Project 21 Composers

Benjamin Adgate
Hometown: Carrollton, TX
Date of birth: 6/26/1989
Benjamin Adgate was born Carrollton, Texas and has always had an intense passion for music. His training has been in piano, voice, and violin, and he has been composing since he was 16.

He began with writing songs for original musicals as well as instrumental music for solo piano and other small ensembles and has grown into a versatile musician who has been commissioned art songs and done copyist work professionally.

Currently, Ben is attending Oklahoma City University studying composition with Edward Knight and voice with Jeffrey Picon.
Major Completed Works
  • By The Starlight (2'27")
    violin and cello
  • Divine Enrichment
    string orchestra
  • Proof (5'42")
    actress, viola, clarinet, and piano
  • Rhapsody in the Valley of Ashes (10'24")
    string quartet
  • The Little Match Girl (7'45'')
    brass quintet
  • Three Brush Strokes of a Life Forgotten (8'28")
    woodwind quintet, marimba, vibraphone, and celesta
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