TLRH | Compositional Considerations: Integrating Ethnic Instruments into Western Art Music Ensembles

Monday, 8 February 2021, 10 – 11am A research presentation by Meg
Collins Stoop (Department of Music) as part of the School of
Creative Arts Research Forum (SCARF) in association with Trinity
Long Room Hub. Abstract: As a PhD researcher at Trinity College, I
composed eight works which incorporate seven different ethnic
instruments into ensembles with western art music instruments.
Research, that was both academic and experiential, revealed three
things to consider when composing for such ensembles: the different
manners of notation and learning music in non-western art music
genres, alternate tuning systems, and the original contexts of the
instrument. In this presentation, I will perform both
representative and original compositions written for the Native
American flute and for the xiao, a Chinese bamboo flute. Meg
Collins Stoop In November 2020, Meg successfully defended her PhD
Dissertation in Music Composition at Trinity College Dublin. Her
dissertation is entitled 'Melting the Boundaries: The Integration
of Ethnic Instruments into Western Art Music'. A native New Yorker,
Meg earned her Master's Degree in Music Composition from Queens
College, City University of New York, and a Bachelor's Degree in
Music from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. She was the
Founding Director of the Adesso Choral Society, a select women's
chorus which championed works by living composers, and has served
as President of Connecticut Composers, Inc. The School of Creative
Arts Research Forum meets fortnightly at 10am on Mondays during
term and is led by the School's doctoral students. The aim of the
Forum is to give a space for School researchers, both staff and
postgraduate students, to share their ideas in a supportive
environment. It is also an opportunity for the School to hear about
the research of colleagues both from within TCD and outside who
share our research interests. In line with the research agenda of
the School, talks will encompass traditional research and
practice-based research and will be followed by Q&A. Learn more
at: https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/