Ben Richter

"Experiencing Ben Richter's music is like sitting in a pew of the holiest church you've ever sat in. Yet, simultaneously, inside that very same church is a strange traveling carnival, complete with ferris wheels, halls of distorted mirrors, and twirly rides that leave you with heart, stomach, stars, and tears caught in a lump in your throat."
Sascha Woolfe, psychologist

The Elementals is now available from Xarpe Artist Editions.

Upcoming Performances:

"The more I hear of his work, the more I am amazed at the extent to which strangeness can be nothing but beauty."

"Both beautiful and haunting. His integration of limitless imagination with strong musical technique transports the listener to an entirely new world."
Helena Martin, conductor

"An emotional tour de force ... The most psychologically disturbing music I've ever heard."
Joshua Wrigley, writer & singer

fear not becoming invisible (world premiere) for Nieuw Ensemble.
Friday, June 8 (2012), Amsterdam, NL.
Saturday, June 9 (2012), Den Haag, NL.

Recent:

Ich Bin (world premiere), baroque ensemble.
Monday, November 28, 2011, Nutshuis, Den Haag, NL.

The Giantess, Modelo62 with Ezequiel Menalled.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011, KonCon, Den Haag, NL.

Tresnuraghes, It Nije Ensemble with Hoite Pruiksma.
Sunday, October 30, 2011, De Lawei, Drachten, NL.
Friday, October 28, 2011, Kloosterkapel, Bergen, NL.
Thursday, October 27, 2011, Noorderkerk, Sneek, NL.

Was draußen ist, TOEAC.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011, dům umění brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Sunday, August 28, 2011, Mosel Musikfestival, Hatzenport, Germany.
Saturday, August 27, 2011, Mosel Musikfestival, Saarburg, Germany.
Sunday, August 21, 2011, 1:3o P.M., NJO Muziekzomer, Heelsum, NL.
Thursday, August 4, 2011, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Was draußen ist in "Forgotten Horizon" dance performance
with TOEAC accordion duo and Regina van Berkel, choreographer,
at the NJO Muziekzomer and Grachtenfestival:
Saturday, August 20, 2011, 8:15 P.M. Concertgebouw de Vereeniging, Nijmegen, NL.
Friday, August 19, 2011, Compagnietheater, Amsterdam, NL.
Thursday, August 18, 2011, Podium & Filmtheater Gigant, Apeldoorn, NL.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011, Veluvine, Nunspeet, NL.

Petya (full series), world premiere with De Egelantier ensembles dir. Onno Bosch.
Sunday, July 10, 2011, 3:00 PM. Philharmonie Haarlem, Lange Begijnestraat 11, Haarlem, NL.

The Flight of Hope, European premiere with Leo Svirsky and Tal Eisenberg.
Monday, May 23, 2011, 7:00 PM. Korzo theater, Prinsestraat 42, Den Haag, NL.

Strassburg Hymn, Ensemble Royaal with Jurjen Hempel.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 8:00 PM. Nieuwe Kerk, Den Haag, NL.

Strassburg Hymn, world premiere, Ensemble Royaal with Jurjen Hempel.
Monday, April 18, 2011, KonCon, Den Haag, NL.

You Are Safe And Not Alone, world premiere at "Off-Off-Broadway".
Sunday, April 17, 2011, Delta Center for Contemporary Art, Weimarstraat 300, Den Haag, NL.

Tresnuraghes, It Nije Ensemble with Hoite Pruiksma.
Sunday, April 3, 2011, RK Kerk, Workum, NL.