Born and raised in Berlin, San Francisco, and Texas, Ben Shirley is an accomplished concert composer, film composer, orchestrator for film & television, and musician. His clarinet quintet, “High Sierra Sonata” is featured on the 2024 GRAMMY® AWARD nominated American Stories album, recorded by Pacifica Quarter & New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinetist Anthony McGill. American Stories was released on Cedille Records in 2023.
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