Windsor Soundswell Choir - Accompanist

Ben Norris (b.2001) is currently a freelance musician based in Purley, South Croydon. Music has always been a passion which began when he was small. He started learning the piano at the young age of six after being inspired by watching his father play. He has completed grades 1-8 and achieved a distinction in the ARSM diploma (2019). He graduated from Royal Holloway (2020-2024) in music with a first class honours where he specialised in performance and composing with technology. He was delighted to have achieved the highest first class in his year group and was thereby the recipient of the Martin Holloway Award and Final Year Prize. These awards were particularly rewarding since he battled Osteosarcoma during his studies and underwent successful life-saving surgery and treatment, leading to his remission in January 2022. Following his graduation, he has returned to his family home in Purley and is preparing for his FRSM diploma on piano. Whilst not practicing, he has successfully setup his own piano teaching business… once the role of a student, now the role as a teacher! He often composes in his free time and has recently written the music for How the Mighty hath Fallen by his brother, Sam Norris, which is an adaptation of one of the scenes from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Every Tuesday, he commutes to Windsor and looks forward to accompanying this friendly and engaging, community group!