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Whether combining the rhythmic timbres of wood, metal and audience claps or duetting with the atmospheric and elegiac echoed sounds of water dripping into a metal basin, Bex Burch is a composer, percussionist, instrument maker and improviser who emphasises space, repetition and aspects of chaos. These themes characterise an ongoing approach she describes as “messy minimalism”.
Burch’s critically acclaimed 2023 solo album, ‘There is only love and fear’ was released via Chicago’s International Anthem and named The Guardian’s Contemporary Album of the Month. She runs the label, Vula Viel Records, the domestic music event, Kantine Musik, and has collaborated with influential artists including Thomas Sekgura, Leafcutter John as part of ‘Boing!’, Tamar Osborn, Sarathy Korwar, Al MacSween and Danalogue in ‘Flock’, Peter Zummo, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Ben LaMar Gay, Dan Bitney and Macie Stewart.

Peter Zummo is an American composer and trombonist known for his work in experimental, minimal, and avant-garde music. Born in 1948, he has collaborated with influential artists such as Arthur Russell, the Lounge Lizards, and Downtown New York musicians. His music blends jazz, classical, and electronic elements, often featuring repetitive structures and improvisation. Zummo’s solo works, like Zummo With an X, showcase his unique approach to composition and trombone performance.

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