Benjamin is a Sheffield-based freelance composer and music teacher.

With extensive composition, performance and analytical experience throughout his education, Benjamin graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Music from the University of Leeds in 2018 having achieved the Frank Toothill Memorial Award in his first year and certificates of commendation in both his second and third years in recognition of his high standard of work. In 2022, he completed his MA in Composition from the University of Sheffield and graduated with a distinction.

Benjamin has composed in a variety of styles. Most notably, as part of his studies, he composed his ‘Suite for Solo Cello’ (2018), which he also performed at the end of his final year. His orchestral piece ‘The Hollow Island’ was premiered in 2021 by the Sheffield University Symphony Orchestra. In the same year he worked on a collaborative project with writer and singer Sanyukta Srivatsa, premiering ‘An Endless Sea’ in Sheffield. In 2022 he completed his first String Quartet, workshopped with Ensemble 360, focused on writing new music that’s just as welcoming to amateur music-makers, as well as professionals. He is also currently working on an EP with his partner, setting his great-grandmother’s poetry to music. His composition style ranges from contemporary classical music to folk, exploring both traditional and non-traditional approaches to writing music.

As a member of many ensembles during his education, Benjamin went on to complete a dissertation project on the benefits of orchestral membership as a young person, and now works as an accredited teacher with the Sheffield Music Hub. He works young people in composition, cello and music theory. He is also currently a member of Hallam Sinfonia, performing regular concerts with them in Sheffield. One such notable performance being the huge sold-out finale to Classical Sheffield’s 10th anniversary weekend in March 2023 with a performance of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony which brought together 300 members of Sheffield’s musical community. In October 2023, Benjamin was commissioned to write a celebratory piece, ‘Shining Dawn’, which was performed as part of Hallam Sinfonia’s 50th Anniversary season.