Benjamin Sorrell

Benjamin Sorrellhas performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and with orchestras throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. A sought after performer and interpreter of repertoire ranging from baroque to contemporary and is a proponent of the music of our time. This has led to regular performances with San Diego Symphony, Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, and Monday Evening Concerts Series in Los Angeles, at The Players Theatre and John Zorn’s The Stone in New York City, Helmut List Halle, Graz, Austria, the University of Colorado at Boulder’sPendulum New Music Series, and at the Daegu International Contemporary Music Festival in Daegu, South Korea. He also regularly performs with his wife and pianist, Akina Motoyama, as the SoYama Duo. Benjamin is Saxophone and Chamber Music Lecturer at California State University, Northridge, and is on the faculty at Riverside City College. He additionally maintains a studio of private saxophone students throughout Los Angeles County.