I am rather enthusiastic about music theory: On the one hand, I enjoy studying techniques that are characteristic for specific composers and periods, and on the other hand, I like to think about geometric and algebraic structures within music.
Mathematical music theory
- Chord complexes and neo-Riemannian operations in abelian interval systems, preprint, May 2026 (last update: 8 August 2026).
Lecture notes
- Musiktheorie: Grundlagen. Notes (German) for a course Charlotte Mertz and I gave on several occasions, most recently at the CdE-WinterAkademie 2025·26. The course was accompanied by a set of exercises. The entire source code can be found on GitHub.
- Theorie der reinen Intonation. Notes (German) for a course Thomas Drögemüller and I gave at the CdE-MusikAkademie 2024. The course was accompanied by a set of exercises. The entire source code (including LilyPond scripts to generate audio samples) can be found on GitHub.
Choir affiliations
As a classically trained chorister (baritone), I have been a member of several choirs and ensembles that focus on classical music, both spiritual and secular:
- since 2025
- Vox Bona
- 2023–2025
- Kammerchor der Christuskirche Karlsruhe, Capella Carlsruhe
- 2018–2022
- Vokalensemble des Collegium Musicum Bonn
- 2012–2016
- Concerto Vocale Tübingen
In addition to that, I regularly (approximately twice a year) organise and conduct choir projects at summer schools of the CdE, some of them joint with Charlotte Mertz, Maria Ravvina, and Florian Störtz.