Ed Bennett (born 15 March 1975) is a composer of contemporary art music.

Biography

Bennett was born in

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. Having studied with Brian Irvine at North Down College and with

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at the

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, London, Bennett states that "Striving for perfection leads me to boredom. I like to be surprised by music, staying on the outside of things and occasionally dipping in and taking what I need to try to create something new." He has also worked with

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during his residency in

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. In 2007 he was a finalist in the British Composer Awards. He has had works performed by

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, Moving on Music,

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, PRSF, Music Network, Integra and the arts councils of England, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Bennett's work has been commissioned and performed internationally by many different artists, organisations and ensembles including the PRSF,

, Moving on Music, Music Network and the arts councils of Ireland, Northern Ireland and England. Listed among the collaborators and performers of his work are

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, Orkest de ereprijs,

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, Lontano, Noszferatu,

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, Garth Knox, Pedro Carneiro,

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and

. He also performs with and directs his own ensemble, Decibel. In 2012 he was awarded the

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for the Performing Arts. In the same year, he was commissioned to write a piece for the Northern Irish "Opera Shorts" series, which was performed in Belfast and in London as part of the Olympics Festival. It was credited in ''The Irish Times'' as being a memorable highlight and was mentioned in ''The Guardian'' for its playfulness."NI Opera Shorts – review", ''The Guardian'', 8 July 2012
retrieved 16 August 2012. He is currently at

where he is the recipient of a research fellowship and active as a teacher in the composition department.

Discography

Dzama Stories
– Music influenced by artist Marcel Dzama, Quartz
My Broken Machines – NMC Recordings

Togetherness – Diatribe Records

Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 10
– An appearance on the best of Irish composers' of Northern Ireland
Between
– Diatribe Recordings
Music From Northern Ireland
– Lontano Records

References

External links

Ed Bennett's official websiteEd Bennett works available at Composers EditionEd Bennett at Contemporary Music Centre IrelandEd Bennett on Association of Irish ComposersListen to Ed Bennett's Ausland on BBC's Hear And Now
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