KEIR GOGWILT

violinist, writer, program coordinator

Keir GoGwilt is a violinist, musicologist, and composer who was born in Edinburgh and grew up in New York City, where he currently lives. His work combines historical research and collaborative experimentation across a range of musical styles and genres. Known as a “formidable performer” (New York Times) with an “evocative sound” (London Jazz News) and “finger-busting virtuosity” (San Diego Union Tribune), he has soloed with groups including the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Chinese National Symphony, Orquesta Filarmonica de Santiago, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the New England Philharmonia, and the La Jolla Symphony. His duo with bassist Kyle Motl features their original compositions and has been noted for its “rhapsodic gestures” (The New Yorker) and “keen musical intellects” (The Wire). His recompositions of renaissance and medieval music with violinist Johnny Chang have been released on Another Timbre; their music has been praised for its “patience, poise, and consummate balance” (Night After Night) and “mystical ecstasy” (Esoteros). His current project, Ortiz the Musician, re-imagines early music in 16th-century Mexico and Cuba through extensive research, collaborative composition and improvisation.

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