Paolo Griffin - Familiar Spaces (Live at Hundred Years Gallery, London, 11th July 2025)

A long form performance of Paolo Griffin's 2022 work, 'Familiar Spaces'. Performed as part of The Purpose of Familiar Spaces: The Music of Paolo Griffin, at The Hundred Years Gallery in Hoxton, London. Open Union were the first act of the evening, which was followed by a performance of 'The Purpose of an Empty Room' by Saxophonist David Zucchi. 

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Music by Paolo Griffin
Performed by Open Union

Modular Synth: Peter Bell
Electric Guitar: Patrick Ellis

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Recorded by Graham Mackeachan 
Mixed and Mastered by Peter Bell

Paolo Griffin - Familiar Spaces (2022) - Live at The Hundred Years Gallery

Open Union is an experimental music duo made up of composer-performers Peter Bell (modular synthesiser) and Patrick Ellis (electric guitar) based in the UK.

Described by the treasured composer Howard Skempton as being, ‘sometimes subtle and unstable; sometimes rich and dense’, the duo aims to build up strong collaborative relationships to create new works. Their current collaborators are Christine Cornwell, Wilson Leywantono, May Chi, Paolo Griffin and Seán Clancy.

The duo have performed across the UK at events such as SAOM, Ealing Extranormal, AMOK, Don’t Mind Control,  Birmingham Modular Organisation and CODA Festival. In 2023, they undertook a mini tour of The Netherlands as part of the Sounding Here concert series, where they performed at Splendor in Amsterdam and Batavierhuis in Rotterdam.

In 2025, they co-hosted a portrait concert with saxophonist David Zucchi featuring music by Paolo Griffin at the Hundred Years Gallery, and earlier that year, they supported Passepartout Duo at Centrala Space, Birmingham as part of their UK Tour.