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UPCOMING EVENTS
26/3 ECHO (12’’ / voice and lute/guitar) performed by award winning mezzo Helen Charlston and Toby Carr at The Barnes Festival https://barnesmusicfestival.com/
5/5: RETURN (Short Film Soundtrack) - Best Original Soundtrack Nomination; US Premiere, WMIFilm Festival, Washington DC. Check out the trailer to this beautiful short film on my home page. The film is written and directed by the amazing Sophia Carr Gomm https://sophiacarrgomm.com
1/6: RELEASE (10’’ / string quartet and vocals) - Podcast commission from The BBC - featured as the soundtrack to the Radio 3 Music and Meditation Podcast. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m00175qd
3/7: THE FALL (45’’ / choir, strings and electronics) - World Premiere at The Wigmore Hall - Siglo De Oro and Amy Tress https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507031930
I am once again collaborating with Writer and Film Director Sophia Carr Gomm on a new large-scale choral work commissioned by innovative vocal ensemble, Siglo De Oro. The piece will use voices, strings and electronics to bring to life Sophia’s fascinating libretto based on the myth of the Trojan horse that delves deep into the self destructive nature of humanity.
1/8: LIBERA NOS (10’’ / choir) - Released as a new single (with music video) on Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube
14/8: FRAGMENTS (5’’ / choir) - Released as part of a new album recorded by University College Durham
Feb ‘26 (tbc): AIR LOOM (Live Theatre Soundtrack) - Immersive Theatre Production, Cardiff, R&D Public Showcase
May ‘26 (tbc): ELEMENTS (10’ / Voice, Sackbuts and Cornets) - World Premiere at the Purbeck Arts Week Helen Charlston and ECSE.
Oct ‘26 (tbc): A SHORT WALK (25’’ / vocal ensemble) - UK Live Premiere, conducted Ben Rowarth
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
BBC Travel Show Soundtrack
Release of episodes of the BBC Travel Show on which Ben composed and arranged music. Have a watch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0020g9t/the-travel-show-the-bahamas-natural-wonders-of-the-caribbean
Notable Premieres and Performances:
Libera Nos - Wigmore Hall Debut performance by ensemble Siglo De Oro
‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ - a new Christmas Carol commissioned by Huddersfield Choral Society.
The Shepherd Girl - another new Christmas work commissioned by The Tower of London (video above) has since seen more performances from David Hill (Cambridge Choral Society) and Keble College Choir (Oxford).
Short Films:
Recent World Premiere of A Short Walk a film created by director Sophia Carr Gomm as a collaboration with my 2018 vocal work The Short Walk of a Madman which acts as the film’s soundtrack.
2024 also saw the completion of another soundtrack: 'Yours Is The Earth’, a beautiful short film directed by Finn Lusty due to be released this year.
Education:
Ben’s popular education piece ‘The World Around Us’ was once again performed by a number of primary and middle schools alongside the internationally renowned ensemble ‘The Marian Consort’ at The Dunster Festival this year.