Chancer by Roscoe Fox commissioned by Brighter Sound’s Systems Flow project, led by Vicky Clarke 30th September 2026

The piece is based upon a system of differing instrument groups, made to play the same sequence of chords within seconds of one another. Rather than making these instruments perfectly synchronised, the system creates differences in timing between each group. These near-misses become part of the music, with the instruments all trying to arrive at the same moment but never quite doing so.

Inspired by projects like Arthur Russell's Tower Of Meaning, Abby Sundborne's Holding Patterns, Suzanne Peeters' Casotto & Vicky Clarke's sound installations. As well as research like Vasiliki Tsaknaki's Reflections on The Value of Imperfection, Miguel Loor Paredes' Emerging Paradigms in Music Technology, & the work of Erin Gee, Viviana Caro & Rob Parton.