Lecture

Benjamin is pleased to confirm his attendance at the Women’s Club at Lakeside Chautaqua. Benjamin will be addressing the audience as part of the Summer Festival on

5 August 2014 at 1.30pm
At the Green Gables

This is the 3rd time Benjamin had the pleasure of joining the Women’s Club for a public lecture and this year he will engage the audience in the process of composition. Read More...

"Concerto for Violin, Viola, Cello and Orchestra"

PREMIERE.
Original composition for the Pre-Concert Premieres Series 2013/14, performed by musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra:

Benjamin Lloyd (violin)
Daniel Reinker (viola)
Steven Drake (cello)
and special guest:
Tony Migliore (piano score reduction)


Performance Dates: May 29, 30, 31 2014
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"Baroque Style"

PREMIERE.
Original composition for the Pre-Concert Premieres Series 2013/14, performed by musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra:

Roger Wiesmeyer (English horn)
Cassandra Lee (clarinet)
Cynthia Estill (bassoon)
Mary Kathryn Van Osdale (violin)
John Maple (violin)
Isabel Bartles (violin)
Kirsten Mitchell (violin)
Laura Ross (violin)
Kristi Seehafer (viola)
Steven Drake (cello)
Glen Wanner (bass)

conducted by Vinay Parameswaran

Performance Dates: May 15, 16, 17, 2014
Schermerhorn Symphony Center Read More...

"Printemps"

PREMIERE.
Original composition for the Pre-Concert Premieres Series 2013/14, performed by musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra:

Gerald Greer (violin)
Kirsten Mitchell (violin)
Laura Ross (violin)
Kristi Seehafer (viola)
Steven Drake (cello)


Performance Dates: April 25, 26, 2014
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"L'Ours Qui Danse"

PREMIERE.
Original composition for the Pre-Concert Premieres Series 2013/14, performed by musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra:

Susan K. Smith (trombone)
Mary Kathryn Van Osdale (violin)
Isabel Bartles (violin)
Laura Ross (violin)
Kristi Seehafer (viola)
Steven Drake (cello)


Performance Dates: April 18, 19, 2014
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"Mini Rondo"

PREMIERE.
Original composition for the Pre-Concert Premieres Series 2013/14, performed by musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra:

Mary Kathryn Van Osdale (violin)
Gerald Greer (violin)
Kristi Seehafer (viola)
Steven Drake (cello)


Performance Dates: March 27, 28, 29, 2014
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"Pizzicato Prelude"

PREMIERE.
Original composition for the Pre-Concert Premieres Series 2013/14, performed by musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra:

Gerald Greer (violin)
Isabel Bartles (violin)
Melinda Whitely (viola)
Steven Drake (cello)
Elizabeth Stewart (bass)


Performance Dates: March 13, 14, 15, 2014
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"Hochzeitsmelodie IV"

PREMIERE.
Original composition as a commission for a very special couple, Chandler and Sam, for their wedding ceremony in June 2014, performed by musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra:

Benjamin Lloyd (violin)
Isabel Bartles (violin)
Licia Jaskunas (harp)
Ann Richards (flute)


Performance Dates: February 28, March 1, 2014
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"Pinpilipauxa"

PREMIERE.
Original composition as a commission for a special birthday celebration, performed by musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra:

Robert Marler (piano)
Richard Graber (vibes)


Performance Dates: February 7, 8, 2014
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"Hochzeitsmelodie" I and II

US PREMIERE.
Original compositions commissioned as family gifts at two separate weddings in Austria, performed in the US for the first time by musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra:

Isabel Bartles (violin)
Ann Richards (flute)
Kathryn Ladner (flute)
Licia Jaskunas (harp)


Performance Dates: January 10, 11, 2014
Schermerhorn Symphony Center Read More...

"Introspection"

PREMIERE.
Original composition for the Pre-Concert Premieres Series 2013/14, performed by musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra:

Robert Marler (piano)
Richard Graber (vibes)


Performance Dates: Nov 21, 22, 23, 2013
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Special Performance at Beethoven House, Bonn

Being granted special permission by the curator of Beethoven House in Bonn, Germany where Beethoven was born in 1712, Benjamin performed a private concert of a Beethoven Romance as well as one of his own compositions. “It was such a great honour to have been invited to play just outside Beethoven’s birth room, especially that the last person to perform in this very spot was Pablo Casals in 1956. I couldn’t have been more humbled by the kindness of all the staff working at the museum and music collections to allow me to play for them.” Read More...