John L. Pfumojena
Practitioner Researcher
Academic and research departments
Music and Media, Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences, School of Arts, Humanities and Creative Industries.About
My research project
The 'Pfumojena Extended Karimba': A Portfolio of CompositionsComposing a repertoire of acoustic music for my redesigned Nyunganyunga (mbira) musical instrument: The Pfumojena Extended Karimba. The Practice-as-Research project is underpinned by actions of Epistemic Disobedience in contemporary compositions and orchestrations for solo, duo, large ensemble, and theatre music.
Supervisors
Composing a repertoire of acoustic music for my redesigned Nyunganyunga (mbira) musical instrument: The Pfumojena Extended Karimba. The Practice-as-Research project is underpinned by actions of Epistemic Disobedience in contemporary compositions and orchestrations for solo, duo, large ensemble, and theatre music.
My qualifications
2014
BA (Hons) Inclusive Performance (Top-up Year)
Chickenshed Theatre
Affiliations and memberships
Business, industry and community links
MEET MY ANCESTORS Theatre Company
Founder and Artistic Director
Publications
o Engel, Judith Valerie, & Bamford, Joshua S., & Pfumojena, John. (2024) Mbira and piano. A case-study of cross-cultural musical dialogue at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford