Boyish good looks, aw-shucks charm, laid-back good-naturedness, serious composition chops. Ben Broening sure has it all goin’ on - but, hmmm, haven’t you always wanted to know about the history of his renowned 3P electroacoustic fest at University of Richmond VA, where he (and 8bb) teach? Haven’t you been burning to find out why he [...]

Composer chit-chat 1 - :
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Apologies for the break in blogging transmission. With any luck, this post will bring a resumption of normal programming.
We were in Richmond the weekend of October 20 to take our regular place as artists-in-residence at University of Richmond’s stylistically diverse, sometimes frustrating but always popular and entertaining Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival. You can read [...]

Dark Wook rehearsal:
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On September 29, 8bb played a concert as part of the University of Missouri Kansas City’s Signature Series. It was an honor to take part in this respected and very-well subscribed series, especially given how different we are from the generally conservative classical groups that have graced the UMKC’s stage in the past. We noticed [...]