Praised for his “masterful technique” and “effortless stage presence,” (MTNA Young Artist Competition), Benjamin D. Facundo is a GRAMMY-affiliate nominated recording artist who has performed across North America and Europe as a soloist and chamber musician.

Ben has performed at various venues across the globe, including the the Center Auditorium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; Congress Hall in Schladming, Austria; and the National Croatian Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia. He is a versatile saxophonist, performing with the University of North Texas Wind Symphony, the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra, Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra, the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, and the Texarkana Jazz Orchestra. In 2021, he was featured on two albums: The Last Time This Happened, with the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble as lead alto and on Wyoming Saxophone Studio performing works on alto and soprano saxophone. In 2022, he recorded as the baritone saxophonist for the UNT Wind Symphony’s last two albums Respair and Closure. Mostly recently, Ben recorded for Aaron Lazar’s GRAMMY-nominated album Impossible Dream on baritone saxophone.

As an advocate of chamber music and diversity, Ben is a co-founder of the Lotus saxophone quartet where he currently holds the baritone saxophone chair. Lotus makes a point to perform works by underrepresented composers for each concert and competition cycle out of a shared goal of interpreting dynamic and compelling repertoire.

Ben is pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Saxophone Performance with a related field in Music Business at UNT where he is set to graduate in May of 2025. He currently serves as the saxophone instructor for Flower Mound High School, Argyle High School, and their associated middle schools.