Ben Worcester

Academic Advisor
Email: bdw3355@ksu.edu
Office: 109 McCain Auditorium

Biography
Ben Worcester holds a Master of Music Composition/Theory from Kansas State University (2010), a Bachelor of Music Education from K-State (2006), and a Bachelor of Science in Bible from Manhattan Christian College (2006). During his graduate program at Kansas State, several ensembles and chamber groups have performed his works. Statements for 6 trumpets was performed by the K-State Trumpet Ensemble at the 2009 International Trumpet Guild Conference. Whither No One Knows (for a modified Pierrot Lunaire ensemble) was selected for performance for the Society of Composers, Inc., Region VI Conference in 2010. The KSU Symphony Orchestra commissioned an arrangement of Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire and also Three Scottish Folk Songs for orchestra and men’s chorus.

Mr. Worcester has previously taught in the Music Theory sequence at Kansas State University from 2010 to 2021 and has also taught classes in Aural Skills, Electronic Music, and History of Rock and Roll. He has also previously worked at University Christian Church as the Music and Production Minister from 2006 to 2020. In this work, he has arranged hundreds of songs incorporating string quartets, brass ensembles, full orchestras, and choirs alongside the regular rock band for these services. Ben also programs electronic backing tracks, which are published and licensed by various online publishers and has significant audio, video, and lighting production experience through this role.