A very strong composer, particularly with regard to harmony and building drama.

- Melinda Wagner

Bio

Ben Sellick is a Canadian composer, conductor, and performer based in New York.

In 2019 Ben was Pro Coro Canada's RBC Emerging Composer, and won the Francis Seaton Choral Composition Competition. Ben’s compositions and arrangements have been performed across Canada and in NYC, at venues including Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.

As a conductor and music director Ben has directed Juilliard Sings, the Central Church Chorale and Orchestra, Christ the King Chapel at St. Paul’s College, Prairie Voices Inc., and the Red River New Music Ensemble.

As a pianist, organist, cellist, and baritone, Ben has performed across Canada and New York in solo and chamber settings, as well as with the National Youth Choir and Orchestra of Canada, Polycoro, Camerata Nova, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

Ben grew up in Winnipeg, MB with his two brothers, playing Grieg and Debussy, travelling, and watching Hitchcock movies.

He studied filmmaking with Guy Maddin, conducting with Elroy Friesen and Michael Zaugg, piano performance with David Moroz, and composition with Robert Beaser. He holds degrees in film, philosophy, and piano performance from the University of Manitoba, and a M.M. in Composition from Juilliard.

Ben is the founder and director of SOUNDYARD Composer's Circle (www.soundyard.ca), a Schoenberg-inspired new music society.