Dr. Benjamin Broening

Composer Benjamin Broening's music has been performed across the United States and in more than nineteen other countries.

Trembling Air, a disc of his chamber music recorded by eighth blackbird and released in 2012 by Bridge Records, has been praised as "haunting," "enchanting" and "terrific" (Cleveland Plain Dealer), "magical" (Fanfare), "other-worldly" (Gramophone), "coruscatingly gorgeous" (CD Hotlist), and "alluring" and "captivating" (Audiophile Audition). Recombinant Nocturnes, a 2011 disk of music for piano recorded by Duo Runedako, released on Innova Recordings, has been called a "gorgeous disc of music" and "thoughtful, eloquent, and disarmingly direct" by New Music Box, "deep, troubling" by François Couture and "Lovely, delicate, calming" by Los Angeles' KFJC. In addition to the solo cds on Bridge and Innova, other recordings have been released by Ensemble U: in Estonia and on the Centaur, Everglade, Equilibrium, MIT Press, Oberlin Music, Open G and SEAMUS record labels.

A recipient of Guggenheim, Howard and Fulbright Fellowships, Broening has also received recognition and awards from the American Composers Forum, Virginia Commission for the Arts, ACS/Andrew Mellon Foundation, the Jerome Founation, the Presser Music Foundation, as well as a teaching award from the University of Richmond.

Broening is founder and artistic director of Third Practice, an annual festival of electroacoustic music at the University of Richmond, where he is Associate Professor of Music. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Cambridge University, Yale University, and Wesleyan University.

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