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Henrik Frisk is an active performer (saxophones and electronics) of improvised and contemporary music and a composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music. He is professor of music at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and head of program for the department for electroacoustic music composition. His research is concerned with improvisation, interactivity, spatialisation and experimental electroacoustic music. Currently involved in the project Musical Transformations, exploring musical traditions and change through a postcolonial perspective as well as Historically informed design of sound synthesis, employing a multidisciplinary approach to the exploration of electronic music heritage his research focuses on artistic practices. He has contributed to the Routledge companion to research in the arts and is the co-editor and contributor of Acts of Creation, an anthology on artistic research supervision, (Re)Thinking Improvisation and co-author on a book on stimulated recall methods on Cambridge University Press due for release in early 2023.

 

Started out in jazz with performances at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival, NYC and Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, his primary focus is composing and playing contemporary music, with an interest in sound installation. He has performed in many countries in Europe, Asia and North America and received commissions from many ensembles and institutions. Numerous recordings are available on American, Canadian, Swedish and Danish record labels.