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Benedict Taylor (born 1982) is a British solo violist and composer specialising in new music and improvisation. He studied viola at the Royal Northern College of Music (2000–2004) with Roger Bigley – Lindsay Quartet, Thomas Riebl, Steve Berry (improvisation), Chris Rowland (chamber music). From 2008–2010, he then read ethnomusicology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is married to Indian actress Radhika Apte. ==Career== Taylor is an active figure within the area of contemporary string performance and is at the forefront of the British & European new and improvised music scene. The central focus of his work is in the performance of music of the 20th century, newly composed music and improvised music. In performance/recording he has worked with artists including: Lawrence Upton, Stephen Crowe, Alex Ward, Daniel Thompson, Terry Day, Tom Jackson,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New squib-box release: Songs from Badly-Lit Rooms )〕 Anton Mobin, Eugenio Colombo, Steve Beresford, Evan Parker,〔http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/evan-parker-70th-birthday-celebration-kings-place〕 Tony Conrad, Francesco Hoch, Pierre Boulez, John Corigliano, Oliver Knussen, Krzysztof Penderecki, Kaffe Matthews, Jeremy Peyton Jones, Renee Baker, Lauri Supponen, Neil Luck. Within his work there is a focus on solo performance as a creative and investigative process. In 2013 he initiated an ongoing commission series 'For Viola Solo' requesting particular composers (initially Crowe, Luck, Upton, Baker) to write works for Taylor through their preferred systems of notation/instruction alongside using improvisation as central to the structure of the composition. The first works premiered in autumn 2013. He works with a number of music organisations and ensembles including; clapTON Ensemble, re:sound, London Improvisers Orchestra, Berlin Improvisers Orchestra, Tokyo Improvisers Orchestra, Rambert Dance Company, Kammer Klang Players, Squib-Box, ARCO, London Sinfonietta Collective, Regular Music II. Notable festival, venue and radio appearances include; Tete a Tete Opera Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte – Montepulciano, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Fete de la Musique Berlin, Manchester International Festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, Cheltenham Festival, BBC Radio 3, Resonance FM, Radio Libertaire/Epsilonia (Paris). Through his work he is also involved with several higher education institutions, giving lectures and seminars at the Royal College of Music and Goldsmiths, University of London amongst others. In 2008 he embarked on a career in composition, in particular since then scoring and creating the music for Fireworks & Djinns of Eidgah (Dir. Richard Twyman) – Royal Court Theatre, The Bright Day (Mohit Takalkar), Maunraag (Vaibhav Abnave), Waves of Power (Rajesh Thind & National Maritime Museum 2011), Citizen Soldiers (Rajesh Thind), Presage (Maria Guerberof 2010), That Girl in Yellow Boots,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Full cast and crew for ''That Girl in Yellow Boots'' (2010) )〕 (director Anurag Kashyap), Harud (Aamir Bashir), Ship of Theseus (dir. Anand Gandhi 2012), with ongoing screenings, garnering awards and critical acclaim at film festivals including Venice, London, Toronto, Shanghai, Mumbai & Rotterdam, London Film Critics Circle. He is the founder & artistic director of CRAM, a music collective & independent record label (CRAM Records), which produces and promotes improvisation and new composition through both recorded and live mediums. The group is notable for working across geographical, cultural, media & artistic boundaries. In 2013 he co-founded the free-improv group "Ynd" with poet Tom Jackson and composer Stephen Crowe. The trio perform on an unlimited assortment of instruments, with a main core of clarinet, guitar, viola, percussion and electronics. He is active within the London session music community having worked in performance & recording settings with artists including; Jimmy Page, Basement Jaxx, Madness, Aphex Twin, Belle and Sebastian, Serafina Steer, Jarvis Cocker, You Me At Six, Donovan, Micah P. Hinson, Foals, Cherry Ghost. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benedict Taylor (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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