Michael Francis Duch
About
I am Deputy Head of Research at Department of Music, and professor of double bass, jazz and experimental music. I teach main instrument, ensemble and free improvisation at the jazz department, in addition to supervising master and PhD students.
BIO
Michael Francis Duch (1978) was born and raised in Trondheim, Norway, and plays the double bass.
Duch is a member of the steering committe of VIS - Nordic Journal for Artistic Research, a alumni member of the The Young Academy of Norway.
He completed his project “Free Improvisation – Method and Genre” as research-fellow at the University of Trondheim (NTNU) late October 2010, where he has been doing research on Free Improvisation and the use of Improvisation in Experimental Music.
He has been involved in around 70 recordings released in various formats, and has played solo-concerts various places in Norway and Sweden, and also Reykjavik, Athens, Madrid, Vienna, Glasgow, Huddersfield and London.
Michael Francis Duch plays in a trio with Rhodri Davies and John Tilbury, the improvquartet LEMUR with Bjørnar Habbestad, Hild Sofie Tafjord and Lene Grenager and various other constellations. Other collaborations include Pauline Oliveros, Mats Gustafsson, AMM, Christian Wolff, Tony Conrad, Joëlle Léandre, amongst others.
Publications
2021
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Welsh, Jeremy.
(2021)
Reiterate, rerun, repeat.
VIS – Nordic Journal for Artistic Research
Academic article
2020
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Welsh, Jeremy.
(2020)
Hanne Darboven: Opus 17a.
Doppelleben: Bildende Künstler*innen machen Musik
Museum exhibition
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Duch, Michael Francis.
(2020)
Arne Nordheim: Three Stanzas.
Musical performance
2019
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Wolff, Christian;
Lewis, George.
(2019)
Lewis Wolff Duch.
Musical performance
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Duch, Michael Francis.
(2019)
Performing Hanne Darboven's Opus 17a and long duration minimalist music.
Norges musikkhøgskole
Norges musikkhøgskole
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
2018
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Habbestad, Bjørnar;
Grenager, Lene;
Tafjord, Hild Sofie;
Thuestad, Thorolf.
(2018)
Polytop - utstilling.
Lydinstallasjon
Art exhibition
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Welsh, Jeremy.
(2018)
MUMOK Doppelleben - Opus 17 a Darboven.
MUMOK museum moderner kunst stiftung ludwig wien
Museum exhibition
2017
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Jensenius, Alexander Refsum;
Duch, Michael Francis.
(2017)
Norsk kunstforskning snubler inn i fremtiden.
Khrono.no
Feature article
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Molleson, Kate.
(2017)
Cardew: Works 1960-70 CD review – politics with abundant imagination.
The Guardian
Book review
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Tilbury, John;
Davies, Rhodri.
(2017)
Cornelius Cardew: Works 1960-70 (vol II).
Music – recorded product
2015
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Habbestad, Bjørnar.
(2015)
Lemur in Rehearsal and Performance.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2014
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Duch, Michael Francis.
(2014)
Tomba Emanuelle.
Music – recorded product
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Grenager, Lene;
Tafjord, Hild Sofie;
Habbestad, Bjørnar.
(2014)
Critical Band (WP) A site-specific composition for 4 orchestral groups.
Musical performance
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Aarskog, Stig Førde.
(2014)
Bjørn Fongaard, musikk av.
Musical performance
2013
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Habbestad, Bjørnar;
Grenager, Lene;
Duch, Michael Francis;
Tafjord, Hild Sofie.
(2013)
Critical Band A site-specific compostition for 9-16 musicians.
Marhaug forlag
Non-fiction book
2012
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Duch, Michael Francis.
(2012)
BBC Scottish Symphoni Orchestra: Cage at 100.
Musical performance
2010
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Alterhaug, Bjørn;
Tilbury, John.
(2010)
Free Imrovisation - Method and Genre Artistic Research in Free Improvisation and Improvisation in Experimental Music / Michael Francis Duch.
NTNU
Doctoral dissertation
Journal publications
-
Duch, Michael Francis;
Welsh, Jeremy.
(2021)
Reiterate, rerun, repeat.
VIS – Nordic Journal for Artistic Research
Academic article
-
Jensenius, Alexander Refsum;
Duch, Michael Francis.
(2017)
Norsk kunstforskning snubler inn i fremtiden.
Khrono.no
Feature article
-
Duch, Michael Francis;
Molleson, Kate.
(2017)
Cardew: Works 1960-70 CD review – politics with abundant imagination.
The Guardian
Book review
Artistic productions
-
Duch, Michael Francis.
(2020)
Arne Nordheim: Three Stanzas.
Musical performance
-
Duch, Michael Francis;
Wolff, Christian;
Lewis, George.
(2019)
Lewis Wolff Duch.
Musical performance
-
Duch, Michael Francis;
Habbestad, Bjørnar;
Grenager, Lene;
Tafjord, Hild Sofie;
Thuestad, Thorolf.
(2018)
Polytop - utstilling.
Lydinstallasjon
Art exhibition
-
Duch, Michael Francis;
Grenager, Lene;
Tafjord, Hild Sofie;
Habbestad, Bjørnar.
(2014)
Critical Band (WP) A site-specific composition for 4 orchestral groups.
Musical performance
-
Duch, Michael Francis;
Aarskog, Stig Førde.
(2014)
Bjørn Fongaard, musikk av.
Musical performance
-
Duch, Michael Francis.
(2012)
BBC Scottish Symphoni Orchestra: Cage at 100.
Musical performance
Books
-
Duch, Michael Francis.
(2019)
Performing Hanne Darboven's Opus 17a and long duration minimalist music.
Norges musikkhøgskole
Norges musikkhøgskole
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Habbestad, Bjørnar;
Grenager, Lene;
Duch, Michael Francis;
Tafjord, Hild Sofie.
(2013)
Critical Band A site-specific compostition for 9-16 musicians.
Marhaug forlag
Non-fiction book
Part of book/report
-
Duch, Michael Francis;
Habbestad, Bjørnar.
(2015)
Lemur in Rehearsal and Performance.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Duch, Michael Francis;
Alterhaug, Bjørn;
Tilbury, John.
(2010)
Free Imrovisation - Method and Genre Artistic Research in Free Improvisation and Improvisation in Experimental Music / Michael Francis Duch.
NTNU
Doctoral dissertation
UTSTILLING
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Welsh, Jeremy.
(2020)
Hanne Darboven: Opus 17a.
Doppelleben: Bildende Künstler*innen machen Musik
Museum exhibition
-
Duch, Michael Francis;
Welsh, Jeremy.
(2018)
MUMOK Doppelleben - Opus 17 a Darboven.
MUMOK museum moderner kunst stiftung ludwig wien
Museum exhibition
PRODUKT
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Duch, Michael Francis;
Tilbury, John;
Davies, Rhodri.
(2017)
Cornelius Cardew: Works 1960-70 (vol II).
Music – recorded product
-
Duch, Michael Francis.
(2014)
Tomba Emanuelle.
Music – recorded product
Teaching
Courses
Media
2021
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Academic lectureDuch, Michael Francis; Habbestad, Bjørnar; Tafjord, Hild Sofie; Grenager, Lene. (2021) LEMUR: Collective Artistic Research within an Ensemble. Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Mus. European Platform for Artistic Research in Music EPARM 2021 , London 2021-03-18 - 2021-03-18
2020
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LectureDuch, Michael Francis. (2020) CalArts: Performer - Composer Forum. California Institute of the Arts Gjesteforelesning , CalArts, Valencia, California 2020-03-09 - 2020-03-09
2019
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Academic lectureDuch, Michael Francis. (2019) The Virtuoso Listener: On Spectral Music and Listening. IRCAM Spectralisms 2019: International Conference – 2nd edition , IRCAM, Paris 2019-06-12 -
2015
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Academic lectureDuch, Michael Francis. (2015) Tomba Emanuelle - On spatiality and site-specific music. Coventry University InTime Symposium , Coventry 2015-10-25 - 2015-10-25