Time is Drawing Nigh

"Altered Landscapes" is probably my most ambitious solo piece.  I wrote it in 1993 for a company dance piece by David Dorfman called "Hey." This 1998 recording is the title track from my long-out-of-print Evva cd.  Interestingly, I never notated this piece fully, only have a few sketches for it.  And now I'm trying to re-learn it after many, many years, to add back into my repertoire, and it is a challenging endeavor to re-memorize!

Altered Landscapes (Guy Klucevsek)

Ben Richter's "Destroying Angel" (2013)
Martha Cargo, bass flute
Sky Macklay, oboe
Somna M Bulist, harp
Ben Richter, accordion
Joe Tucker, percussion
Ellery Trafford, percussion
Damon Loren Baker, percussion
Russell O'Rourke, viola
Joshua Morris, bass

Ben Richter :: Destroying Angel

Ghost Ensemble performs "Star Maker" at the Queens New Music Festival, 
17 May 2014
conducted by David Bloom
Martha Cargo, flutes; Sky Macklay, oboe; Somna M Bulist and Damon Loren Baker, stones/bells; Ben Richter, electronics; Brooks Frederickson, percussion; Hannah Levinson, viola; Meaghan Burke, cello; James Ilgenfritz, contrabass
recorded by Sky Macklay

Star Maker

composed 1997-
amplified chamber ensemble;
performed by  Sonic Boom, Los Angeles
(contrabass-clarinet, trumpet, tuba, piano, accordion, percussion, cello, double bass)

Il Cimitero Chiuso

Didier Casamitjana playing  ' Gong ' in the morning ..

Gong of the morning

QUARTETTO d'ARCHI - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, F. Handel

Gentle beautiful dreamlike and perfect. The combination of Matthew Leigh Embleton's lovely tasteful composition and Hong Guo's delicate graceful piano, creates yet another beautiful timeless moment.

Released 01 February 2016
Label: Audio Fabrique

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/…/matthew-leigh-emble…/id1068461562
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Matthew-Leigh-Embleton-…/…/B019G2RKN2

Track list:
01 Nocturnes, Op. 02: No. 1 in D Minor
02 Journey in D Minor, Op. 1: No. 1, Introduction
03 Journey in D Minor, Op. 1: No. 2, The Pursuit
04 Journey in D Minor, Op. 1: No. 3, Looking Skyward

Nocturnes, Op. 02: No. 1 in D Minor (Piano Hong Guo)

for 14 accordions (most of them toy accordions)
Composed by Cheryl E. Leonard, 1996
Performed by Cheryl E. Leonard & Morgan Guberman 

Breathing, floating, flying, gasping, groaning, lilting... on a ship, on a swing, in a hammock... through the air, underwater, in space... When performed live, the accordionists are suspended from the ceiling above and around the audience and swing slowly back and forth as they play.
Copyright 2002 Great Hoary Marmot Music. All rights reserved.

Firn

Dream About Flying

performers: Fanny Vicens § Jean-etienne sotty

Ateliers modulables: Atelier E (for 2microtonal Accordions, 2017)

For three groups of soundmakers, using watercolor paper, hand drums, stones, and bowing wood and metal.

Commissioned by Pedro Carneiro for members of Jovem Orquestra Portuguesa. Premiered by JOP on May 26, 2019.

Performed and recorded at the Chosen Vale International Percussion Seminar by Christopher Goulet, Austin Keck, Mason Lee, Austin Taylor Smith, Nicholas Wright, Ruyi Yuan, Leon Zajimovic, and myself.

https://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/poetry/the-given-note

Iomramh

Pauline Oliveros's "Horse Sings from Cloud"
Areté, November 24, 2019
Performed by Ghost Ensemble:
Margaret Lancaster, flute
Ben Richter, accordion
Lucia Stavros, harp
Carrie Frey, viola

Pauline Oliveros :: Horse Sings From Cloud

Composed by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

Biber - “The Annunciation” from The Mystery Sonatas (c. 1674)

Quabbin Reservation, Massachussets USA

Haegeum Sanjo of Ji Yeonghui's School

Haegeum by Jeonghyeon Joo
Janggu by Inhyuk Hwang
Recorded by Jeongmyun Lee
Recorded at EUM Studio, Seoul, Korea
Recording supported by Arts Council Korea & ARKO Creative Academy

Haegeum Sanjo

Ben Richter is a composer, accordionist, and director of Ghost Ensemble, based in Berlin and New York.

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SAM NORDQUIST
AARON BUSHNELL
ELIJAH MCCLAIN
ANTEO ZAMBONI 
SUMMER TAYLOR
AHMED EREKAT
DOMINIQUE REM'MIE FELLS
SARAH GROSSMAN
JAMES SCURLOCK
DAVID MCATEE
EYAD AL-HALAQ
HECTOR GARCIA MENDOZA
GEORGE FLOYD
BREONNA TAYLOR
VICENTE RAMON GUERRERO
MARCI WISE
JOSEPH ROSENBAUM
ANTHONY HUBER
RIAH MILTON
TONY MCDADE 
EUGUI ROY
AHMAUD ARBERY
ASHLYNN LISBY
OLUWATOYIN SALAU 
VICTORIA SIMS
JOHANNA METZGER
ZEZICO GUAJAJARA
ISABEL CABANILLAS
DAVID GLEN WARD
TONY MCDADE
TIFFANY M. MOFIELD
KENNY RICHIE MARTY "MYLEZ" MITCHELL
NÉHÉMIE JOSEPH
NICOLA SACCO
BARTOLOMEO VANZETTI
ANNA LOPIZZO
ATATIANA KOQUICE JEFFERSON
CARY BALL JR.
ROXANA HERNANDEZ
JAKELIN CAAL MAQUIN
FELIPE ALONZO-GOMEZ
DREASJON "SEAN" REED
MCHALE ROSE
JANA LANGE
WILLIE MCCOY
MARIEE JUAREZ
OSMAR EPIFANIO GONZALEZ-GADBA
JEANCARLO JIMENEZ-JOSEPH
HUY CHI TRAN
KALIEF BROWDER
MI'CHANCE DUNLAP-GITTENS
SERGIO ALONSO LOPEZ
KAMYAR SAMIMI
JOSHUA BROWN
GEMMEL MOORE
TIMOTHY DEAN
SAHAR KHODAYARI
DE'VON BAILEY
TONY TIMPA
MARIA DEL PILAR HURTADO
EMILSEN MANYOMA
MOISÉS MOSQUERA MORENO
TEMISTOCLES MACHADO 
ELEAZAR TEQUÍA VITUCAY
HECTOR WILLIAM MINA
ELIJAH AL-AMIN
NINA POP
JENNIFER LAUDE
LAYLEEN POLANCO
PAMELA TURNER
CHYNAL LINDSEY
JOYCE FIENBERG
RICHARD GOTTFRIED
ROSE MALLINGER 
JERRY RABINOWITZ 
CECIL ROSENTHAL 
DAVID ROSENTHAL 
BERNICE SIMON 
SYLVAN SIMON 
DANIEL STEIN 
MOHAMMED ABU KHUDAIR
MOHAMMAD RAMIZ BAKR
AHED ATEF BAKR
ZAKARIYA AHED BAKR
ISMAIL MAHMOUD BAKR
MELVIN WAX 
TIMOTHY CAUGHMAN
LARNELL BRUCE JR
OSCAR JOSE FIGUERA
EMANTIC “EJ” BRADFORD, JR.
TENIYA JONES 
THURMAN BLEVINS
ALEX NIETO
WALTER LUEBCKE
ARMANDO FRANK
RACHEL ALIENE CORRIE
ANTWON ROSE, JR.
LINUS PHILLIP
DIANTE BUTCHIE YARBER
SAHEED VASSEL
DANA MARTIN
ASHANTI CARMON
CLAIRE LEGATO
RACHEL CORRIE
MUHLAYSIA BOOKER
KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN SR.
ADAMA TRAORE
MICHELLE "TAMIKA" WASHINGTON
JAQUARRIUS HOLLAND
DANNY RAY THOMAS
STEPHON CLARK
MARIELLE FRANCO
TOVEET RADCLIFFE
HEATHER HEYER
FRED HAMPTON
LAVENA LYNN JOHNSON
PHILANDO CASTILE
TAMIR RICE
DANROY HENRY
TRAYVON MARTIN
ERIC GARNER
MICHAEL BROWN
WALTER SCOTT
VIOLA LIUZZO
CLAUDIA PATRICIA GOMEZ GONZALEZ
RICKY JOHN BEST
TALIESIN MYRDDIN NAMKAI MECHE
FREDDIE GRAY 
ALTON STERLING
JORDAN EDWARDS
OSCAR RAMIREZ, JR.
LIGE DANIELS
JESSE WASHINGTON
JOSE ANTONIO ELENA RODRIGUEZ
SAM DUBOSE
HENRY SMITH
JOHN HARTFIELD
ELTON MITCHELL
T.A. ALLEN
THOMAS DEVERT
JOE SPINNER JOHNSON
LUTHER HOLBERT
JESSE THORNTON
WILLIAM LITTLE
JEFF BROWN
KEITH BOWEN
GENERAL LEE
THOMAS MILES
GEORGE DORSEY
DOROTHY DORSEY
TARIKA WILSON
DEAUNTA FARROW
SAM HOSE
PATRICK HARMON
SEAN BELL 
ANTHONY LAMAR SMITH
HENRY GLOVER
RONALD MADISON
TIMOTHY STANSBURY
ALBERTA SPRUILL
DEBORAH DANNER
OUSMANE ZONGO
ORLANDO BARLOW
PRINCE JONES
RONALD BEASLEY
EARL MURRAY
PATRICK DORISMOND
MALCOLM FERGUSON
JONATHAN FERRELL
DONTRE HAMILTON
JOHN CRAWFORD III
EZELL FORD
AIYANA JONES
OSCAR GRANT
DANTE PARKER
TANISHA ANDERSON
TYREE WOODSON
VICTOR WHITE III
YVETTE SMITH
MCKENZIE COCHRAN
JORDAN BAKER
ANDY LOPEZ
MIRIAM CAREY
DEION FLUDD
KIMANI GRAY
REYNALDO QUEVAS
SHANTEL DAVIS
TAMON ROBINSON 
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MEDGER EVERS
ANDREW GOODMAN 
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JAMES CHANEY 
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WILLIE EDWARDS JR 
MACK CHARLES PARKER 
MARSH COOK
JOHN BROWN
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ROMAN DUCKSWORTH JR 
WILLIAM LEWIS MOORE 
ADDIE MAE COLLINS 
DENISE MCNAIR 
CAROLE ROBERTSON 
CYNTHIA WESLEY 
VIRGIL WARE 
HENRY HEZEKIAH DEE 
CHARLES MOORE 
LEMUEL PENN 
JIMMIE LEE JACKSON 
JAMES REEB 
ONEAL MOORE 
WILLIE BREWSTER
JONATHAN DANIELS 
VERNON DAHMER 
BEN CHESTER WHITE 
WHARLEST JACKSON
BENJAMIN BROWN 
SAMUEL HAMMOND JR 
DELANO MIDDLETON 
HENRY EZEKIAL SMITH 
NAT TURNER 
ANDY BURKE 
JOHNSON WHITTAKER 
ROBERT ROBINSON 
FRED ALEXANDER 
ROBERT TRUETT
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CLINTON BRIGGS 
FRANK LIVINGSTON 
BUD JOHNSON 
LUCIUS MCCARTY 
POWELL GREEN 
EARNEST MCGOWAN 
LEE SNELL 
PRECIOUS GRANT 
HUGH JOHNSON
J.C. FARMER 
EUGENE BELLS 
TIMOTHY HOOD 
JAMES STEPHENSON 
ALONZA BROOKS 
DEJUAN GUILLORY 
ROCRAST MACK JR. 
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