Ben Nobuto (born 1996) is a British/Japanese composer of modern classical music. He is best known for works that combine acoustic and electronic sounds and often reference popular culture.

Education and career

Nobuto studied at the

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, receiving a BMus and a Mphil in Music. While at Cambridge he received the Bliss Prize for composition. His piece ''Serenity 2.0'' was commissioned by the Manchester Collective in 2021. This piece for chamber ensemble heavily utilizes sampling of materials from 1980s Japanese pop, YouTube vlogs,

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, and

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. ''Serenity 2.0'' received a

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award in 2023. His choral work ''Sol'' was commissioned by the National Youth Choir and released on

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in 2022. It received an

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for Best Choral Composition at the 2023 Ivors Classical Awards. His work Hallelujah Sim was premiered by the

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and

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on the first night of the 2024

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at the

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References

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