Fernanda Miki

Singer, conductor, and music researcher. She holds a degree in Music (with a focus on voice) from the Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil) and in Journalism from the Catholic University of Pelotas. She obtained her Master’s degree in Latin American and Caribbean Music from the Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia). As an Erasmus+ student, she studied classical singing and choral conducting at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias (Spain). She is currently a PhD candidate in Music at the University of Aveiro, where she conducts research within INET-md on pop-up choirs, ephemeral choral practices, and their relationships with well-being, attachment, and migrant integration.

She is the founder and conductor of Prisma Vozes Diversas, a vocal group dedicated to experimental music and repertoire by LGBTQIAPN+ composers and performers. Her work with Prisma explores interdisciplinary approaches combining choral singing, performance, improvisation, and artistic research.

She has worked as a choir conductor and workshop facilitator in Brazil, Colombia, and Portugal, focusing on community groups, diverse repertoires, and intercultural projects. She is also co-founder of Casa das Artes Aveiro, an independent space devoted to artistic creation and access to the arts for non-professionals.

Her artistic and pedagogical practice combines collaborative methodologies, active listening, vocal performance, and the collective construction of musical knowledge, with an emphasis on inclusion, affect, and artistic experimentation.

Doctoral Project

Title
SINGING THE EPHEMERAL: Pop-Up Choirs and Migrant Integration in the Age of Neo-Tribes

Advisor
Sofia Serra

Abstract
This project aims to understand the potential of pop-up choirs as a tool for promoting the social integration and well-being of migrants in contemporary urban contexts. Using a qualitative, exploratory, and applied approach, complemented by quantitative instruments, the study combines theoretical review, mapping of multi-situated practices, and implementation of choral activities in partnership with the Local Support Center for Migrant Integration (CLAIM) in Aveiro. The emotional, social, and motivational impacts of participation in ephemeral choral activities will be analyzed, integrating frameworks from Attachment Theory and the psychology of well-being. The research will culminate in the proposal of a replicable methodological model for pop-up choirs, with the potential to strengthen the sense of belonging and community ties among migrant populations. This proposal responds to the need for accessible and inclusive artistic practices, aligned with the challenges of postmodern life and with public policies of reception and integration, also meeting three of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.

Keywords
Pop-up choirs; Migrants; Integration; Collective singing; Neo tribes; Motivation.

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