Dr Jean Penny

Doctor of Musical Arts (Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University); Bachelor of Music (University of Melbourne); Licentiate of Music, Australia; Associate of Music, Australia.

Jean Penny is a flautist/scholar, working at the intersection of flute performance, artistic research, writing and new music creation. Her career has taken her on a diverse journey of experience both in Australia and internationally, including many years as as an orchestral musician, soloist, chamber musician, teacher, lecturer and now, principally, as an artistic researcher of performance, new music and interculturality. Her Doctor of Musical Arts (QCGU, 2009) study investigated the performative nexus of flute with digital technologies and this area continues to engage her creativity and scholarship. She spent a fascinating four years as Senior Lecturer in Music at the Fakulti Muzik dan Seni Persembahan, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia which included her appointment as Chief Editor of the peer reviewed Malaysian Music Journal and, later, as a Fellow at the UPSI Education Research Laboratory. Opportunities for multiple projects grew from this experience and directed many of her recent Australian-based projects. These have revolved around creating, performing and writing about experiences of place, developing dialogues between music, sounds and environments, and searching and articulating the transformative knowledge and connection that occurs with new awareness and reflexivity.