Ben Sabey writes music that has been described by Gramophone as revealing, “a brilliant technique and a keen ear for sound, timbre and arc.”

Ensembles with which he as worked include the Arditti Quartet, Mivos Quartet, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, and the New York New Music Ensemble. His music has been featured at the Ultrschall Festival in Berlin and the SoundOn and NWEAMO festivals in San Diego.  

The Bacchetto/Sabey Duo, in which Ben performs with pianist Nick Bacchetto on a custom analog synthesizer, tours throughout the US and the world. 

He also works regularly with performers of Korean instruments including the Seoul based Ensemble PHASE and haegeum virtuoso Eunah Noh, who recently premiered a new work at Carnegie Hall.  

Based in the San Francisco Bay area, Ben heads the theory, composition and electronic music programs at San Francisco State University. He holds a PhD from the University of California, San Diego.