuan Qiao has been kind to share his knowledge of 3D printing. Coming to his Doctoral research home, after he and his supervisor Dr Simon...
by cruz | Mar 13, 2022 | News, Researcher
The bagpipe society has been organising these conferences for the past 6 years. It was, however, my first opportunity to attend. Many of the people I have met here I knew of – Some over the internet, others I had met briefly in the past, at a music festival,...
Gonçalo Cruz
is a Researcher, Musician, Educator & Maker of Bagpipes & Woodwinds.
He holds a Masters in Architecture, and is currently a Doctoral candidate at the Sibelius Academy - “Forgotten Bagpipes - The redesign of the Säkkipilli in Finland”. His research interests are in the disciplines of Music, Ethnomusicology, Organology, as well as Art & Design, History & Archeology, with a special interest in the subjects of Instrument building, Tuning and Temperament.
As an artist, Gonçalo has been working as a music composer and guest musician on live and recorded performances, and is keen in developing the concept of “Music as Design”