Graham Griffiths graduated from Edinburgh University, later taking up an appointment at São Paulo State University (1988–90). He directed Grupo Novo Horizonte de São Paulo (1989–99), developing links between Brazilian and Danish composers, ensembles and festivals. He returned to the UK in 2002, initiating his doctorate at Bristol University where he also taught performance. His DPhil research continues at Christ Church, Oxford, under the supervision of Dr Jonathan Cross.
email: graham.griffiths AT christ-church.oxford.ac.uk
Yifat Fellner Simpson was born in Israel and now lives in the UK. She has recently completed her PhD in Historical Musicology at Royal Holloway University of London under the supervision of Prof. Tim Carter. During the past few years she has worked as a research assistant for the Leverhulme Research Project Music, print and culture in the Iberian Peninsula, 1500–1621 (directed by Dr. Ian Fenlon at the Faculty of Music, Cambridge University), taught free-standing modules in Music and Cultural Identity at the Department for Continuing Education at Cardiff University, and is currently teaching at a Camphill Rudolf Steiner School in Aberdeen.
email: yifat AT onetel.com
Kenneth Smith completed his BMus and Masters at King's College, London and is currently studying the music of Scriabin with Dr. Michael Spitzer and Prof. Max Paddison at Durham University.
email: kenneth AT sparklehorse.co.uk
Carla Whalen studied Music and English Literature at the University of Glasgow. Upon gaining a first class honours in 2004 she was awarded the Broomhill Scholarship which enabled her to continue with her studies. Carla is currently reading for an MMus in Musicology at Glasgow with Dr Martin Dixon. She is keen to integrate aspects of both her musical and literary backgrounds into her work and her present research looks at various aspects of Alban Berg's Altenberglieder through Julia Kristeva's psychoanalytic theory of abjection. Carla is hoping to continue this study at PhD level with Dr Ian Biddle (University of Newcastle upon Tyne) in the autumn.
email: 0004584W AT student.gla.ac.uk
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