Bjørnar Habbestad holds a PhD in Performance Practice from the Norwegian Academy of Music (2022). His project Chasing the Collaborative. Critical studies of Performer Agency in Contemporary Flute Music searches for traces of collaborative practice within the creation and performance of modern flute music, questioning how developments in musical materiality is connected to changes in the way composers and performers collaborate.
Habbestads dissertation was assessed by an international committe consisting of Professor Paulo de Assis, the Orpheus Institute, Professor Georgina Born, University College of London and Associate Professor Arnulf Mattes, University of Bergen (Committee Chair). The thesis is available for download at the NMH repository here.
Read more about the project here, and see the Publication page for other writings.
