Cyprian Love is a Benedictine monk of Glenstal Abbey, Co Limerick. He is an organist and has recorded the Abbey organ on several CDs, including, most recently, some improvisations on Biscantorat: Sound of the Spirit from Glenstal Abbey (HBCD0038). He has also contributed organ playing to a number of RTÉ broadcasts of the Abbey liturgy. He teaches liturgical studies and various aspects of theology on newly established degree courses at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.
Cyprian Love
Is there a connection between improvisation in music-making and the exploratory babbling of an infant? Why is improvisation more often than not group-based rather than solo? Why are improvisational musical therapies so successful? Organist Andrew Cyprian Love explores improvisation as a ‘musical universal’.