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Ben Lunn

Disability History Month 2020

No-one can say 2020 has been a boring year. Many can say 2020 has been a crazy year, and very few can say 2020 has been a positive year…

3 min readNov 18, 2020

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Disability History Month 2020

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Ben Lunn

The nook that was cosy

Since the 31st August, I have been hiding away in the Cosy Nook, thanks to being awarded residency time to compose a new work for Quadra…

5 min readSep 12, 2020

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The nook that was cosy

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Ben Lunn

Thinking about a recent commission

No that the video is publicly available, I wanted to reflect a little bit on my recent work ‘will we…’ written for Georgina Aasgaard, for…

5 min readFeb 2, 2020

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Thinking about a recent commission

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Ben Lunn

The Royal Opera House’s Flag Waving

2020 has started with a bang, an entire continent on fire, Trump running us into World War III, and Britain has doomed itself to a few…

4 min readJan 3, 2020

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The Royal Opera House’s Flag Waving

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Ben Lunn

Learning from old hanns

I had been reflecting on thoughts around the social realism and music. Namely, the history of this movement is distorted heavily by…

7 min readDec 1, 2019

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Learning from old hanns

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Ben Lunn

A conversation with Gundega Šmite

While living in Vilnius, I produced a small blog called Baltic Musical Gems where I discussed the music I discovered and heard while…

8 min readNov 18, 2019

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The composer Gundega Šmite looking up towards the camera, wearing a green coat

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Ben Lunn

I stood where my kin were murdered….

Today, I took the opportunity to visit a memorial of vital importance. The memorial to the Nazi’s euthanasia programme is important one…

5 min readMar 30, 2019

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Ben Lunn

Dabbling in politics when vaguely retarded

Firstly, apologies for the title but this simple set-up does begin to highlight the problem. With polemics and discussions online becoming…

4 min readJan 19, 2019

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Ben Lunn

My Meds and Me

I have been on fluoxetine since March. Growing up I was always aware of various medications, mostly due to my Mam’s immuno-suppressants…

5 min readDec 2, 2018

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My Meds and Me

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Ben Lunn

Music that moves me: Wonderful Two-Headed Nightingale

After spending an extremely positive time in Sheffield recording with the Ligeti Quartet, I had the joys of an eight hour bus journey back…

4 min readNov 11, 2018

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Music that moves me: Wonderful Two-Headed Nightingale

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Ben Lunn

Ben Lunn

Described as a Composer of Life music. Conducts and Lectures sometimes. Up to shenanigans with @HEB_Ensemble and #ActuallyAutistic

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