http://www.benolivermusic.com Composer, Conductor and Pianist Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:27:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Had a great week in Apeldoorn last week at the International Composers Meeting 2010 in The Netherlands.  This is a recording of my piece, 'Broken Society', played by orkest de ereprijs. Shannon K. McKenzie came up with a fantastic response to the piece.  Many thanks to her for letting me post ... http://www.benolivermusic.com/2010/02/broken-society-recording-from-ycm-2010-in-apeldoorn/ I'm off to the International Composers Meeting in Apeldoorn in a few weeks which is pretty exciting!  I've written a new piece, Broken Society, especially for the meeting for 'orkest de ereprijs'.  If anyone wants to come and lives in Holland then the concert featuring all fifteen works by young ... http://www.benolivermusic.com/2010/02/international-young-composers-meeting-2010-apeldoorn/ This is my 'Suppressing Repression' recording but now hosted from my bandcamp webpage! Still the Ostrava Banda performing at the Ostrava Days Festival in August 2009... http://www.benolivermusic.com/2010/01/suppressing-repression-at-ostrava/ A new music story book/CD, 'An Invite from the Queen' has been released by Hackney Music Development Trust (HMDT).  I was involved in the devising process in my role as one of HMDT's PRSF Trainee Composers and also played flute, hammond organ and even sang on the CD!  The narration ... http://www.benolivermusic.com/2009/12/an-invite-from-the-queen/ My dear friend and co-swerverite Robin Grey has released his second album, 'Strangers with Shoes', on which I appear on several tracks.  Definitely worth downloading this one - for anyone interested I'm particularly pleased with my Rhodes playing on 'Ninety Days'!! Parental advisory on the lyrics to this one... Congratulations to ... http://www.benolivermusic.com/2009/12/robin-grey-album-strangers-with-shoes/ I've composed some recorded music and will be improvising live for 'Hidden lives and Unvisited Tombs' at St Pancras Church crypt next Saturday 5th December.  Our performance, which is directed by Rachel Warr, is part of an exhibition and performances put on by Scary Little Girls and will kick off ... http://www.benolivermusic.com/2009/11/hidden-lives-and-unvisited-tombs-300pm-5th-december/ An interview I did with Louis Andriessen for the Sound and Music INTO magazine is available to read here http://www.soundandmusic.org/network/INTOmagazine_November_2009. http://www.benolivermusic.com/2009/11/louis-andriessen-interview-in-the-into-magazine/ [audio:http://www.benolivermusic.com/music/01 Suppressing Repression proper.mp3|autostart=no] This is a live recording of the Ostrava Banda playing my piece Suppressing Repression at the Ostrava Days Festival of New Music in August. http://www.benolivermusic.com/2009/09/suppressing-repression-recording/ I'm conducting a new piece, Rebuilding the Rubble, by Oliver Sellwood at Kingston University on 12th September at 7pm. Anna Durance is also performing my work Interplay I for cor anglais and electronics at the concert. Maybe see you there! http://www.benolivermusic.com/2009/09/performance-kingston-university-12th-september-2009/ I have been in Ostrava, Czech Republic, for the last couple of weeks taking part in the Ostrava Days Institute as a resident-student composer.  It's been a great few weeks and the Ostrava Banda will perform the world premiere of 'Suppressing Repression' for bass clarinet, trumpet, violin, 'cello, piano and ... http://www.benolivermusic.com/2009/08/ostrava-days-2009-performance-wednesday-26th-august/