Legend has it that one day Pythagoras was astonished by the sounds that blacksmiths made when they struck their pieces of metal: the sounds were rich, varied, sometimes harmonious, sometimes discordant. When he returned home, the Greek thinker hastened to explore sound and invent new instruments. In this co-creation by Rachel Warr (Dotted Line Theatre) […]
Legend has it that one day Pythagoras was astonished by the sounds that blacksmiths made when they struck their pieces of metal: the sounds were rich, varied, sometimes harmonious, sometimes discordant. When he returned home, the Greek thinker hastened to explore sound and invent new instruments. In this co-creation by Rachel Warr (Dotted Line Theatre) […]
Legend has it that one day Pythagoras was astonished by the sounds that blacksmiths made when they struck their pieces of metal: the sounds were rich, varied, sometimes harmonious, sometimes discordant. When he returned home, the Greek thinker hastened to explore sound and invent new instruments. In this co-creation by Rachel Warr (Dotted Line Theatre) […]
Legend has it that one day Pythagoras was astonished by the sounds that blacksmiths made when they struck their pieces of metal: the sounds were rich, varied, sometimes harmonious, sometimes discordant. When he returned home, the Greek thinker hastened to explore sound and invent new instruments. In this co-creation by Rachel Warr (Dotted Line Theatre) […]
A new version of music I co-created with Hollie Harding back in 2019 for a collaboration with director Josh Ben-Tovim will feature as part of an Impermanence quadruple bill of dance works. The new version of 'Enemy of the Stars' features a new recording for contemporary classical chamber ensemble in counterpoint with intricate drone soundscapes. […]
A new version of music I co-created with Hollie Harding back in 2019 for a collaboration with director Josh Ben-Tovim will feature as part of an Impermanence quadruple bill of dance works. The new version of 'Enemy of the Stars' features a new recording for contemporary classical chamber ensemble in counterpoint with intricate drone soundscapes. […]
I'm playing keys with a new jazz nonet - Sketch Collective - at Southampton Jazz Club.
A new version of music I co-created with Hollie Harding back in 2019 for a collaboration with director Josh Ben-Tovim will feature as part of an Impermanence quadruple bill of dance works. The new version of 'Enemy of the Stars' features a new recording for contemporary classical chamber ensemble in counterpoint with intricate drone soundscapes. […]
A new version of music I co-created with Hollie Harding back in 2019 for a collaboration with director Josh Ben-Tovim will feature as part of an Impermanence quadruple bill of dance works. The new version of 'Enemy of the Stars' features a new recording for contemporary classical chamber ensemble in counterpoint with intricate drone soundscapes. […]
I'm happy to be conducting the University of Southampton Sinfonietta in a performance of Dvorak's Eight Symphony, it really is a banger!
Composer Benjamin Oliver and Riot Ensemble present contemporary works that explore creative applications of artificial intelligence (AI). ‘British soul sensation’ Hannah Williams joins forces with a new music superstar Riot Ensemble quartet to premiere Benjamin Oliver’s song cycle LOVE LETTERS. The work includes melancholic, absurd and dramatic expressions of love made with LovelaceGPT, a new AI text generation model developed […]
The Driver narrates his life from behind the wheel, taking in the ring roads, flyovers, service stations, leisure parks, motels and lay-bys of England. As he drives, he keeps an eye on the past through the rear-view mirror. Luke Wright‘s words are set to music by composer Benjamin Oliver and their work is performed by […]
‘British soul sensation’ Hannah Williams (vocals) and composer Benjamin Oliver (piano/electronics) perform music inspired by, or created with, AI. The programme features cabaret number How Could You Prefer It To Me? by Bella Barlow and Drew Crawford, Anna Appleby’s 'Reservoir', selections from Jennifer Walshe’s 'A Late Anthology of Early Music Vol. 1: Ancient to Renaissance' […]
Declare Sextet at Turner Sims playing new contemporary jazz.
I'm super delighted the BBC SIngers, with James Weeks conducting, will perform a new arrangement of my 2014 work for Juice Vocal Ensemble 'Songs for Stanley'.