Semay Wu will be presenting a solo performance with cello, objects and electronics. Having lived and worked in numerous musical directions for many years, Semay Wu’s begrudgingly faithful cello still remains at her side: from Merseyside, to Manchester, to The Netherlands, and now to Central Scotland. Always trying to push age-old boundaries of how the instrument is viewed and heard, her focus has led her to explore further collaborative and everyday improvisations, blending electronics with mixed media and a variety of gestural art disciplines. 

‘Raspberry Hotel’ is Semay’s first foray into recorded solo work, and was released in Nov 2022. Semay has performed much with the same setup, notably at Tectonics Festival in Glasgow, and the Newcastle Jazz and Improvised Music Festival, both in 2023. https://semaywu.com/

Frise Lumière is a personal project by artist, musician and composer, Ludovic Gerst. Exploring and perfecting the bass instrument, his debut album, Bisou Genou, was released in 2021. His new album, Ambo, is released this October. It is a three-year research into prepared bass explorations, using broomsticks, mallets and drumsticks. https://friselumiere.com/en/

Chris Cundy is based in south west England and in recent years has also spent much of his time on the east coast of Canada. For over two decades he has specialised in bass clarinet and rarified woodwinds, touring internationally as a solo artist as well as accompanying acts such as Little Annie, Timber Timbre, Guillemots and Cold Specks. He also directs Mutata Radio Orchestra which is made up of some of Europe’s leading free improvisation and contemporary classical players and has written site-specific works which have recently been performed at The Roman Baths in Bath and for a number of other regional museums and heritage sites. www.chriscundy.com

Chris Parfitt – Improvising musician, South Wales Improvisers. Noteherder & McCloud, PSANCK, Nil, New Interpretations Orchestra, IE Improvisers Ensemble. https://noteherder.bandcamp.com