User:Confitduck/michael hooper

Michael Hooper is a musicologist and mandolinist based in London, UK. He was born in Sydney, and holds a BMus and a MMus from the University of Sydney, both in performance. In 2004 he relocated to the UK to study at The University of York. His research focused on the music of [David Lumsdaine], and he completed a PhD on Lumsdaine's early music in 2008. . He is currently researching the Wardour Castle Summer Schools that took place in 1964 and 1965, and he maintains a blog detailing these events. This blog includes interviews with many leading composers. Hooper is also a research fellow at the Royal Academy of Music researching Christpher Redgate's innovative work with composers and his development of a new oboe. Hooper maintains interests in Australian music, and in 2008 edited an issue of the Australian Music Centre's online resource resonate. He is also the Promotions Manager for UYMP.