Ben Grossman is a Canadian

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player, percussionist, composer and improviser. He performs both as a soloist and as part of various ensembles. Ben's work is featured on over 80 CDs. He has also been recorded for film soundtracks, radio dramas, as well as for television shows and commercials.Productions SuperMusique (PSM),
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. Retrieved on 2014-02-03. Grossman was part of the music team awarded the 2005 Golden Sheaf Award in the ''Best Original Music Non-Fiction'' category for the

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film, Continuous Journey.Canada's Golden Sheaf Award Winners 2005,
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''. Retrieved on 2014-02-03. He has performed live with the Toronto Consort, Ensemble Polaris,

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, (amongst others) and in various solo and ensemble improvisational events. Grossman's first solo album, ''Macrophone'' was released in 2007 and features a unique two CD form for simultaneous, aleatoric playback.Ensemble Polaris,
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Retrieved on 2014-02-03. Grossman has presented hurdy-gurdy workshops and lessons with Valentin Clastrier, Matthias Loibner, Maxou Heintzan, and Simon Wascher. He currently focuses on his efforts in applying the hurdy-gurdy to early, traditional, experimental and ambient music. His goal is to explore the wide range of sound possibilities of this ''acoustic synthesizer''.

Discography

;Solo *''Macrophone'' (2007) *''Live at the Guelph Jazz Festival'' (recorded 2012, released 2019) ;With

*'' A Midwinter Night's Dream'' (2008) *'' A Mediterranean Odyssey (2009) *'' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' (2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grossman, Ben Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Hurdy-gurdy players 20th-century Canadian multi-instrumentalists Canadian folk musicians Canadian experimental musicians 21st-century Canadian multi-instrumentalists Canadian percussionists 21st-century Canadian composers 20th-century Canadian composers