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Researcher

Stratton Bull

  • Research Expertise:After graduating from his studies in language and literature, Stratton Bull (°1959, Cobourg, Canada) went on to study at the Conservatory in his hometown of Toronto and later at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. He performed with leading ensembles in Europe and North America, including Tafelmusik, Hesperion XX, Cappella Pratensis, Cantus Cölln and Capilla Flamenca, and has been singing since 1988 at Cappella Pratensis, shortly after this ensemble was founded. Since 2004 Stratton Bull is artistic director of the ensemble. His interest is particularly on the interpretation of 15th- and 16th-century polyphony from the old notation. He regularly gives workshops and masterclasses on this subject. Through his work at the Alamire Foundation, he works closely together with musicologists on projects related to the music that Cappella Pratensis specialises in, including the digitisation of late medieval choir books.
  • Keywords:historically informed performance practice, sing from the source, vocal ensemble, polyphony, plainchant, music manuscripts, choirbooks, partbooks, vocal music
  • Disciplines:Music composition, Music conducting, Music improvisation, Music pedagogy, Music performance, Music theory and writing, Library and archival heritage, History of music, Musicology and ethnomusicology
  • Research techniques:Singing from the original source, lab sessions on vocal ensemble performance practice
  • Users of research expertise:Historically informed performance practice of vocal music from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance