Benjamin Ryser is a composer of contemporary music currently completing his MA in Composition at the Zurich University of the Arts. His practice focuses on investigating processes of translation between different mediums, with a particular focus on the relationship between music and speech. His most recent works include an interdisciplinary theater piece developed with the Hong Kong-based Choreographer Ivanhoe Lam, which toured China this Spring, and a composition performed by the Freiburg-based contemporary music group ensemble recherche, premiered last November.