Dr Benjamin Thorn

Biography

Benjamin Thorn has a wide background in the creative arts. As a composer his music is published and performed around the world, including in major international events like the World Music Days. He composes both for virtuosic professionals and for educational contexts, and has also prepared performing editions of baroque and renaissance works. He has performed and conducted workshops around Australia and in Europe.
Ben has had two solo exhibitions as a collagist and print maker, and has created installations at the New England Regional Art Museum.
He has directed a number of theatrical productions and has a particular interest in dramatising poetry on stage.
He has worked as a TAFE teacher and as a researcher for the National Printing Industry Training Council, where he was responsible for the first Graphic Arts Industry Training Package.
He is the curator of the Museum of Printing at NERAM and the artistic director of the New England Bach Festival.