Benjamin Tassie
Benjamin Tassie (b.1987) is a composer, sound-artist, and researcher. He is particularly interested in how historical musical instruments, tuning systems, and performance practices can be recontextualised to speak to our contemporary experiences. His music has been commissioned and performed by organisations and ensembles including The National Galley, Tate Britain, Historic Royal Palaces, Nordic Affect, Zubin Kanga, Liam Byrne, and the Ligeti Quartet. Awards include the prestigious PRS Foundation and Jerwood Arts Composers’ Fund award and an Ivor Novello Award 2024 nomination. He holds a PhD from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where he is now Visiting Lecturer. He was Resident Researcher at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (2024) and presenter of the weekly radio show Future Classical on Resonance FM.
Photograph by Tess Veldhorst
