The School of Arts, English and Languages warmly invites you to attend the Inaugural Lecture, Improvising Bodies: How We Adapt Together To Make Our Worlds Musical By Professor Paul Stapleton

Sonic Lab, Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) at 6pm on Friday 29 September 2023

Paul will be discussing the role of improvisation in how we collaborate with people, places and things in music making and in everyday life

Paul Stapleton is a musician, originally from California. He began his employment at Queen’s University Belfast as an RCUK Academic Fellow in 2007, and was appointed Professor of Music in 2018. Paul researches the design, adaptation and exploration of musical instruments, often in improvisational contexts. He performs with his handmade inventions and other musical collaborators in locations ranging from Echtzeitmusik venues in Berlin to the annual International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression.

Guests only need to reserve tickets if attending in person as the lecture will be streamed live and can be viewed here

Please book by Thursday 28 September 2023

The lecture will be followed by an informal reception.