The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
Ben Goldscheider has premiered over 50 new works for horn, spanning concerti, solo, chamber, and cross-genre projects—including those incorporating live electronics and lighting. In the 2025–26 season, he gives world premiere performances of Sirens by Anna Clyne with the London Mozart Players, and Laurence Osborn’s Horn Concerto with Manchester Camerata.
Ben has given recitals at major concert halls across Europe, including the Concertgebouw, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Kölner Philharmonie, Musikverein, Pierre Boulez Saal, Southbank Centre, and Wigmore Hall. As a soloist, he has appeared with orchestras such as the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, BBC NOW, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (BBC Proms), Das Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Lucerne Symphony, Munich Chamber Orchestra (Klosters Music), Musikkollegium Winterthur, Philharmonie Zuidnederland, Prague Philharmonia, Tapiola Sinfonietta, and the Ulster Orchestra.
Austin Philemon is an organist, pianist, conductor, and composer based in New York City. He has had the opportunity to perform solo recitals domestically including at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, St. Paul’s Chapel at Trinity Wall Street, and the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Times Square, as well as abroad in Paris, France; Graz, Austria; Romainmôtier, Switzerland; Haarlem, Netherlands; Modena, Italy, and Höganäs, Sweden. He has been selected as a finalist in several major improvisation competitions including the National Competition in Organ Improvisation and the University of Michigan Organ Improvisation Competition, and also received first prize in the George R. Mathison Memorial Competition.
As an advocate for new organ music, Austin has premiered over 50 works for organ, served as consultant for countless more, and is passionate about educating composers on how to write for the organ. As a composer of both traditional, electro-acoustic, and performance art works, Austin collaborates frequently with experimental artists. Recent partnerships include Contemporaneous, Confluss, Infrasound, and COPE collective.
