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SUMMARY:new project with Calefax and Capella Amsterdam
DESCRIPTION:I will compose several new works for a new project with Calefax and Capella Amsterdam\, around the idea of Funeral Parade.
URL:https://www.nedmcgowan.com/event/new-project-with-calefax-and-capella-amsterdam/
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SUMMARY:PhD Defense Concert
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to the public defense and artistic presentation by Ned McGowan of the research project “Speed in Music.” \n\n\n\nSpeed is not merely a musical parameter — it is a fundamental dimension of how we experience the world. The pace at which events unfold and relate to each other shapes our perception of time itself\, from the rhythm of a conversation to the unfolding of daily life. In music\, speed becomes a lens through which these deeper truths about time and experience come into focus\, making it not only an artistic concern but a profoundly human one. \n\n\n\nMcGowan’s research investigates musical speed — what it is\, how it is perceived\, and how it can be explored within compositional\, improvisational\, and performance practice. Drawing on several decades of work as a composer\, flutist\, and improviser\, he argues that speed in music is far richer and more nuanced than tempo alone suggests. He proposes that speed functions as the rate of perceptual events in time\, operating across multiple\, independent yet concurrent timescales\, and co-constructed by the music\, performer\, environment\, and listener. \n\n\n\nThe dissertation builds this framework through five interlocking perspectives — from thresholds of speed and temporal resolution\, to density and motion\, smooth and striated time\, and speed as a relational phenomenon. These are brought to life through focused investigations into tuplets\, polytempo music\, and a case study of the solo flute piece Torrent. The research integrates artistic creation\, theoretical reflection\, scientific literature\, and situated performance experience\, arguing for speed as a central dimension of musical life. \n\n\n\nKindly RSVP. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCONCERT – Monday 1 June 2026 — 19h00 \n\n\n\nHKU Utrechts Conservatorium — Gebouw voor Kunsten & Wetenschappen (K&W)Mariaplaats 27\, 3511 LL Utrecht \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\nRicochet for contrabass flute and pianoCycle Games 1 for vocal percussionNew Torrent for solo fluteConcerto for Indian Percussion with soloist B.C. Manjunath \n\n\n\nARTISTS \n\n\n\nKeiko Shichijo pianoB.C. Manjunath percussion & konnakolOene van Geel violaCatarina Martins Lopes Baptista violinJosé Scott Montoya celloJaime Peña clarinetSonia Risvanoglu bass clarinetGonçalo Martins percussionYubal Flores Garcia oboeNed McGowan flute\, contrabass flute\, vocal percussion
URL:https://www.nedmcgowan.com/event/phd-defense-concert/
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SUMMARY:PhD Defense
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to the public defense and artistic presentation by Ned McGowan of the research project “Speed in Music.” \n\n\n\nSpeed is not merely a musical parameter — it is a fundamental dimension of how we experience the world. The pace at which events unfold and relate to each other shapes our perception of time itself\, from the rhythm of a conversation to the unfolding of daily life. In music\, speed becomes a lens through which these deeper truths about time and experience come into focus\, making it not only an artistic concern but a profoundly human one. \n\n\n\nMcGowan’s research investigates musical speed — what it is\, how it is perceived\, and how it can be explored within compositional\, improvisational\, and performance practice. Drawing on several decades of work as a composer\, flutist\, and improviser\, he argues that speed in music is far richer and more nuanced than tempo alone suggests. He proposes that speed functions as the rate of perceptual events in time\, operating across multiple\, independent yet concurrent timescales\, and co-constructed by the music\, performer\, environment\, and listener. \n\n\n\nThe dissertation builds this framework through five interlocking perspectives — from thresholds of speed and temporal resolution\, to density and motion\, smooth and striated time\, and speed as a relational phenomenon. These are brought to life through focused investigations into tuplets\, polytempo music\, and a case study of the solo flute piece Torrent. The research integrates artistic creation\, theoretical reflection\, scientific literature\, and situated performance experience\, arguing for speed as a central dimension of musical life. \n\n\n\nKindly RSVP. \n\n\n\nPhD DEFENSE – Tuesday 2 June 2026 — 16h00 \n\n\n\nAcademy Building\, Leiden UniversityRapenburg 73\, Leiden \n\n\n\nPROMOTORES \n\n\n\nProf. dr. R. J. BarrettProf. dr. M. Cobussen \n\n\n\nOPPOSITIECOMMISSIE \n\n\n\nProf. dr. H.A. BorgdorffProf. dr. R. de Groot – Universiteit van AmsterdamDr. Y. Kyriakides – Royal Conservatoire The HagueDr. M. Phillips – Royal Northern College of MusicDr. R. Schaefer – Leiden UniversityProf. dr. S. Lindberg – Leiden University \n\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you at the artistic presentation and public defense. \n\n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://www.nedmcgowan.com/event/phd-defense/
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SUMMARY:perform new work by Bart Spaan for contrabass flute and hyper-organ
DESCRIPTION:Composer Bart Spaan will write a new 40 minute work for contrabass flute and hyper-organ\, played by Michael Bonaventure.
URL:https://www.nedmcgowan.com/event/perform-new-work-by-bart-spaan-for-contrabass-flute-and-hyper-organ/
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