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Peter Zummo

Peter Zummo

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  • Born: 1948
  • Years Active: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Biography

Instrument training, trombone and other winds with the legendary Carmine Caruso. Also studied with Roswell Rudd, Jim Fulkerson, didgeridoo with Stuart Dempster, electronic music with Alvin Lucier, and was in the World Music program at Wesleyan University. Zummo's many compositions for ensemble (incl. Zummo Labs, the Environmental Combo, etc.) build on original melody and melodic fragments, generating interactive situations for musicians. Radical Filtering premiered at the BAM Next Wave Festival, Semiotic Handgun premiered at Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors, Fast Dream at Boston Opera House. Many commisions and grants. Music for dancer Trisha Brown's Newark and Lateral Pass, and several other dance and theater works.
— "Blue" Gene Tyranny , All Music Guide

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Roots and Influences:

Alvin Lucier

Performed Songs By:

Tom Hamilton, Tom Hamilton / Mike Silverton / Al Margolis

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