Samuel Burt

Biography

Samuel Burt (he/him) is a composer and performer in Baltimore, Maryland. His primary musical focus is on interactive systems driven by hidden logic that result in novel behaviors and sounds. He employs this methodology through analog modular synthesis and written scores. His compositions include work for synthesizer, orchestra, solo musicians, chamber ensembles, and interactive electronics with performers.

His musical activities are varied. He has served as a board member of the High Zero Foundation since 2005, helping to curate hundreds of performances of international experimental music. He performs on clarinet, homemade and invented instruments, modular synthesizer, and computer. He creates musical software and synthesizer firmware.

Burt teaches music technology at Towson University and Johns Hopkins University. He received his M.M. degrees in composition and computer music from Peabody Institute and his B.Mus from University of Georgia. He studied composition with Lewis Nielson, Leonard Ball, Christopher Theofanidis, and Geoffrey Wright.