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Benjamin Boren
Benjamin Boren, a native of Noblesville, Indiana, is a DM candidate in Piano at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Boren began studying piano at age six, first performed with an orchestra at age 11, and gave his first solo recital at age 12.
As a competitor in national and international competitions, Boren has won prizes at the Corpus Christi Young Artist Competition, the Kingsville Young Performer's Competition, the Isabel Scionti Piano Competition, the Elizabeth Harper Vaughn Concerto Competition, the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Competition, and the Fort Collins Symphony Young Artists Competition. He has attended the Music Academy of the West, the Banff Summer Music Festival, and the Sarasota Music Festival.
Boren graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BM in Piano from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and has a MM in Piano from Indiana University. He was an Associate Instructor of Piano at Indiana for six years, and was twice a winner of the IU Travel Grant Competition. His principal teachers have included Andre Watts, Evelyne Brancart, and William Black.
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Round I
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J. Haydn
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Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI: 34
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I. Albeniz
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From "Iberia": El Corpus
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F. Liszt
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Wilde Jagd
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Round II
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F. Chopin
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Nocturne in A-flat major, Op.32, No.2
Etude in F major, Op.10, No.8
Etude in C minor, Op.10, No. 12
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S. Barber
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Sonata for Piano, Op.26
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Semifinal Round
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L. v. Beethoven
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Sonata in C minor, Op.111
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R. Schumann
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Abegg Variations, Op.1
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C. Vine
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Piano Sonata (1990)
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Final Round
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S. Prokofiev
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Concerto No.3 in C major, Op. 26
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In his own words:
I like chess, ultimate frisbee, reading and wii.
I see competitions as opportunities to gain exposure, to gain experience performing under extreme scrutiny and pressure, and to meet other musicians
In life, my goals are to be happy and to maximize my potential in whatever I am doing; in music, to teach at a university and perform regularly.
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