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Cian Ó DúillView profile

Lecturer

• Viola Performance
• Chamber Music
• Orchestral Studies
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Cian Ó Dúill serves as Head of Department for Orchestral Studies and Lecturer in Viola at the Munster Technological University (MTU) Cork School of Music, while also maintaining a teaching position at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. A Cork-born violist, he holds both MA and BMus degrees and has developed a distinguished career spanning performance and academic leadership. His research interests focus on viola performance techniques, chamber music interpretation, and period instrument practices. Ó Dúill's expertise bridges historical and contemporary performance traditions, with particular emphasis on string quartet repertoire and orchestral training methodologies. As a performer, Ó Dúill has established significant collaborations with leading ensembles including the Irish Chamber Orchestra (current member), London Mozart Players (former co-principal viola), London Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. He has performed concertos by Bach, Telemann, Mozart, Bruch and Hindemith across Ireland, UK, Spain and Greece. His chamber music career includes founding membership in the Regent String Quartet and Rothko String Trio, with current performances in the period-instrument Giordani String Quartet and Prism Ensemble. He has collaborated with renowned artists including Anthony Marwood, Finghin Collins, Jörg Widmann, and Natalie Clein at major festivals such as West Cork, Aldeburgh, and Kilkenny Arts Festival.

Brittany Henry QuinnView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Violin Performance
• Viola Performance
• Chamber Music
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Brittany Henry Quinn serves as Adjunct Professor of Violin and Viola at the University of Northwestern, where she concurrently holds leadership roles as Assistant Chair of the Department of Music & Theatre and Director of the UNW Learning Academy & Academy of Music. She maintains an active dual career as first violinist with the Minnesota Opera Orchestra, balancing academic administration with professional performance. Education: Master of Music in Violin Performance, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance, Rice University Shepherd School of Music Bachelor of Arts, Rice University Her professional focus centers on string pedagogy and performance practice, with specialized expertise in violin/viola technique development and chamber music coaching. Quinn's artistic development was shaped through collaborations with The Pacifica Quartet, Donald Weilerstein, Pamela Frank, and Norman/Jeanne Fischer, emphasizing interpretive depth and ensemble communication. She champions accessible music education, designing curricula for diverse learners from under-served elementary students to university-level performers. Administratively, Quinn directs academic programming for the Learning Academy while shaping departmental strategy as Assistant Chair. Her performance career spans international stages including China and South Africa, with notable appearances for dignitaries like former Czech President Vaclav Havel and Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, alongside broadcast features on KUHF Houston and Twin Cities television networks.

• Musicology
• Early Music
• Historical Performance Practice
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Martin Kirnbauer serves as Head of Research, member of the executive board, and Head of the Theory of Early Music Programme at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (University of Music Basel) within the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). He concurrently holds a lectureship in Music History at the University of Basel and assumed the chair of the Institute in September 2024 for a two-year term. His academic credentials include: Licentiate in Musicology (1993), University of Basel Doctorate in Musicology (1998), University of Basel Habilitation (2007) Kirnbauer's research integrates musicology, instrument restoration, and digital humanities with focus on historical performance practice. His work examines early string instruments (viola da gamba, viols), microtonal keyboard development, and digital reconstruction of Renaissance treatises. Current projects analyze North Alpine string instruments circa 1500 and create unified digital tablature editions through the WEAVE-funded E-LAUTE initiative. He leads multiple SNSF and CTI-funded research programs including Vicentino21 (2020-2024) for digital edition of Nicola Vicentino's treatise and Studio31 for microtonal instrument development. His grant portfolio spans instrumental sonority transformations, historical organology, and practical exploration of 16th-century music theory. Kirnbauer holds leadership roles in the Swiss Musicological Society as Basel chapter President and central board member. He serves on scientific advisory boards for the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg and State Institute for Music Research Berlin, and directs foundations including Neumeyer-Junghanns-Tracey Collection and Studio31 association.