PROJECTS

Music and Ensemble Works

Samuel Gapp & Rodrigo Brandão – AXÉ (2026 | Freiburg/Cologne, DE)
Collaboration with Brazilian Spoken Word artist Rodrigo Brandão, exploring transculturalism, postcolonialism, ritual and improvisation/composition dichotomy.
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Nicholas McNair & Samuel Gapp – Piano Duo (2021 – present | Lisbon, PT)
Piano duo – free improvisation – different generations and musical backgrounds.

Piece for Large Ensemble and Piano (2023 | Lisbon, PT)
Compositional research on the combination of free improvisation and written composition.

Trio & String Quartet (2019)
Composition project for piano trio and string quartet, awarded with Prémio de Composição Bernardo Sassetti 2019.

For more music and research projects, see discography and composition.

Interdisciplinary Works

Artigo Indefinível (2023 – present | Portugal)
An ongoing artistic research project by Samuel Gapp and João Ghira, exploring how human perception and subjectivity can be influenced by the effects of movement, sound, materials and space as evolving ecosystems.

Where does the landscape come in and we get out? (2024 | Idanha-a-Nova, PT)
Transdisciplinary performance, developed with Jan Michálek (saxophone, synth) and Inês Sales (movement), commissioned by Arte das Musas.

Triplo Salto Mortal (2020 – present | Lisbon, PT)
Interdisciplinary trio that combines sound, image in improvised live performances, with João Carreiro (guitar) and João Ghira (drawing and projection).

14 DIALOGE (2021 – 2024 | Lübeck, DE)
Audiovisual dialogues between solo piano recordings and images, in collaboration with visual artist Laura Hinz. Part of the project are creative workshops.

Social Distancing (2020 | Lisbon, PT)
Audiovisual installation with improvised duo recordings in collaboration with multiple artists, created during the covid-19 pandemic and respective rules of social distancing.

Artistic Works in Local Contexts

Artist in the Community (2024 | Mértola, PT)
Three-month residency in rural region of Mértola, Portugal, establishing connections between the local community and contemporary creation through the development of various artistic activities.

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