Dafne Vicente-Sandoval is a French bassoonist who explores sound through contemporary music interpretation and electroacoustic performance. Her research has translated into an intuitive investigation of the bassoon's complex acoustical properties, embracing the elusive behavior of overtones as well as the countless possibilities in timbral shadings and idiosyncratic tunings. Her instrumental practice has led to the creation of a significant body of solo pieces in close collaboration with a handful of composers (
Éliane Radigue, Jakob Ullmann,
Alvin Lucier, Peter Ablinger,
Phill Niblock, Catherine Lamb, Tashi Wada). Vicente-Sandoval also pursues an exploration of feedback generation and its contingent musicality.
