Benedict Taylor
Taylor in February 2016
Taylor in February 2016
Background information
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • violist
  • violinist
  • composer
Instruments
  • Viola
  • Violin
  • Vocals
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2012)​

Benedict Taylor is a British avant-garde violist, violinist and composer.

Career

Taylor works in contemporary composition, modern string performance and improvised music in the British and European new music world. The central focus of his work is in new composition for live performance, film, theatre, contemporary dance, art installation, and electroacoustic composition. In performance, he predominantly works within improvisation, new composition and 20th/21st century music.[citation needed]

Within his performance work there is a focus on solo performance as a creative and investigative process. In 2013 he initiated an ongoing commission series and solo label Subverten (For Viola Solo). The first works premiered in autumn 2013 and continue several times each year.[1]

He has worked with a number of music organisations and ensembles including; clapTON Ensemble, re:sound, London Improvisers Orchestra,[2] Berlin Improvisers Orchestra, Project Instrumental, Tokyo Improvisers Orchestra, Kammer Klang Players, Squib-Box,[3] ARCO,[4] London Sinfonietta Collective, Regular Music II.[5]

Notable festival, venue and radio appearances include; Jazz en Nord Festival France, Tete a Tete Opera Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte – Montepulciano, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Fete de la Musique Berlin, Manchester International Festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, Cheltenham Festival, BBC Radio 3, Resonance FM, Radio Libertaire/Epsilonia (Paris).[6]

Personal life

He married Indian actress Radhika Apte in 2012.[7]

Awards

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Discography

Solo

[9][10]

Collaborations

Composition

Solo

Collaborations

References

  1. ^ "Nonclassical October – REVIEW – The Cusp Magazine". Thecuspmagazine.com. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ "LONDON IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA psi 11.04 discography". Emanemdisc.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Last Wane Days". Squib-box.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Neil Luck Composer- about". Neilluck.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  5. ^ "projects". Regularmusicii.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Epsilonia: Epsilonia Squadra Lumaca With Benedict Taylor, D'Incise, Aviad Finkelbert/Alma Ben-Yoseph, Nadja". Epsilonia-radio.blogspot.in. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Knot knock". Pune Mirror. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Benedict Taylor – Solstice, by Benedict Taylor". Nachtstuckrecords.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Caged Guerrillas, by Benedict Taylor – Violist". Subverten.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  10. ^ [1][dead link]
  11. ^ [2][dead link]
  12. ^ "A Purposeless Play, by Benedict Taylor – Violist". Subverten.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  13. ^ "YouTube". Retrieved 3 July 2020 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "Pugilism, by Benedict Taylor – Violist". Subverten.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Transit Check | Cram". Cramrecords.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Alluere by Benedict Taylor on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  17. ^ "STRIATIONS | Benedict Taylor Viola". Subverten.bandcamp.com. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  18. ^ "PUNCTURE CYCLE, by BENEDICT TAYLOR & DIRK SERRIES". Newwaveofjazz.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Live at ZSenne Art Lab 11/10/18, by Benedict Taylor, Tom Jackson". Roamreleases.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Alex Ward Item 10 – Volition (Live at Cafe Oto)". discogs. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  21. ^ "In bed later, lying near the wall, his knees pulled up and his face resting on the striped ticking of the mattress, Leventhal went over his mistakes., by Benedict Taylor, Tom Jackson". Roamreleases.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Confront Recordings". Confrontrecordings.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  23. ^ "Stow – Phasing, by Benedict Taylor & Anton Mobin". Rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  24. ^ "Songs from Badly-Lit Rooms | squib-box". Squib-box.bandcamp.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  25. ^ "Dark Voices | Cram". Cramrecords.bandcamp.com. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  26. ^ "Guests on Tape | Anton Mobin". Antonmobin.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  27. ^ "Une Nuit De Bruit | Sombre Soniks". Sombresoniks.bandcamp.com. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  28. ^ "Compost | Cram". Cramrecords.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  29. ^ Khimasia, Paul (15 November 2013). "The Slightly Off Kilter Label: Carousel Collective/Thomas Mindhouse – The Long Half Day documentation on USB – coming soon!". Slightlyoffkilterlabel.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  30. ^ "Last Wane Days". Squib-box.com. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  31. ^ "London Improvisers Orchestra – Lio Leo Leon (CD, Album) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  32. ^ "Singing Marram (Photo, Synthesis) | Benedict Taylor Viola". Subverten.bandcamp.com. 1 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  33. ^ "The Djinns of Eidgah – Royal Court". Royalcouttheatre.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  34. ^ "Review: The Djinns of Eidgah, Royal Court". Oughttobeclowns.blogspot.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  35. ^ "The Bright Day". IMDb. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  36. ^ "Maunraag". IMDb. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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