In this episode CC speak to Dr Alexander Hunter. Alec is a composer and academic who is currently lecturing composition at the ANU school of Music. Alec is a bass player but also plays a wide variety of instruments including the viola da gamba. 

Alec discusses his academic career and how he has developed his style of composition. He discusses his specific approach to open scoring and allowing the performer space to insert their own voice within a piece. We talk about the importance of free improvisation and how it relates to his practice and conceptual ideas that are expressed through his music. We also touch on his experience with Scottish folk music, lietmusic, scottish pipe music and classical music.

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