Exploring ideas of immersion and cycles, the music of saxophonist-composer Calum Builder (AU) holds both a clarifying stillness and a zealous, almost religious fervour. He works at the intersections of modern composition and improvised music, across a range of ensembles and constellations. From solo performances that feature saxophone and pipe organ, to leading one of his diverse orchestras, his music has been hailed as “a beautiful and overwhelming experience” (Politiken Newspaper, David Dyrholm). 

Builder has performed in industrial spaces, concert halls, churches, and festivals across Europe and Oceania.  Stemming from his practice of a timbral approach to pipe organs, akin to a modular synthesizer, Builder constructed his own (Re)constructed Pipe Organ — a dismantled organ consisting of pipes rescued from churches across Northern Denmark.  In 2023, he developed a more portable setup, enabling performances in a wide range of spaces, including the decommissioned Brønshøj Water Tower (Copenhagen), Grand Hospice (Brussels), LuisenKirche (Berlin), Marmorkirken (Copenhagen), and other churches/venues across Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.

Originally from Australia, Builder is now based in Copenhagen. From 2020 to 2022, he held an Artistic Position/Solist at the Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium, where he worked on his improvisational and compositional methods using cyclic and spiral structures. His album Messe (You Are Where You Need to Be) received critical acclaim, garnering a coveted six hearts in Politiken and a nomination for a Danish Music Award.