BEN SIEMS STRING WORKS, MODERN MUSIC AND IMPROVISATIONAL EXPERIMENTS
Leaving Us a Little Love in the "Tip Jar"
The music world has been moving with ever-increasing speed
toward a system in which artists receive no meaningful
compensation for their work. We are grateful you have found us
here and are enjoying listening to our music. Please consider
supporting us by making a contribution via PayPal. The suggested
donation amount is 15 cents ($0.15) for each track that you listen
to more than once, with an additional 10 cents each time you
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either tracks or entire discs…
…Well, yes, that's kind of the
point. But whether you choose to contribute support or not, thank
you sincerely for taking the time to join us here and learn about
our music.
Artists
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Ben Siems, composer, conductor, cellist, guitarist
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Megan Scott, cellist
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Ed Cadman, cellist
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Rosa Thompson-Vieira, cellist
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Nora Doyle, cellist
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Mary Alice Hutton, violinist
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Lydia S. Lui, violinist
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Stephen Rettner, pianist, keyboardist
DISCOGRAPHY
Mirages Long Remembered
Write Her Name on the Sky
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“A superb creation in music that will set the classics alight. … [Pieces] that will in the future be classics of our time, admired by the best and copied by the many.” —Anthony Haworth, CEO, Factory Music Publishing, UK |
Rettner & Siems: Here & Then / There & Now
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"I want to write the movie that has this music as its soundtrack." —L.S., story consultant for the 2021 film The Mauritanian, starring Jodie Foster. |
Rettner & Siems: Three Days in a Duplex
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“I like this music—the melodic lines, and the aleatory excursions. And the gentle way it is accomplished.” —Dr. R. Hoffman, curator, Entertaining Science Music Series, New York, NY |
Empire at Twilight (Avant-garde contemporary concert music)
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“Music that goes straight to the soul, almost bypassing the ears.” —Posted listener review after national radio broadcast on release date of disc in 2007 |