bio

bio

“I’m sorry, but I think you are a composer.” ~ Wim

“You are nuts.” ~ Bram

“This man walks like a Counter-Strike player.” ~ Abel

Nils Benedikt Meier is a German musician currently studying his master’s in choir conducting under the tutelage of Carsten Seyer-Hansen and Søren Kinch Hansen at the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus. He holds a bachelor’s degree in composition from the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, where he studied with Wim Henderickx, Alain Craens and Bram Van Camp, as well as a bachelor’s degree in composition from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he studied with Stuart MacRae.

Since February 2024 he is the conductor of Jysk Akademisk Kor, an ambitious and experienced classical choir based in Aarhus. Notable events with this choir include a collaboration with Aarhus Symfoniorkester, performing works by Bo Holten and Niels W. Gade, as well as a future concert tour to Leipzig, and participation in the European Choir Games in 2025. Furthermore, Nils currently is the assistant conductor for Aarhus Pigekor. In April 2024 he got to compose for and conduct the Aarhus Jazz Orchestra. He has been the assistant choir conductor at the German Scandinavian Music Week for three years in a row.

For Nils, creating and performing music is heavily linked to simplicity, reflection and human connection. He is passionate about collaborating with musicians and artists around the world and is aspiring to create immersive experiences.

Notable past projects include founding and directing the chamber choir Lucia Ensemble, being the assistant conductor with the Ayr Choral Union, working for Stegreif Improvising Orchestra, as well as at the Ancient Trance Festival. He has composed a varied array of works, including for Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, the Antwerp Cathedral Organ, Hebrides Ensemble, and a live-generated graphic score for Convergence Seminar.

~Nils Benedikt Meier, 2025