General
Focusing on a single subject or period is a great bore – to one’s students, if not to one’s self after the decades. In no particular order, my current research projects include:
- Reformation hymnody
- 16th century Anglo-French motet manuscripts
- 17th century Roman sacred opera
- American Musical Theatre
- Kréol Catholic Church Music of Mauritius
As an active church musician, I follow a syncretic approach to repertoire; needs and compatible affects & aesthetics matter more to me than an exclusively period repertoire. Most church repertoires are and have been a mix of old and new; the only thing that’s changed is the time frame.