Benjamin Broening is a composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and electroacoustic music. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including Guggenheim, Howard, and Fulbright Fellowships. His music has been performed in more than twenty-five countries and has been widely recorded, including solo discs on Bridge (with Eighth Blackbird) and Innova (with Duo Runedako), as well as works on Centaur, Everglade, Equilibrium, Métier, MIT Press, New Focus, Oberlin Music, Open G, Ravello, and SEAMUS labels, and by Ensemble U: in Estonia. He holds degrees from Wesleyan University, Yale University, Cambridge University, and University of Michigan. He is founder and director of Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival at the University of Richmond, where he is Professor of Music.