Category Archives: Gigs

Workshop with the BBC Symphony Orchestra – BBC Maida Vale Studios – London – 18/03/13

What
Workshop with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
When
Monday, March 18, 2013
TBC - All Ages Buy Tickets
Where
BBC Maida Vale Studios (map)
120-129 Delaware Rd
London W9 2LG
Other Info
The first sketches of my 'Lullaby for Joni' will be performed in a workshop with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Garry Walker. This is part of my Sound and Music Embedded residency with the orchestra.

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ICP Performances, Canterbury (8th December) and Boulogne-sur-Mer (9th December)

I am in Canterbury at the moment for rehearsals for the International Composer Pyramid Competition 2012. My piece, Prelude, Fugue and Riffs, sounded pretty good in rehearsal this morning! Mark Foster is conducting the ICP Ensemble. The first performance is Saturday 8th December at 3pm in St Augustine’s Hall, Canterbury, and the second in Boulogne-sur-Mer on Sunday also at 3pm…

C4CI Grand Finale, 29th September 2012

I have written a whole concert of new music for cochlear implant users as part of the ‘Compositions for Cochlear Implantees’ project at the University of Southampton. I’ve formed an ensemble for the gig, which will take place on Saturday 29th September at the Turner Sims Concert Hall at 1pm and is free.

We have also just heard that we have received follow-on-funding from the AHRC so can continue our collaborative research!

London Sinfonietta perform ‘Momentum’ at Sounds New, 4th May

The London Sinfonietta (!), conducted by Diego Masson will perform Momentum at Sounds New on Friday 4th May at 7.30pm. The concert is the opening gig of the Sounds New Festival 2012 and includes my ICP winning piece alongside works by George Benjamin, Oliver Knussen, Peter Maxwell Davies and Edmund Finnis.

Needless to say, I’m very excited!

Momentum by ben_oliver_music

Music and Wine at St Luke’s, Brighton: ‘Schism’ performance, Friday 1st July 7.30pm

Philip Edwards (clarinet), Ellie Blackshaw (violin), David Elwin (piano) The group will be playing three classics of the genre: Mozart’s Kegelstatt trio, Milhaud’s Suite,and Stravinsky’s suite from The Soldier’s Tale. In addition there will be the first performance of a brand new trio by local composer, Barry Mills, and a performance of Ben Oliver’s Schism, for bass clarinet, violin and piano. http://www.stlukesconcerts.webeden.co.uk/.

Aarhus Sinfonietta at Sounds New, Tuesday 24th May

The Århus Sinfonietta are performing my ICP winning work Smash and Grab at the ‘Sounds New’ festival in Canterbury. The concert is being recorded for BBC Radio 3. The concert is taking place at Augustine House in Canterbury at 7.30, you can download the poster here. This is an exciting performance for me – I can’t wait to hear what this amazing ensemble do with the work!