Date registered: November 27, 2010
Oct
18
I’ve been happily revisiting the stories of Flannery O’Connor, usually getting through one or two (if they’re short) before going to bed. I read most of the stories a couple of years ago, although at times it’s hard remembering which ones since the world she creates is so recognizable, vivid, familiar, and consistent from story… Continue reading »
Jul
05
Leipzig-03.07.12 on the train to Weimar, Erfurt, Eisenach… I spent yesterday (the 3rd) in Leipzig, seeing and doing as much as I could in the several hours I had. First of all, my friend SeHee (currently in Berlin) is in the process of moving to Leipzig, and was there attending to some of that business.… Continue reading »
Jul
04
Berlin to Leipzig – 03.07.12 An amazing two weeks in Berlin just came to a close. I’m now sitting in the ICE bullet train, headed to Leipzig to begin a six-day trip across Germany and finally to Fontainebleau, France (just outside of Paris). There I’ll spend four weeks at the American Conservatory with other music… Continue reading »
Jun
24
Some downtime in Berlin has resulted in me finally getting my act together and posting new recordings. Check out the music page to hear my “Uv’Chein” Variations for violin and piano, written for my friend and violinist Abby Young, which we premiered on May 12 at the University of Oregon. “Uv’Chein, and then…” is a… Continue reading »
Jun
18
I’m sitting at my gate at the Philadelphia Airport, leaving for Berlin via Frankfurt in about 40 minutes. Just had an incredible weekend in Philly with the premiere of “Travelling Salesman” followed by a celebratory night and a full day yesterday of exploring. For the next two months I’ll be in Germany and France and… Continue reading »
Mar
20
Some things: – Recently, the Da Camera Young Artists put on several concerts at the Menil Collection as part of an ongoing series surrounding Debussy (who turns 150 this year). I arranged his piano prelude “des pas sur la niege” for string quintet and percussion and in addition wrote my own response to this piece,… Continue reading »
Mar
19
Hey all, I’m way overdue on posting this, but I thought I’d share that the trailer for Travelling Salesman has been released. It features a few selections of the music I wrote for the film. Stay tuned for more details about its release. -Ben
Nov
09
Hello, friends! It’s been a long while since my last post. I think I’ll try to update more often, even when the post seems mundane, even if it’s just a random thought, or quote, or random tidbit from my day. Why else do I have this site? We’re entering one of the craziest times of… Continue reading »
Jun
03
Summer. Time for wrapping up old projects, planning new ones, and tons of leisure time in between. In the former category, I’m happy to report that I recently finished scoring Timothy Lanzone’s Travelling Salesman – a project which I began almost a year ago! The film should be ready for screening at some point in… Continue reading »
Mar
24
More music! I recently had the pleasure of performing fellow Rice DMA composer Karl Blench’s piece for clarinet, viola, and piano called Book of Mental Imagery. Four of the nine movements are posted on the “Piano” page. A couple weeks ago, my own piece for flute and piano, Night Tides, was premiered: recording posted on… Continue reading »
