“...this composer has a manic obsessive streak that is almost unsettling it is so genuine.”
Classical Music Magazine
Ed Bennett is a composer working in the fields of notated, improvised and electronic contemporary musics. His work, which has been described in the press as “anarchic” (Irish Times), “manic” (Classical Music), “brutal” (The Guardian) and “beautiful” (Gramophone) often combines acoustic, electronic and multimedia elements. He has been commissioned and performed internationally by many diverse artists and organizations and has been featured at major festivals including Gaudeamus, Bath International, Huddersfield, City of London, Homecoming, Crash, Sonorities, Sonic Circuits, Bang ’03, the BMIC Cutting Edge Series and SPNM 60th birthday concerts. Recordings of his work have been released on the Lorelt and Enzyme labels with more to come in 2007.
He has collaborated extensively with artists working in different disciplines including choreographers and video artists and performs with and directs his own ensemble, decibel, which is dedicated to the performance of new and experimental cross-discipline work involving live instruments, electronics and video.
Recent projects and commissions include a work for viola and ensemble for Garth Knox, a work for clarinet and electronics for Paul Roe and and an orchestral work for BBC Radio 3.
"Immediately Expressive. Sound that veers between the meditative and aggressive."
Gramaphone Magazine
“Ed Bennett’s Reaching was remarkable not only for thematic or harmonic invention, or even its use of the orchestra, some striking sonorities notwithstanding, but for its rhythmic energy and sheer determination to express itself.”
Irish Times
"Descending figures of real beauty hang in a still, fragile setting."
Fanfare (USA)
"A brutal onslaught."
The Guardian (UK)
For a full biography click here
Ed Bennett is also represented by the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland
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News & Gigs
CD Launch of 'Ausland' in Belgium
18/09/08
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Artist in Residence at the Irish Cultural Institute in Paris
01/09/08
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New Work for the Ulster Orchestra and BBC Radio 3's Hear and Now Programme
25/08/08
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CD Recording with the Flemish Radio Orchestra and Arturo Tamayo in Belgium
06/06/08
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'Noise Machine' premiere for the opening of the Integra/NGA Festival
05/06/08
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Ed takes part in 'Soundings' at the Austrian Cultural Forum, London
13/05/08
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BBC Symphony Orchestra Broadcast on BBC Radio 3
26/04/08
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New CD released on NMC Records
15/02/08
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BBC Symphony Orchestra perform 'Ausland' in London
01/02/08
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decibel perform in the 2007 BMIC Cutting Edge Series
13/12/07
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Con Tempo Quartet premiere new piece in Dublin
02/12/07
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New Work for the Berlin Percussion Ensemble premiere in Berlin
03/11/07
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for Marcel Dzama featured at Musica Viva in Porto, Portugal
19/09/07
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New String Quartet Commission
5/07/07
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My Broken Machines broadcast on RTE Lyric FM
5/07/07
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London Performances in June
15/06/07
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Fidelio Trio to record 'for Marcel Dzama' for their new CD
19/05/07
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Orkest de ereprijs perform 'Shrigley' on their UK tour
02/05/07
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Ed takes part in 'Soundings' at the Austrian Cultural Forum
17/04/07
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Premiere of 'for Marcel Dzama' commissioned for the Fidelio Trio
13/04/07
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Ed Bennett Portrait Orchestra Concert broadcast on RTE Radio
11/03/07
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decibel perform at the Bromsgrove Mixing Music Series
02/03/07
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Further Performances and Radio Broadcasts of 'Ausland' in Belgium
26/01/07
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RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland features Ed Bennett in it's Horizons Contemporary Music Series
16/01/07
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'Ausland' for orchestra awarded first prize in Tactus Forum Belgium.
8/12/06
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Premiere of DO NOT BEND for saxohphone and large ensemble in Birmingham
01/12/06
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Dutch Ensemble de ereprijs premiere 'Shrigley' in the Netherlands
25/11/06
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The Crash Ensemble perform 'My Broken Machines' in Dublin
10/11/06
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decibel on the BMIC Cutting Edge Tour in Oxford
16/11/06
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'Monster' released on CMC CD Contemporary Music from Ireland this month
18/10/06
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decibel on the BMIC Cutting Edge Tour in Birmingham
30/10/06
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Breath performed at Galway Arts Festival, Ireland
29/07/06
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Ed Bennett featured CMC Composer for May 2006
May 2006
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Damien Harron premieres "Flicker" in York
19/05/06
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Ed Bennett in Berlin - Excavation performed at the Hanns Eisler Academy
17/05/06
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London Premiere of new work for Sound Intermedia and London Sinfonietta
13/05/06
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Beyond Beckett Festival - New Commission premiered in Dublin
23/04/06
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Alan Thomas premieres "My Broken Guitar" in Wapping Power Station, London
18/04/06
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Pedro Carneiro Tour
27/03/06
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Ed Bennett nominated for the British Composer Awards 2005
09/12/05
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New Work for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
24/11/05
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decibel perform at the BMIC Cutting Edge Series
20/10/05
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decibel perform at Colourscape 2005
17/09/05
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17/07/05
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decibel perform in Birmingham
06/06/05
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Sarah Nicolls performs
20/05/05
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"all of this used to be trees" on BBC Radio 3
21/05/05
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Garth Knox and Concorde perform Excavation
17/05/05
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Ed Bennett at Sonorities 2005 - New work for orchestra and electronic sound (BBC Radio 3 Commission)
27/04/05
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