Alongside my academic perspective on the cognitive and cultural-evolutionary foundations of music, I engage in sustained active music-making.
As an amateur choral musician, I regularly perform a broad classical repertoire—both a cappella and large choral-orchestral settings—with ensembles from two of Vienna’s most iconic institutions of sacred music:
Wiener Domchor, singing within the long tradition of liturgical choral music at St. Stephen’s Cathedral, with regular concerts also in other venues such as the Musikverein.
Augustinerkirchechor, contributing to a regular programme of concerts in the Augustinian Church and elsewhere in Vienna and Austria.
Beyond choral singing, I play piano and guitar in informal and private settings, enjoying collaborative music making with friends and colleagues across genres and contexts.
I am continually inspired by the ways active performance enriches my research and teaching, shaping how I think about music, its expression in the mind, and its place within culture.
Header image cropped from photo by CEphoto/Uwe Aranas, "The Golden Hall of the Musikverein, Vienna", used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.