Welcome to my website. Here you will find information about my work as well as film and photographic records of performances.

My music is informed by a variety of artistic disciplines: painting, sculpture, photography, dance and architecture.

Over the last few years my research has focussed on the relationship between music and architecture through the creation of site-specific compositions; music informed by the architecture of a building and performed in the space. 

It is not my aim to showcase the acoustical properties of a site but to create music that complements the architects’ aesthetic and draws parallels between the tactile materiality of architecture and the materiality of music.

These site-specific works have been presented at festivals in the UK, Europe and America. An important element of these performances is the freedom to explore the space while the musicians play in order to create different auditory experiences for the listener. 

The informal nature of the events seeks to break down the usual barriers between composer/performer and the audience.

It is my hope that these multi-sensory performances facilitate a deeper understanding of the relationship between music and architecture. A symbiotic relationship between sight and sound is created where these two elements become a larger whole.   

My music has been performed by the Orchestra of Scottish Opera, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, NYOS: Futures, the Concorde Ensemble, the Research Ensemble and the Edinburgh Quartet with performances in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Malta, Australia, South Korea and the US.

I present at conferences within the UK and further afield and am regularly invited to speak at architecture symposiums and festivals.

Education and Work

I received my BMus from the University of Glasgow and went on to complete an MMus and PhD at the University of Edinburgh; both degrees funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. 

I was appointed Lecturer in Music at Edinburgh Napier University in 2007.

Another important element that supports my work is the need to document the sites that I work with both prior to the performance and during. Many of the photographs focus on details, materials and the play of light. These in turn have allowed me to prepare handouts for recent performances that aid you in connecting the sound to particular architectural details.

All of the photographs on this site are taken by my husband, Andrew Stevenson. Andrew’s roles vary from photographer and architectural historian to conceptual assistant and hearing dog.