Ben Toth

Composer - my music straddles the border between music theatre, pop music, and art song.

Career highlights...
• Collaborated with Oscar-winning writer John Patrick Shanley and performers including MacArthur Fellow Taylor Mac, Tony Award winners Lindsay Mendez and Santino Fontana, and Cheyenne Jackson (Lincoln Center)
• Songs performed in venues including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Tanglewood, and Walt Disney Concert Hall

Credits

Music of Hope – Composer 2016
• Composed “Come Home with Me for Christmas” with lyrics by Nell Benjamin (Mean Girls), performed by Melora Harden (The Office) and an 80-piece orchestra at Carnegie Hall

In Need of Music: The Songs of Ben Toth – Composer and Music Director 2015
• Received a full concert in Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, produced by Tony-nominee Rachel Sussman

Cheyenne Jackson – Music and Business Supervisor 2010 – 2015
• Music director, pianist, composer and arranger for Music of the Mad Men Era
• “Mad Girl’s Love Song” (music by Toth, text by Sylvia Plath) performed all over the world, including with the Boston Pops Orchestra at Tanglewood, a sold-out New Year’s Eve concert with the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center, and at Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Liberal Arts – Composer 2012
• Composed music for IFC Films release starring Oscar winner Allison Janney, Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins, Elizabeth Olsen and Josh Radnor

www.Bentothmusic.com

Training

Brown University – BA American Civilization, Focus in Modern Art and Architecture

Eastman School of Music – Composition, Orchestral Conducting, Piano & Voice