He has performed in 47 states and composed music in collaboration with the National Park Service, the National Forest Service, the Schmidt Ocean Institute, and the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology. His performances have been called "electric and exhilarating," and his new album, Salt, was described by Sound of Boston as "deeply personal" and as "the human condition set to gorgeous, lush piano." His work has been called "compelling and powerful" by the Harvard Crimson and "a poetry of tones and turns and motion and play that transcends the gross signification of everyday language" by Junction Magazine. Much more information about Ben and his work is at bencosgrove.com.