Ben is a freelance musical director, adjudicator,singing coach and accompanist, working internationally, and is also ArtisticDirector and Company Secretary of Thames Concerts. He is a generalist musicadjudicator for the British and International Federation of Festivals, havingjoined in 2009. He is also a music examiner for LCME and a consultant on theirmusical theatre syllabi.
A specialist in musical theatre and vocalperformance, Ben has been musical director for numerous productions across theUK, and a reflective product of this has been his continuing work at thecutting edge of performing arts training in London, with his portfolio over theyears including Arts Ed, Mountview Academy, Trinity Laban, Laine Theatre Arts,Italia Conti, Guildford School of Acting, the London Academy of Music andDramatic Art, the Royal Academy of Music, Drama Studio London, and the LondonSchool of Musical Theatre. Countless ofhis former singing students enjoy successful careers in the West End andbeyond. He also teaches singing at Kingston Grammar School and Tiffin Girls'School.
Born and based in London, Ben trained initially as aflautist before majoring in piano, singing and conducting. He read Music atKingston University and the London College of Music, subsequently joining theteaching faculty as the College's first resident MD.
Ben remains much sought-after as an accompanist, andcollaborates in a variety of genres with countless singers and instrumentalistsin many performing environments. He isone of the regular pianists for Cantabile (The London Quartet), and has givenconcerts with them in Germany, Belgium and the UK.
Ben is a Liveryman and on the Court of theWorshipful Company of Musicians. He chaired the Company’s prestigious annualmusical direction scholarship for eight years and is presently Chairman of theCompany's Jazz Committee.
Outside music, Ben is a keen motorcyclist.