Benedict Bywater

Bio:
. Active years in Libera: 2014-2023
. Birthdate: 2006
. AKA Ben Bywater or Pico Ben

Album Appearances:
America the Beautiful (2015 single)
Hope (2017)
Beyond (2018)
Christmas with Libera (2019) – solo on Silent Night [with Luca Brugnoli, Mathias Montoro, Victor Wiggin & Dominik Clarke] & What Child is This [with Daniel White]
Christmas Carols with Libera (2019) – solo on Silent Night [with Luca Brugnoli, Mathias Montoro, Victor Wiggin & Dominik Clarke] & What Child is This [with Daniel White]
If (2021) – solo on Nearer My God to Thee [with Luca Brugnoli, Victor Wiggin, Mathias Montoro & Dominik Clarke]
Forever (2023)

TV/Film/Movie Soundtrack Appearances:
Shitamachi Rocket (2018) – Headlight Tailight/ヘッドライト・テールライト

TV Appearances:
Rocketting Into the New Year (2017) – What a Wonderful World
Songs of Praise Big Sing (2017) – From a Distance
Songs of Praise (2019) – Carol of the Bells & Sing Lullaby
This Morning (2019) – Ding Dong Merrily on High, Carol of the Bells & Walking in the Air

Concert Appearances:
St John’s Christmas Concert (2014)

Guildford Cathedral Concert (2015)

US Spring Tour (2015)

Exeter & Christchurch Concerts (2015)

St George’s Cathedral Concert (2015)

Japan Winter Tour (2015)

Christmas Concert in USJ (2015)

St George’s Cathedral Concert (2016)

Philippines Valentine Tour (2016)

Requiem Mozart Concert (2016)

Christening Ceremony of Viking Sea (2016)

Romsey Abbey Concert (2016)

Concert of Adoration (2016)

Poland World Youth Day Concerts (2016)

Germany Concert (2016)

Ely Cathedral Concert (2017)

Japan Spring Tour (2017)

China Tour (2017) – solo on Angel

US Summer Tour (2017)

Westminster Cathedral Concert (2017)

Ely Cathedral Concert (2018) – solo on Eternal Light & Nearer My God to Thee [with Alex Montoro, Merlin Brouwer, Rocco Tesei, Alex Gula & Leo Barron]

US Summer Tour (2018) – solo on Nearer My God to Thee [with Alex Montoro, Ben Bywater, Merlin Brouwer, Rocco Tesei, Alex Gula & Leo Barron] & Eternal Light

Japan Autumn Tour (2018) – solo on Angel [with Daniel White] & Nearer My God to Thee [with Merlin Brouwer, Mathias Montoro, Victor Wiggin, Rocco Tesei & Leo Barron]

Westminster Cathedral Concert (2018) – solo on Lamentione [with Alessandro Mackinnon-Botti & Leo Barron], Eternal Light [with Oliver Watt-Rodriguez] & Nearer My God [with Merlin Brouwer, Mathias Montoro, Victor Wiggin, Rocco Tesei & Leo Barron]

Moscow Concert (2018) – solo on:
– Do You Hear What I Hear [with Oliver Watt-Rodriguez, Camden Stewart & Samuel-Francis Collins]
– Ave Maria (Prizeman)
– Carol of the Bells [with Samuel-Francis Collins & Cassius Collard]
– Silent Night [with Merlin Brouwer, Mathias Montoro, Victor Wiggin, Rocco Tesei & Leo Barron]

Brighton Christmas Concert (2018) – solo on Ave Maria (Prizeman) & Silent Night [with Merlin Brouwer, Mathias Montoro, Victor Wiggin, Rocco Tesei & Leo Barron]

Philippines Friendship Tour (2019) – solo on Do You Hear What I Hear [with Daniel White & Alex Gula], Ave Maria (Prizeman) & Carol of the Bells [with Samuel-Francis Collins & Cassius Collard]

Arundel Concert (2019)

US Tour (2019)

Japan Angel Voices Tour (2019) – solo on:
– Do You Hear What I Hear [with Oliver Watt-Rodriguez, Daniel White, Peter Kielty & Alex Gula]
– Carol of the Bells [with Neo Parson & Cassius Collard]
– Gaudete
– Silent Night [with Luca Brugnoli, Mathias Montoro, Daniel White, Victor Wiggin (1st concert) & Dominik Clarke (2nd concert)]

St John’s Smith Square Christmas Concert (2019) – solo on:
– Do You Hear What I Hear [with Oliver Watt-Rodriguez, Daniel White, Alex Gula & Peter Kielty]
– Gaudete
– Carol of the Bells [with Neo Parson & Cassius Collard]
– Silent Night [with Luca Brugnoli, Dominik Clarke, Mathias Montoro & Victor Wiggin]

Online Mini Concert (2020) – solo on Total Praise [with Daniel White & Mathias Montoro] & Deep Peace [with Luca Brugnoli, Oliver Watt-Rodriguez, Laurence Taylor & Neo Parson]

St John’s Smith Square Concert (2020)

A Celebration of the Life and Music of Robert Prizeman (2022)

Church of St Ignatius Loyola [NYC] Mass (2023) [as alumnus]

Roles in Libera Post Choirboy:
Production assistant for USA Tour (2023)

Other Works:
As a member of Schola Cantorum of The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
– Sicut Cervus (2020)
– Beati Quorum Via (2020)
– Ave Maris Stella (2020)
– In Paradisum (2020 album)
*Solo on Miserere Mei, Deus & Ave Maria