Dr Claire Fitch
Biography
Claire Fitch is a sound artist, and electroacoustic composer, a creator of electronic literature, cellist and lecturer. Claire completed her PhD at Queen's University Belfast, Sonic Arts Centre in 2019 with Professor Michael Alcorn. Between 1995 and 2012 she was a cellist in the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and in 2012 Claire began teaching digital audio practices, joining the staff of DkIT in 2015, where she is now Programme Director, MA/MSc in Music Technology. Her artistic practice is motivated by the investigation of the convergence of digital technology, audio, visuals, and text.
Teaching
BA (Hons) in Music and Performance Technologies
BA (Hons) in Audio and Music Production
BA (Hons) in Creative Media
BA (Hons) in Film and Television Production
Certificate in Sound Design and Implementation for Interactive Media
Qualifications & Awards
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. Sonic Art, Queen's University Belfast
- M.Mus. Improvisation, Dublin Institute of Technology
- Cert. Advanced Studies. Orchestral Cello, Royal Academy of Music
- B.A.(Hons) Music Performance, Birmingham Conservatoire
Awards and Membership:
- Advance HE: Fellowship
- European Commission: Quality Check Expert
- Arts Council: Peer Panel
- Creative Industries Award, Louth County Enterprise Board
- Contemporary Music Centre: Associate Membership
Avid Certified Instructor: Sibelius
Research & Interests
Research interests include: Sound Design, Electroacoustic Composition, Electronic Literature, Interactive Media, Augmented Reality, Sonic Art and Improvisation.
https://clairefitch.github.io/
Publications
The publications listed below represent my 10 most recent works as recorded on ORCiD
2025 International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Virtual & Augmented Reality Simulations (ICVARS)
25 July 2025
DOI: 10.1109/icvars66454.2025.11198751
Type: Conference paper
Kylie Minogue: Critical Insights into Music and Media Celebrity
November 2024
Type: Book chapter
Routledge
14 April 2022
DOI: 10.4324/9781003046561
Type: Book
(RE)Verb
3 February 2022
Type: magazine-article
Digital Art in Ireland: New Media and Irish Artistic Practice
1 August 2021
Type: Book chapter
Where Are We Now? (Curated) Hegarty, Brian. Drogheda: Droichead Arts and Thirtythree-45.
7 July 2021
Type: artistic-performance
Electronic Literature Organization Conference. Bergen: University of Bergen.
24 May 2021
Type: conference-abstract
Digital Art In Ireland: New Media and Irish Artistic Practice. (Edited) O'Sullivan, James. Anthem Press.
1 May 2021
Type: Book chapter
Connection 3. (Curated) Hegarty, Brian. Drogheda: Droichead Arts.
18 September 2020
Type: artistic-performance
Scribbledehobble. (Curated) Clarke, Bernard. Dublin: Museum Of Literature Ireland.
9 September 2020
Type: artistic-performance