Keir GoGwilt

Keir GoGwilt is a violinist, composer, and musicologist who was born in Edinburgh and grew up in New York City. His work combines historical research and collaborative experimentation. Current projects include his Zarabanda Variations: a co-authored collection of songs and dances reflecting Baroque histories and futurisms of New Spain, as well as duo projects with Kyle Motl and Johnny Chang. This season he created and performed a stage role for Bobbi Jene Smith’s “Marie & Pierre,” with original music by Celeste Oram for the Sinfonieorchester Basel. In past seasons he has soloed with groups including the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Chinese National Symphony, Orquesta Filarmonica de Santiago, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and the La Jolla Symphony. He is an artist-in-residence for JACK quartet’s 2023-25 Studio, a frequent collaborator with Ruckus Early Music, and a founding member of the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC). GoGwilt earned his PhD in Music from UC San Diego in 2022 and was awarded the Chancellor’s Dissertation Medal for the Division of Arts & Humanities. His research on histories and philosophies of performance, pedagogy, and embodiment has been published in the Bach Journal, Current Musicology, Naxos Musicology, and the Orpheus Institute Series.