On June 11, trombonist Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn will receive his doctorate for his research “Poiesis and the Performance Practice of Physically Polyphonic Notations.” He has conducted this research in recent years through the docARTES program and under the supervision of promoters Marcel Cobussen and Richard Barrett, both affiliated with Leiden University at the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA), the research institute for artistic research.

On December 11 Ilya Ziblat Shay will publicly defend his thesis at the University of Leiden.

Concert as part of the PhD Defence by Ilya Ziblat Shay.

Stations and Journeys, ensemble piece performed by ensemble Modelo62

Slil, for viola and electronics performed by Maya Felixbrodt and Ilya Ziblat.

On October 30 Emlyn Stam will publicly defend his thesis at the University of Leiden.
In Search of A Lost Language: Performing in Early-Recorded Style in Viola and String Quartet Repertoires

Supervisor: Prof. F. de Ruiter

On October 29 Emlyn Stam will present the artistic outcomes of his research project in a lecture-recital at Theater Branoul.

On June 6 Susan Williams will publicly defend her thesis at the University of Leiden.