Ben Nobuto

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Ben Nobuto
Born1996
Japan
Origin Kent, England
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OccupationComposer
Instruments
Years active2016-Present
Labels NMC Recordings
Website https://bennobuto.com/

Ben Nobuto (born 1996) is a British/Japanese composer of modern classical music. He is best known for works that combine acoustic and electronic sounds and often reference popular culture. [1]

Education and career

Nobuto studied at the University of Cambridge, receiving a BMus and a Mphil in Music. While at Cambridge he received the Bliss Prize for composition. [2]

His piece Serenity 2.0 was commissioned by the Manchester Collective in 2021. This piece for chamber ensemble heavily utilizes sampling of materials from 80s Japanese pop, YouTube vlogs, TED Talks, and Baroque music. [3] [4] Serenity 2.0 received a Royal Philharmonic Society award in 2023. [5]

His choral work Sol was commissioned by the National Youth Choir and released on NMC Recordings in 2022. [6] It received an Ivor Novello Award for Best Choral Composition at the 2023 Ivors Classical Awards. [7]

His work Hallelujah Sim was premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers and Elim Chan on the first night of the 2024 BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Withers, Charlie (2024-01-26). "Member Spotlight: Ben Nobuto". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  2. ↑ "Nobuto". NMC. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  3. ↑ de Somogyi, Zygmund (2022-06-27). "Interview: Ben Nobuto | PRXLUDES". PRXLUDES | beyond genre. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  4. ↑ "SERENITY 2.0". Manchester Collective. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  5. ↑ "2023 RPS Awards winners announced". Royal Philharmonic Society. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  6. ↑ "Nobuto". NMC. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  7. ↑ Lockheart, Florence (2024-04-09). "Ivors Classical Awards 2023 winners announced". Classical Music UK. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  8. ↑ "Ben Nobuto: meet the composer bringing videogame adventures to the First Night of the Proms". BBC Music Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  9. ↑ Hewett, Ivan (2024-07-19). "First Night of the Proms 2024: Splendid Handel and a silly hat start the summer just right". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  10. ↑ Morrison, Richard (2024-07-19). "First Night of the Proms review — dazzling, laugh-out-loud debut". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
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