Originally from Raleigh, NC, Ben Still is an active solo and chamber musician throughout the United States. Currently, he serves on the faculties of UNC Charlotte and Lenoir-Rhyne University, where he teaches applied saxophone and clarinet, chamber music, and music theory and ear training courses.
An avid chamber music advocate, Ben is a founding member and tenor saxophonist of Mirasol Quartet. He has been a prizewinner and finalist in numerous national chamber music competitions, including the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the American Prize Chamber Music Competition, the ENKOR Chamber Music Competition, the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Winds Competition, and the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Quartet Competition. Mirasol Quartet now performs across the country at universities and at public schools, presenting educational clinics and engaging chamber music recitals.
As a soloist, he was a national finalist in the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Solo Competition and the winner of the Texas Tech University Concerto Competition. Additionally, Ben has performed at North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial and Regional Conferences, the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic (Chicago, IL), and has presented and performed at the International Saxophone Symposium (Fairfax, VA) and Texas Music Educators Association Conference (San Antonio, TX). He has performed with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, the Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra, and the Texas Tech University Symphony Orchestra. As a jazz and commercial musician, he has performed with artists such as Rodney Booth, Steve Lippia, John Riley, Bob McChesney, Rich Perry, Jim Riggs, Bill Watrous, and Ethan Helm.
Ben received his DMA and MM in Performance from Texas Tech University and BM in Performance from UNC Charlotte where he graduated summa cum lauda and with honors. His primary teachers include David Dees, Stephen Jones, Will Campbell, and Wayne Leechford. Professionally, Ben holds affiliations with Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and the North American Saxophone Alliance. Ben is a Conn-Selmer Artist/Clinician and performs on Selmer Paris saxophones exclusively.