January 1, 2013

Profile: Ben Philipp


Name: Benedict Philipp
Status: Former
Birthday: January 6, 1996

Ben's first public appearance the Sempiterna video in May 2006. Ben is widely known as 'Mini-Ben' to separate him from another Ben in Libera, Ben Crawley, who is known as 'Big-Ben'. Ben's first concert appearance was at St. John's Church in March 2007 and his last was at St. George's Cathedral in November 2011.

Album Appearances and Solos:
Angel Voices: Libera in Concert (2007)
- Going Home (with Josh Madine)
- Lacrymosa

New Dawn (2008)
- Jerusalem
- The Lamb

Peace (2010)
- Time (with Josh Madine)
- Lacrymosa

The Christmas Album (2011)

Concert Appearances:
2007
03/23. St. John's Church, Upper Norwood, United Kingdom - debut
04/11. The Symphony Hall, Osaka, Japan
04/12. Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, Japan
04/14. Bunkamura Theatre Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan
05/11. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, United Kingdom
07/30. St. John's Church, Torquay, United Kingdom

2009
01/18-01/25. Japan Promotional Tour: Nobody To Watch Over Me
04/06. Miyagi Hall, Sendai, Japan
04/08. Bunkamura Theatre Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan
04/09. Bunkamura Theatre Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan
04/16. St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Palm Desert, California, United States
04/19. Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California, United States
05/09. Arundel Cathedral, Arundel, United Kingdom
07/31. The National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
08/03. St. Peter's Cathedral, Belfast, United Kingdom
08/11. St. Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
10/25. PICC Plenary Hall, Manila, Philippine
10/28. Waterfront Hotel, Cebu, Philippine

2010
04/08. Bunkamura Theatre Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan
04/09. Bunkamura Theatre Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan
04/11. Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, South Korea
04/16. RCBC Plaza, Makati City, Philippine (2 shows)
05/15. Arundel Cathedral, Arundel, United Kingdom
08/01. Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas, United States
08/02. Arborlawn Methodist Church, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
08/05. Cathedral Basilica, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
08/08. Brentwood Methodist Church, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
08/10. Peachtree Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
10/27. Clifton Cathedral, Bristol, United Kingdom
10/29. Chester Cathedral, Chester, United Kingdom
11/19. St. George's Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
11/20. Beverley Minster, Beverley, United Kingdom

04/14. St Michael's Catholic Cathedral, Toronto, Canada
04/15. First St-Andrew's Church, London, Canada
04/17. Islington United Church, Toronto, Canada
04/18. The Centre in the Square, Kitchener, Canada
04/19. St Paul's Congregational Church, Chatham, Canada