Lou Bunk is a composer and improviser of minimal yet intricate music that investigates sound and silence through extended instrumental techniques, microtones and custom-made electronic and acoustic instruments. (full Bio)

Recent Projects

Collide-O-Scope Music, I co-direct this NYC based new music ensemble.

Opensound, a concert series I co-produce in Somerville MA.

Form-and-timbre: The BSC and the Boston Improvising Community, A chapter I wrote for the book “Analytical and Cross-Cultural Studies in World Music”, Oxford University Press (2011) Avaialble on Amazon.

Being and Becoming, a lifelong composition exploring how subtle change can both lead to and be structural transformation.

Luna, for saxophone and electronics is inlcuded on Phantasm, Eric Honour's recent release on Ravello.

Scratch-O-Lin, a homemade instrument of cardboard, Styrofoam and elastic bands.

Tower of Electro-Acoustic Flim-Flammery, A vertical improvising instrument of sound making trash and bric-a-brac.

Grizzler, a gigantic improvising ensemble, directed by Dave Gross.

2lous, an improvising duo with Lou Cohen.

Star of Love, a Children's Opera about love and music.

Feb. 16 Collide-O-Scope Music plays Opensound in Somerville MA.

Feb. 22 Peforming Styrofoam-o-phone at Xfest at the 119 Gallery in Lowell MA.

April 13 New solo clarinet piece for Collide-O-Scope Music

April 20 Performing "Study for Bowed Cardboard" at SEAMUS national conference in St. Paul MN.

April 27 2lous plays Opensound. in Somerville MA.

May 4 Performing "Walls and Lattices" with Collide-O-Scope Music at The Cell in NYC

June 15 Flunk plays Opensound in Somerville MA.

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