- Chris Hailey
Benjamin's Into the Little Hill will have its West Coast Premiere at the 2010 Festival.
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George Benjamin (b. 1960) is that rare specimen of a musical prodigy who has redeemed in maturity all the promise of his youth. He began composing at nine and at sixteen was already studying with Olivier Messiaen (and piano with Yvonne Loriod). Now, at 50, Benjamin has retained the appealing spontaneity of his earlier works while probing ever deeper into the mysteries of musical communication. It is telling that Benjamin’s music has so often been the subject of portrait festivals in Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Japan because his is an oeuvre striking in its range and diversity. Each exquisitely crafted piece seems to inhabit a sound world of its own. What these works share in common, however, is their creator’s fascination with texture and sonority and his capacity for rendering ingenious complexity utterly accessible – be it intricate structure, layered rhythms, or the interplay of timbres. Benjamin’s music is an irresistible invitation to the delights of listening.
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