Website for composer Ben Isaacs

New Recording – This Horizontal Line

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:49:15 +0000

Reiko Manabe has recorded my flute solo This Horizontal Line for mmm…‘s hibari project in aid of Japanese earthquake victims. You can download an mp3 for a small donation from this page.

Athens Composer/Performer Conference

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:27:12 +0000

I will be attending the second Athens Composer/Performer Conference this October, where All the things inside me are doing what they need to be doing will be performed by pianist Christine Tokatlian.

CeReNeM Journal Issue 2

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:45:59 +0000

The second issue of the CeReNeM Journal is available here, and includes a discussion between Robert Dahm and me, “Composer interaction in pedagogical contexts”. The issue is entitled “Specialist training in new music – summer courses, festivals and symposia”. Other contributing authors include Jennie Gottschalk, Richard Haynes, Timothy McCormack and Naomi Pinnock.

HCMF 2010

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:13:57 +0000

On Monday 22nd November, pianist Kate Ledger will premiere a new work of mine, along with pieces by Ray Evanoff and Timothy McCormack, at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. The event is part of the hcmf// shorts series and is free to attend.

More Recordings

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:05:07 +0000

A recording of I want to write a book like a cloud that changes as it goes he said is now on the Works page, along with the performances of Between I and Between II from April’s Masters concert in Huddersfield.

CeReNeM Journal Issue 1

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:08:21 +0000

The first issue of the CeReNeM journal is now online, and features an interview I gave to Ray Evanoff in which we discuss issues of tactility, perception and notation in and darkness sweeps in like a hand and other recent pieces. A huge ‘thank you’ is owed to both Ray and Robert Dahm for all their hard work on this.

New Recordings

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:56:01 +0000

Recordings of allone, Between I and Splendid are now available to download from the Works page.

Haynes/Ballon/Knoop – Canto

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:57:59 +0000

1.15, Wednesday 10th February, St. Paul’s Hall, Huddersfield

Ben Isaacs – allone (2009)

Helmut Lachenmann – Allegro Sostenuto (1986-88)

Timothy McCormack – Apparatus (2009)

Erik Ulman – Canto XXV (2007)

Erik Ulman – Weights and Measures (2008-09)

Richard Haynes – clarinets

Séverine Ballon – cello

Mark Knoop – Piano

Iain Harrison – “In Pain and Sadness”

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:54:25 +0000

Iain Harrison – “In Pain and Sadness” Improvisations and musings for saxophone

1.15 Thursday 21st January, St. Paul’s Hall, Huddersfield

Improvisations 2 & 3 – Ryo Noda

I Never Look Like Myself – Ben Isaacs

Aus Schmerz und Trauer – Nicolaus A. Huber

Enmeshed – Michael Clarke

plus improvisations from “Apropos” duo

free entry

Scores and Recordings

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:23:50 +0000

Welcome to Ben Isaacs’ website! pdf scores and mp3 recordings are available on the Works page. Many thanks to Scott McLaughlin for hosting the mp3s.