Annette Bauer is a Lecturer at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (since 1998) and Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts (since 2003). Her work integrates physical performance with artistic direction in performing arts education. Research Interests: She specializes in: Stage combat techniques (armed/unarmed) Theatrical fencing choreography Safety protocols for simulated violence in performance Cross-medium adaptation (stage, opera, film) She develops bespoke fight sequences for productions, emphasizing collaborative creation with directors and actors to achieve narrative cohesion without compromising safety.
Ulrike Sowodniok is a Lecturer at the Career College of the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK Berlin) and collaborates with HZT (University Center for Dance). She has been teaching her innovative format Applied Anthropology of the Voice since 2011, bridging academic research with artistic practice. Her work spans voice studies, sound anthropology, and the relationship between voice and movement. Her educational background includes studies in medicine , philosophy , Lichtenberger® applied physiology of the voice , Slavic Belcanto , contemporary interpretation , and sound studies . In 2008, she completed a Master's degree in anthropology of sound. Sowodniok's research focuses on voice as a scientific and artistic phenomenon, examining how vocal sound functions as an analog storage of embodied experience. She investigates the intersection of voice physiology, somatic practices, and cultural contexts, developing methodologies for understanding voice as both physical phenomenon and cultural expression. Her work challenges traditional boundaries between scientific and artistic approaches to voice. Her scholarly output demonstrates a consistent trajectory from vocal physiology toward a comprehensive anthropology of voice, with increasing attention to interdisciplinary connections between voice, movement, and meaning construction. Her publications reveal strong connections between practical voice work and theoretical frameworks from anthropology, sound studies, and performance theory. Active collaboration with Sound Studies scholars like Holger Schulze Membership in DTKV and GEDOK artistic associations Extensive artistic network including composers, dancers, and sound artists Sowodniok teaches in her own Berlin studio and at UdK Berlin, focusing on practical applications of voice anthropology. She founded the a cappella vocal quintet Ensemble Medulla for post-somatic and feminist performance, creating works that explore voice in relation to urban environments and bodily experience. Her artistic research includes soundwalks, vocal improvisation in public spaces, and interdisciplinary collaborations that investigate the voice's relationship to movement and meaning.
Prof. Dr. Matthew Gardner is Professor of Musicology (Early Music) at the University of the Arts Bremen since April 2025, following academic appointments at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (2017-2025), University of Hamburg (summer 2024 substitute professor), Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main (2014-2017 research group leader), and Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (2008-2014 assistant professor and DFG fellow). Educational background: Newcastle University (UK): Musicology, organ, and harpsichord studies Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg: PhD in Musicology (2007) His research centers on early music with dual specializations in 18th-century British music (Handel, singers, opera) and early 19th-century Viennese music (Schubert), integrating performance practice, source studies, digital musicology, and critical historiography. He examines cultural transfer, artistic traditions, and societal contexts through opera studies and historically informed performance methodologies. Awards and research leadership: DFG Fellowship for research on singers in early eighteenth-century Britain Current DFG-funded project: "Bade- und Kurmusik im späten 17. und 18. Jahrhundert" (2024–) within SFB 1391 "Andere Ästhetik" Prior projects: Franz Schubert – Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (2017–2025), Innovative Curricula (2019–2020), The Business of Singing in England 1660–1760 (2011–2014) Gardner holds editorial and governance roles including Editorial Board membership for Hallische Händel-Ausgabe, Vorstand position at Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gesellschaft Halle, Secretary to the Handel Institute London Council, and Music Reviews Editor for Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
Arnold Jacobshagen is Professor of Historical Musicology at Cologne University of Music and Dance since 2006, with previous appointments at Vienna and Bayreuth universities. He serves as Vice President of the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung, Chairman of the Joseph Haydn-Institut, and holds leadership roles in multiple international musicological organizations including the European Music Theatre Academy and Meyerbeer Institute. PhD (1996) from Freie Universität Berlin Habilitation (2003) from University of Bayreuth Studies in Berlin, Vienna, Tours, and Paris in Musicology, History, Philosophy, and Cultural Management His research centers on opera and music theater from the 17th to 21st centuries, with special focus on French music history (18th-19th centuries), European cultural transfer, and historical performance practices. Jacobshagen's work bridges institutional history with performance studies, examining how social structures shape musical production across eras. His publications reveal particular interest in reception history, examining how composers like Rossini, Verdi, and Wagner have been interpreted across national boundaries. His recent publications demonstrate growing engagement with transcultural performance practices and contemporary opera production, while maintaining strong connections to historical scholarship. Jacobshagen's work shows consistent methodological diversity, combining archival research with theoretical analysis of performance practices. Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Christ's College, University of Cambridge (2019) Ordentliches Mitglied der Academia Europaea Former jury member of Beethoven Foundation Bonn (2008-2011) Former co-editor of "Die Musikforschung" (2012-2017) Jacobshagen has directed major editorial projects including the Haydn Complete Edition and has held significant administrative roles at his institution including Dean (2013-2017) and Pro-Dean (2009-2013) of Department 5. His current research projects examine Haydn's spurious works, 20th-century reception of opera buffa, and critical editions of French opera including Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. He leads the Cologne-based research group on historical musicology that collaborates with international institutions including the German Historical Institute in Rome.
