"Duft, measured" Seminar by Veronica Ferrarese. 21/10/26 15:00
Duft, measured: mathematics and interpretation in contemporary clarinet repertoire. A seminar by Veronica Ferrarese
DMARC is pleased to announced the seminar of Veronica Ferrarese, performer, research, PhD in Artistic Research at the University of Turin (Italy) and current guest of the CSIS Department.
How can mathematics help a performer decide how to play a post-tonal piece? Taking Kaija Saariaho's Duft (2012) for solo clarinet, Veronica Ferrarese turns the score into data (time and silence, phrase boundaries, recurring material, character) and asks what the analysis changes in the way she plays it.
Date: Wednesday 21st of October 2026
Time: 3pm
Location: CSG-01 (CSIS Building)
Short bio:
Veronica Ferrarese is a clarinettist and a PhD student at the Conservatory of Aosta Valley and the University of Turin (Italy). She holds master's degrees in theoretical mathematics and is finishing her master's degree in clarinet. Her research asks how mathematical analysis can inform the interpretative decisions of performers of contemporary repertoire, and how music and mathematics can be taught together in lower secondary school.
