Benjamin Dean Taylor
Benjamin Dean Taylor, also known as Ben Taylor, is an American composer and trumpet player born in 1983.[1] Taylor is primarily known for writing wind band music, but his body of work also contains works for choir, orchestra, symphony, opera, jazz ensembles, chamber ensembles, and pieces with both live and electronic parts.[2]
Awards and Commissions
Notable among Taylor's career are several awards and commissions. Taylor has received commissions from the Omaha Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Wind Symphony, New World Youth Symphony, and more.[2][1] He was also awarded the Kaplan Foundation Commission at Saint Mary’s University in 2022.[3]
Taylor has also been awarded grants from the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition in 2019, 2015, 2013, and 2011.[4]
Youth Outreach
Taylor is the founder and director of a yearly summer music program called Music Creators Academy, aimed at both youth and adult composers.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Midwest Clinic - Before the Double Bar: I..." Midwest Clinic. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Benjamin Dean Taylor". Wind Repertory Project. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rodgers, Ben (2022-03-18). "Benjamin Dean Taylor selected as next Kaplan Foundation Commissioned Composer". Newsroom. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ "General & Latter-day Saints Commission Recipients". Barlow Endowment. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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