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 […]
I'm playing piano alongside the amazing Adam Betts and Vicky Wright and some brilliant student performers in this project featuring the music of Southampton PhD student Jamie Howell.
'Pythagoras' Toolkit' returns to Montreal for a second group of performances, following the successful premiere run in March 2023. 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 […]
'Pythagoras' Toolkit' returns to Montreal for a second group of performances, following the successful premiere run in March 2023. 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 […]
'Pythagoras' Toolkit' returns to Montreal for a second group of performances, following the successful premiere run in March 2023. 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 […]
'Pythagoras' Toolkit' returns to Montreal for a second group of performances, following the successful premiere run in March 2023. 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 […]
Laefer Quartet will play the world premiere of my sax quartet Avalanche as part of their performance at Turner Sims.
Laefer Quartet will perform Avalanche as part of their album launch for STRATA.
I'm pleased to be conducting Southampton University Sinfonietta for the summer concert. Programme to include Vaughan-Williams Symphony No. 5 and Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto.
‘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' […]
You are invited to a celebration of composer Benjamin Oliver's first portrait album TOO MANY SWEETS, released in April 2024 by Birmingham Record Company (distributed by NMC). The album features artists including Ensemble Saxologie (Montreal), Riot Ensemble, Clíodna Shanahan & Dorothy Chan (New York). The show, introduced by Matthew Shlomowitz, will feature: Yshani Perinpanayagam giving […]
Declare Sextet at Turner Sims playing new contemporary jazz.
Composer and Guitarist/Bassist Itö leads an exciting jazz collective, The Myanmar Jazz Club, in contemporary jazz music composed by, or co-created with composers/musicians from 4E Jazz Workshops. Expect gnarly grooves, Burmese traditional folk influences, sounds of struggle and of celebration, free creative improvisation and playful explorations of recorded sound. You’ll hear resonance of music that […]
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'.
A new piece for MUSARC, 'Vent' that I've created with long term close collaborator, theatre maker and puppetry director Rachel Warr.