Ben Smith is a York-based composer and MA Music: Composition student at the University of York exploring Aural Diversity and post-spectralism.
As part of my ongoing studies on the University of York's MA Music: Composition programme, I have composed a short duet for Viola and Violoncello to be workshopped and performed by the Octandre Ensemble.
For my undergraduate dissertation on the BA Music & Sound Recording course at the University of York, I composed three contrasting pieces of music which portray various aspects of my experience of living with a...
'This is not a game' is available on streaming services now! This piece is an electronic warning of the dangers of modern warfare, written during the beginnings of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
At long last, 'weird.' is out on Spotify (and other streaming services)! This is a piece that I have wanted to release for the past three years but somehow every possible obstacle managed to prevent me from doing it...