Benjamin Oliver

Benjamin Oliver was born in 1981 and grew up in Chatham, Kent, in the UK. He left home for Yorkshire and in 2005 graduated from the University of Leeds with distinction in his MMus in Composition. Ben has just completed his DPhil in Composition at the University of Sussex under the supervision of Sam Hayden where he is also an associate tutor in composition. He has been awarded grants from the AHRC and a 2006 PRS Foundation Scholarship for this doctorate work. Ben’s music has been performed internationally and in the UK by ensembles including: Orkest de Ereprijs, Netherlands; Ostrava Banda, Czech Republic); Leeds University Union Symphony Orchestra; Black Dyke and Rothwell Temperance Brass Bands; LIMA Orchestra, Dan Stern’s Woodwork at London Jazz Festival; Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir; Labyrinth; Retorica Duo, Odessa, Ukraine; Kosmos; EMFEB Chamber Orchestra; NYX trio and Leeds Sinfonia. Ben has been recently selected to take part in the International Composer Pyramid Scheme set-up by the Sounds New Contemporary Music Festival, UK, with Coups de Vents, France, for which he is composing a new piece for the ICP ensemble.

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Photo: Tom Oliver