Arranging
Benjamin has been collaborating with cello phenomenon Abel Selaocoe to create ‘Four Spirits’, a concerto for cello, voice and orchestra. Abel has already performed the work in Glasgow, Seattle, St Paul MN, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Eindhoven and Helsinki; and is due to perform it over the coming months with the London Symphony Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Benjamin has created a number of original arrangements and conducted the score to Card Shark, a forthcoming video game featuring music from Andrea Boccadoro and the French Baroque.
Two of Benjamin’s arrangements of James Bond themes will appear on BOND 25, a CD and double vinyl from Decca Records featuring new orchestral arrangements of all 25 iconic James Bond title themes. The album was recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, and will be released on 1st October 2021.
Benjamin has arranged and co-produced As You Are, a sound walk for Leeds by cellist, vocalist and composer Abel Selaocoe. As You Are is due to be installed in Leeds city centre in the winter of 2020/21, with tickets available at the Opera North website.
Benjamin was commissioned by Opera North to arrange the work for the orchestra and chorus of Opera North, and a pan-African continuo section of Abel Selaocoe (cello, voice), Anna Mudeka (mbira, voice), Simo Lagnawi (guimbri, voice) and Sidiki Dembele (percussion, ngoni).
Benjamin was commissioned to create two new arrangements of Elgar's 'Chanson de Matin' and Binge's 'Elizabethan Serenade' for the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor on 19 May 2018.