Nicholas Bentz

Nicholas Bentz (b. 1994 - Charleston, SC) is a composer, violinist, and multimedia artist whose work is drawn to remote fringes and recesses of experience. In his work he seeks to render intimately personal spaces imbued with an individual sense of storytelling and narrative. His art centers around the blurring juxtaposition, and amalgamation of stylistic idioms into singular sonic statements.
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Nicholas's music has been performed by leading artists including the Philadelphia Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, Sandbox Percussion, HOCKET, yMusic, and Ensemble Dal Niente, and featured at Lincoln Center, the Musikeverein, Kennedy Center, Cabrillo Festival, Kimmel Center, Copland House, and the Museum of Modern Art in Shanghai. His first opera, Having Guests for Dinner, was commissioned by /kor/ productions, and has been performed by Hillman Opera, Hartford Opera Theater, and New Opera West. Current projects include co-commissions from Ensemble Intercontemporain and Wigmore Hall, multimedia projects with filmmaker Alex Atienza and Flannau Duo, and SALMO, a sci-fi tragic opera.