Live from Area 51
KNPR’s debut radio theater drama will premiere November 25th and 26th on KNPR, 6pm PST. Music by Jennifer Bellor will be performed by members of the Las Vegas Philharmonic. For more details, click HERE
2020 SCI National Conference
Performances of Amethyst Sunset and High Resolution
March 26-28, 2020
University of Texas at Arlington
Conference was cancelled due to COVID-19.
NEXTET new music series
Premiere of This We Have Now by Clocks in Motion percussion quartet
Performance of Of Maker and Movement
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Doc Rando Hall, 6:00 PM PST
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Music by Women Festival
Performance of Remember by the Delta State University Chamber Singers
Thursday, March 5th, 2020
Kossen Auditorium, 2:30 PM EST
Mississippi University for Women
Transient Canvas at UNLV Nextet Concert
Premiere of Only Breath commissioned by Transient Canvas
Monday, November 18, 2019
Doc Rando Hall, 7:30 PM PST
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Album Release
Reflections at Dusk by Innova Recordings November 15th!!!
https://www.innova.mu/albums/jennifer-bellor/reflections-dusk
GT Symphony Orchestra
Premiere of string orchestra/jazz ensemble version of High Resolution
Featuring the Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra and jazz ensemble
GT Symphony Orchestra Schedule
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Ferst Center for the Arts, 7:30 PM EST
UNLV Nextet Concert
Performance of Amethyst Sunset
Featuring:
Katie Leung and Timothy Hoft, pianos
Tim Jones and Yupeng Wei, percussion
Monday, September 23, 2019
Doc Rando Hall, 7:30 PM PST
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Clocks in Motion Percussion
Performance of Of Maker & Movement by Clocks in Motion Percussion
Monday, September 23, 2019
Drinko Recital Hall, 8:00 PM CST
Cleveland State University
ISU Visiting Artist Series: “Sonic Cluster: Piano Duo with ISU Friends”
Performances of Crystalline and Amethyst Sunset by Olga Shupyatskaya and Futaba Niekawa, Jimmy Finnie & Blake Roach, percussion; Roby George, conductor
Performance of Reflections at Dusk for vibraphone and tape feat. Black Roach, vibraphone
Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 7:30PM EST
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts (Boyce Recital Hall)
National Flute Association Convention
Performance of North Star by the UNLV Flutes
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Ballroom F, 2:00 PM MT
Sonic Cluster Piano Duo
Premiere of Amethyst Sunset for 2 pianos and percussion
In addition to the premiere, Crystalline will also be performed. Both feature:
Olga Shupyatskaya and Futaba Niekawa, pianos
Hannah Weaver and Kyle Peters, percussion
Bellor will be in attendance for the premiere.
Tuesday, July 22, 2019
Hatch Hall, Eastman School of Music at 7:30 PM EST
Clark High School Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Premiere of High Resolution for string orchestra, harp and percussion
Bellor will be in attendance for the premiere.
Friday, April 12, 2019
Carnegie Hall, NYC
www.clarkorchestra.com
Eastman New Jazz Ensemble
Premiere of High Resolution for jazz orchestra
Bellor will be in attendance at the concert.
Friday, April 5, 2019 at 7:30PM PST
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
2019 SCI National Conference
Performance of Skylark Lullaby by the UNM Saxophone Studio
Bellor will be in attendance at the concert.
Friday, March 29, 2019 at 8PM PST
Outpost Performance Space
University of New Mexico
Round the Star and Back
UK premiere of Skylark Lullaby by the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Saxophone Ensemble
Monday, March 18, 2019 at 7:30pm UTC
For more details: FB Event
Clocks in Motion
Premiere of Of Maker & Movement for percussion quartet
Bellor will be in attendance for the premiere.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Muhlenberg College, Allentown PA
More details to come!
Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra
James Tapia, Director
Performance of 898 Hildegard
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 8pm
Setnor Auditorium
Crouse College
Syracuse University
Vocal Prism Concert, Brighton Central School District
Premiere of The Road Not Taken for SATB, piano, synth, bass and drums
Monday, March 11, 2019
Brighton Central School
Brighton, NY
Oh My Ears Festival
featuring Megan Ihnen & Alan Theisen presents…
Performance of Elegy (Deserted) for mezzo-soprano and alto saxophone
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 7pm
Phoenix Center for the Arts
1202 North 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ
Recording Session – Eastman Saxophone Project
Studio Recording of Skylark Lullaby at the Eastman School of Music
Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 1:30-4:30pm EST
Eastman Saxophone Project
Performance of Skylark Lullaby for saxophone ensemble
Monday, November 26, 2018, 7:30pm EST
A/Tonal at 21c Museum Hotel
Performance of Stay (2016) for clarinet, vibraphone and piano
Sunday, November 18, 2018, 7PM EST
See the FB Event for more details
Nextet: Megan Ihnen & Alan Theisen present…This World of Yes
Premiere of Elegy (Deserted) for mezzo-soprano Megan Ihnen and saxophonist Alan Theisen
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 7:30pm in Dr. Arturo Rando-Grillot Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
52nd Annual Contemporary Music Festival at Indiana State University
Performance of Crystalline for 2 pianos and 2 percussion on Music Now Concert
Friday, October 26, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. EST in the Boyce Recital Hall of the Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Indiana State University
https://www.indstate.edu/cas/cmf
Nextet
Premiere of Cerulealina for violin, cello, percussion, harp and double bass
Monday, September 24, 2018 at 7:30pm, Dr. Arturo Rando-Grillot Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Mid-Missouri Composers Symposium: Presentations & Meet-and-Greet
Friday, July 13, 2018 at 6-8pm CST, Osage Arts Community’s Art Center
100 N Alvarado Ave, Belle, MO
Free Admission
Oregon State University Wind Ensemble Concert
Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center
West coast premiere of Uprising (2012, rev. 2018) for wind ensemble feat. jazz drum set
NSA Chamber Orchestra presents: Celebrating Women with Alexandra Arrieche, Guest Conductor, Jennifer Bellor, Composer, NSA Preparatory Orchestra and Mary Straub, Conductor
Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at Historic Fifth Street School Auditorium
Performances of Out of the Shadows (2012, rev. 2018) and Echo’s Lament (2009)
UNLV Composers CD Release Concert – NEXUS
Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at Doc Rando Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Performance of Crystalline feat. pianists Timothy Hoft and Katie Leung with percussionists Marcus LeBlanc and Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos
HOCKET
Monday, April 30, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at Doc Rando Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Performance of Crystalline with percussionists Marcus LeBlanc and Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos
UNLV Dance “In Composition”
Friday, March 2, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday March 3, 2pm and 7:30pm at Judy Bayley Theatre, University of Nevada,
Las Vegas
Performance of Chase the Stars with choreography
UNLV Nextet Concert, Tuesday, January 30, Doc Rando Hall, 7:30pm
Premiere of Turn the Key and O Soothest Sleep for voice and pipe organ
International Alliance of Women in Music Composition Winners Concert
Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Swarthout Recital Hall, University of Kansas School of Music
Performance of Stay by Kansas Virtuosi
UNLV Nextet Concert
Monday, October 2, 7:30pm PST in Doc Rando Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Premiere of prerecorded song Lulling Charities to the film “Das Ornament des verliebten Herzens” (1919) by Lotte Reiniger
Second performance of Crystalline
Christina Wright-Ivanova and Katie Leung, pianos
Marcus LeBlanc and Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos, percussion
Performance of Stay
Thursday, September 28, 2017 7:00pm in Suginami Kokaido Recital Hall, Tokyo
Chiho Sugo, clarinet
James Doyle, vibraphone
Kaoru Kashiwagi, piano
Visit the FB Event page for more information.
Sonic Cluster presented by Olga Krayterman Shupyatskaya and Futaba Niekawa
Sunday, July 2, 7:30pm EST in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Premiere of Crystalline for 2 piano and 2 percussion
Olga Krayterman Shupyatskaya and Futaba Niekawa, piano
Matt Witten and Chris Jones, percussion
Here is the Press Release: https://www.esm.rochester.edu/news/2017/05/sonic-cluster-concert-reunites-eastman-alums-for-premiere/
Las Vegas Philharmonic
Saturday, April 1, 7:30pm PST in Reynolds Hall at the Smith Center, Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Premiere of 898 Hildegard for SATB chorus and Orchestra
Las Vegas Philharmonic under the direction of Donato Cabrera with the Master Singers under the direction of David Weiller
Please visit website for more info: http://www.thesmithcenter.com/event/cabrera-conducts-brahms/
Sirocco Flutes of Las Vegas
Sunday, April 2, 2:00pm PST at Clark County Library Theater, Las Vegas, NV
Premiere of North Star: Listener’s Guide to the Flute Choir
Wednesday, March 15, 7:30pm PST at the UNLV Nextet Concert, Doc Rando Hall, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Premiere of From My Doleful Prison for soprano, piano, electronics, and visual art
Emily Mills Woodruff, soprano
Tim Hoft, piano
Elevate Ensemble presents concert “After Dark”
Saturday, March 4 8:00pm PST at the Southside Theater, Fort Mason, Landmark Building D, San Francisco, CA
Performance of Moments Shared, Moments Lost for clarinet and electric organ
Elevate Ensemble
Please visit their website for more info: https://elevateensemble.com/events/after-dark/
27th Annual MSU Composition Festival Feb. 27-March 1
Guest Composer Jennifer Bellor
Monday, February 27, 7:30pm, Juanita K. Hammons Hall, MSU
Performance of Stay for clarinet, vibraphone, and piano
http://calendar.missouristate.edu/event/94606/175708
Wednesday, March 1, 7:30pm, Juanita K. Hammons Hall, MSU
Performance of Remember by the MSU Chorale
http://calendar.missouristate.edu/event/94607/175709
Friday, February 17, 7:30pm EST at the Composers Now Festival, The National Opera Center, NYC
Premiere of From My Doleful Prison soprano, piano, electronics, and visual art
Emily Mills Woodruff, soprano
Anna Mamine, piano
Thursday, January 26, at the Colorado Music Educators Association Conference at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs
Premiere of Querencia for wind ensemble featuring vibraphone
Adams State Wind Ensemble under the direction of Angela Winter
featuring James Doyle, vibraphone
Sunday, November 13, 7pm at Dreamland Ensemble A/tonal presents “Experience @dreamLand, take 2”
Click here for Facebook Event
Performance of Stay
Society for New Music’s FRESH INK BROADCASTS
Sunday, November 6: Fallen Veneer featured on program FRONTIER MUSIC
Sunday, November 13: Chase the Stars featured on program SONIC MUSIC
Sunday, November 27: Stay and Moments Shared, Moments Lost featured on program MOMENTS SHARED, MOMENTS LOST
Sunday, December 4: Chase the Stars featured on program
GENRE BLENDING
2:00 PM EST on Classic FM, WCNY-FM 91.3 Syracuse
http://www.societyfornewmusic.org/ink.cfm, http://tunein.com/radio/WCNY-FM-913-s27969/
Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 7:30pm at the Nextet Concert at Doc Rando Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Performance of the voice & piano version of Songs in the Dark
Jennifer Bellor, composer & vocalist
Christina Wright-Ivanova, piano
Thursday, September 29, 2016, 7:00pm, Leon Recital Hall, Adams State University
Fall Faculty Collage Concert
Performance of Stay
Chiho Sugo, clarinet
Tyleen Stults, piano
James Doyle, vibraphone
Saturday, September 17, 2016, 7:30pm, Doc Rando Recital Hall, UNLV: N.E.O.N. Contemporary Music Festival performance with MIVOS Quartet
Jennifer will be presenting orchestrated version of two songs from her song cycle Songs in the Dark at the N.E.O.N. festival concert featuring:
Jennifer Bellor (composer & singer)
MIVOS String Quartet
Tim Jones, vibraphone
Summer Kodama, electric bass
Text by Emily Brontë (1818-1848)
Sunday, August 21, 2016, 7:30pm, Bop Shop, Rochester, NY
http://www.bopshop.com/event/jennifer-bellor/
Jennifer will be presenting live show versions of a selection of compositions featured on her debut album Stay. All of these were arranged specifically for jazz performing artists:
Colin Gordon (soprano saxophone)
Julian Garvue (piano/keyboard)
Andrew Links (piano/keyboard)
Tyrone Allen (electric bass)
Aaron Staebell (drums)
Additionally, she will be premiering new songs that will be recorded/released as an EP this fall that sets the dark and evocative poetry of Emily Bronte (1818-1848) and John Donne (1572-1631). Her album will be officially released at the show, featuring musicians affiliated with the Eastman School of Music and University of Nevada, Las Vegas, along with one track that will feature Las Vegas-based rapper, Rasar Amani. For more information on her album, please visit the Discography page.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 12pm EST
WUOL’s (90.5FM) Unheard series
Performance of Stay (orig.”Reste”) by the Louisville-based chamber group, A/Tonal, http://www.atonalensemble.com
Broadcast live via streaming.
Sunday, June 26, 2016, 11am, Place de la Fontaine
Festival des Anches d’Azur
Click here for more information on program and Festival
Performances by the UNLV Wind Orchestra under the direction of Tom Leslie, including the shortened version of my composition Bordello Nights featuring Eric Marienthal, alto sax; Colin Gordon, soprano sax; Mitch Forman, piano; Kevin Axt, electric bass; Bernie Dresel, drums
Sunday, June 19, 2016, 3pm CDT
New Music at the Green Mill at The Green Mill, Chicago, IL
Chicago premiere of Stay by Cory Tiffin (clarinet), Tina Laughlin (vibraphone), and Will McDaniels (piano)
Founded by composer George Flynn in 1988, the Sunday afternoon “New Music at the Green Mill” concerts began as an invitation to composers, improvisers and performers with an emphasis on new music, to be interpreted in the broadest sense.
Admission is $10. Tickets are available online and at the door. Seating is limited.
For more info, see facebook event: New Music at the Green Mill, June 19
Friday June 3 at First Baptist Church of Fairport, 94 South Main St, Fairport
Saturday, June 4 at Christ Church, 141 East Ave, Rochester
“Forty & Forward: Timeless and Contemporary Classical Music”
Click here for information on tickets
Premiere of 898 Hildegard for SATB and Orchestra commissioned by the GVOC
Sunday, May 22, 2016 in Ham Hall, 3-6pm, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
“Inspire the World” Benefit concert
Click here for information on performers and tickets
Performances include a 15-minute set featuring Jennifer Bellor, composer and singer, Cory Tiffin, clarinet; Jason Corpuz, piano; Summer Kodama, electric bass; Jeremy Klewicki, drums
Performances of Familiar Stranger remix, Moments Shared, Moments Lost, and Burning Light remix
Monday, April 23-24, 2016 at Neon Museum
12pm and 1pm sessions; registration required; free
Click here to see anouncemnt about Neon Museum Residency
Performance of Moments Shared, Moments Lost (remix) for clarinet, electric organ, and drums
Ivan Ivanov, clarinet
Jae Ahn-Benton, organ
Manny Gamazo, percussion
Monday, April 18, 2016 at UNLV Nextet Concert
7:30pm, Doc Rando Recital Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Premiere of Moments Shared, Moments Lost for clarinet and organ
Ivan Ivanov, clarinet
Jae Ahn-Benton, organ
Monday, March 14, 2016 at UNLV Nextet Concert
7:30pm, Doc Rando Recital Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Premiere of Reste for clarinet, vibraphone, and piano
Cory Tiffin, clarinet
Luigi Ng, vibraphone
Jae Ahn-Benton, piano
Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Women Composers Festival of Hartford
Performance of Songs of Ethereality for mezzo soprano and piano
Festival is March 10-13 in Hartford, CT
Thursday, March 10, 2016 at UNLV Ham Hall, 7:30 pm
“Three Steps Forward”
UNLV Wind Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Leslie
Premiere of Bordello Nights for wind orchestra featuring a jazz band:
Eric Marienthal, alto saxophone
Colin Gordon, soprano saxophone
Mitch Forman, Piano
Kevin Axt, bass
Bernie Dresel, drums
Wednesday, February 10 on “Music of Our Mothers” Radio Show, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
“Music of Our Mothers” a two-hour weekly program dedicated exclusively to broadcasting classical compositions by women across the centuries hosted by Ellen Grolman will be airing my compositions Sensations (2009, orig. “Celestial Surroundings) and Skylark Lullaby (2014) Wednesday, February 10, between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m Eastern Standard Time.
U.S. listeners can stream the show live on iheartradio.com by searching for WFCF, Flagler College radio, 88.5 FM in St. Augustine, FL. Listeners in other locations may access recordings of the show several days after the broadcast on the website.
Thursday, February 4 at PAUSA Art House, Buffalo, NY
Parvenue with Glenn Einschlag: New Works
Premiere of Moment Eternal
Megan Kyle, oboe
Katie Weissman, cello
Friday, December 10, 2015 Rockwood Music Hall Time TBA, NYC
ShoutHouse
Premiere of Chase the Stars
http://www.shouthousemusic.com/news/
Soprano
MC
String Quartet
Flute
Bass Clarinet
Vibraphone/Glockenspiel
Piano
Electric Guitar
Bass
Drums
Monday, November 30, 2015 Doc Rando Recital Hall, 7:30pm, Las Vegas, NV
Nextet
Jennifer Bellor, composer and soprano
Rasar Amani, MC
Bronson Foster, conductor
Lynn Tsai, flute
Ivan Ivanov, clarinet in Bb
Samantha Ciarlo, violin I
Tammy Hung, violin II
David Chavez, viola
Lindsay Johnson, cello
Jae Ahn-Benton, piano
Tim Jones, and Kyle Bissantz, percussion
Sean Carbone, electric Guitar
Summer Kodama, bass
Colin Woodford, drums
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 UNLV Doc Rando Recital Hall, 7:30 PM
UNLV Nextet Concert
Performance of Nightingale for soprano and piano
Text by E.Louise Beach
Jennifer Bellor, soprano and composer
Christina Wright-Ivanova, piano
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 UNLV Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, 7:30 PM
UNLV Chamber Chorale
Las Vegas premiere of Remember
for SATB choir and piano
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 UNLV Judy Bayley Theatre, 7:30 PM
UNLV Jazz Ensemble 1
Las Vegas premiere of Chase the Stars
for big band featuring trumpet
Monday, May 4, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Doc Rando Recital Hall, Lee and Thomas Beam Music Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nextet Concert
Performance of Out of the Shadows (2012, orig. “Splash”)
Jennifer Bellor, composer and conductor
Jorge Machain, trumpet
Samantha Ciarlo, violin I
Tammy Hung, violin II
David Chavez, viola
Lindsay Johnson, cello
Caleb Pickering, vibraphone
Otto Ehling, piano
Summer Kodama, bass
Colin Woodford, drums
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Black Box Theatre, Alta Ham Fine Arts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
UNLV Jazz Ensemble I
Premiere of Seattle Skies
Jennifer Bellor, guest composer and conductor
Dave Loeb, director
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Eastman New Jazz Ensemble
Premieres of Seattle Skies and a revised version of Overdrive
Dave Rivello, conductor/director
Friday, April 3, 2015 at 7:00 PM, Lviv Philharmonic Concert Hall
Lviv Philharmonic Academic Symphony Orchestra
Chaikovs’koho street, 7, Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Performance of Tone Poems of Ethereality for Orchestra
1. Air and Angels
2. The Distant
Taras Krysa, conductor
Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Turlock Community Theatre, Hildegard Festival Gala Concert
CSU Stanislaus Concert Chorale
Dr. Daniel Afonso, conductor
Premiere of Remember for SATB choir and piano
Sunday, February 8, 2015, 3:00 PM, Wilmot Hall, Nazareth College
Premiere of Seattle Skies for the Rita Collective (bass clarinet, marimba, bass, and drums)
Rita Collective:
Kristen Shiner-McGuire, marimba; Matt Bevan-Perkins, drums; Dean Keller, bass clarinet; and Kyle Vock, bass
Friday, February 6, 2015, 8:00 PM, Henderson Convention Center
Henderson Symphony Orchestra
Taras Krysa, Conductor/Music Director
Premiere of Tone Poems of Ethereality for orchestra
1. Air and Angels
2. The Distant
Friday, January 30, 2015, 10:10 AM, Opperman Music Hall, Florida State University College of Music
17th Biennial Festival of New Music, January 29-31
Performance of Skylark Lullaby by the FSU SaxoChoir
Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 8:00 PM, Waterworks, Tallahassee, Florida
Performance of Skylark Lullaby by the FSU Saxophone Orchestra
Monday, December 1, 2014, 7:30 PM, Doc Rando Recital Hall, UNLV
Nextet Concert
Premiere of Songs of Ethereality
Julia Bentley, mezzo soprano; Timothy Hoft, piano
I. Air and Angels
II. The Distant
III. Perhaps Not to Be is to Be Without Your Being
Monday, November 24, 2014, 7:30 PM
Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Ensemble
Texas premiere of Electric Vortex
Tamey S Anglley, conductor
Turner Auditorium at Stephen F. Austin State University
For more info, please visit: http://www.sfasu.edu/7894.asp
Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 7:30 PM, Judy Bayley Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
UNLV Jazz Ensemble
Performance of Noir
Jennifer Bellor, conductor
Tickets: $10
Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 7:30 PM, The Triple Door
Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra
Celebrating Women in Jazz with special guest Grace Kelly
Performance of Noir featuring Grace Kelly, alto saxophone
Earshot Jazz Festival
The Triple Door
216 Union St, Seattle
Reservations: 206-838-4333 or Tickets
$20 general / $18 Earshot members, senior /
$10 active students and military
September 21, 6:00 PM, Bernunzios Uptown Music, Rochester, NY
Solo Drum Solo, Aaron Staebell, drums
Premiere of AfterHours for solo drumset
2014 Rochester Fringe Festival
July 4: Lilian Voudouri Library, The Megaron Performing Arts Complex, Athens
July 10: Karlovassi Town Hall, Karlovassi, Samos Island, Greece
Ritsos Project – Greece
Premiere of The Distant for soprano, flute, alto sax, and piano
Sunday, June 8, 2014, 4:00 PM, Hochstein School of Music and Dance, Rochester, NY
Greater Rochester Women’s Philarmonic Orchestra
Nancy Strelau, conductor
Rochester Premiere of Crystal Skies for orchestra
Visiting Artist in Residence, May 18-20
California State University, East Bay
Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 7:30 PM at the University Theatre
West Coast premiere of Electric Vortex
Danielle Gaudry, Director of Bands
Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 7:30 PM
Central Connecticut State University Wind Ensemble
Connecticut premiere ofElectric Vortex
Lauren Reynolds, conductor
Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 8 PM, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Eastman New Jazz Ensemble
Dave Rivello, director
Premiere ofNoir by the Eastman New Jazz Ensemble
Jennifer Bellor, guest conductor
Monday, April 7. 2014, 8 PM, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Eastman Saxophone Project
Performance Skylark Lullaby by the Eastman Saxophone Project
Thursday, March 27, 2014, 7 PM, Linehan Chapel, Nazareth College
Naz Composer/Dance Collaboration Project
Performance of my composition Break for cello and percussion by the Holland/Weissman Duo in collaboration with dance
Sunday, March 23, 2014, 8:40 AM, Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA)
Premiere of Skylark Lullaby by the Eastman Saxophone Project
University of Illinois
Friday, December 13, 2013, 8 PM, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY
Eastman Wind Orchestra
Performance of Electric Vortex for Wind Symphony and Post-jazz band, Bending and Breaking
Featuring:
Wills McKenna, tenor saxophone
Wendy Eisenberg, electric guitar
Matt Kroll, electric bass
Aaron Staebell, drums and founder of Bending and Breaking
Friday, December 6, 2013, 8:45 PM, Lilac Ballroom, Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NY
Nazareth Wind Symphony, NYSSMA Winter Conference
2nd performance of Electric Vortex for Wind Symphony and Post-jazz band, Bending and Breaking
Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 7:30 PM,Terrace Theatre, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
Washington National Opera American Opera Initiative
Premiere of Duffy’s Cut
Libretto by Elizabeth Reeves
Saturday, November 9, 2013, 7:30 PM, Linehan Chapel, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
Nazareth Wind Symphony Concert
Jared Chase, conductor
Premiere of Electric Vortex for Wind Symphony and Post-jazz band, Bending and Breaking
Featuring:
Wills McKenna, tenor saxophone
Wendy Eisenberg, electric guitar
Matt Kroll, electric bass
Aaron Staebell, drums and founder of Bending and Breaking
Jake Wark, tenor saxophone
Matt Bevan-Perkins, vibraphone
Victoria Valente, congas
Thursday, October 24, 2013, 8 PM, Pausa Art House, Buffalo, NY
Holland/Weissman Duo
Premiere of Break for cello and percussion
Katie Weissman, cello
Liz Holland, percussion
Friday, September, 27, 10 PM, Sproull Atrium, Max at Eastman Place, Rochester, NY
2013 Rochester Fringe Festival
Bending and Breaking: A Collaboration of Composers, Musicians, and Dancers
Coordinated by Jennifer Bellor and Aaron Staebell
Premiere of Noir and Circles
Tuesday, June 4, 7:30 PM, Miller Theatre, Columbia University, New York, NY
American Composers Orchestra
Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute (JCOI) Readings
Reading of Crystal Skies for Orchestra
Delta David Gier, conductor
Sunday, April 28, 9 PM, Rayburn Wright Room (120), Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Christabel, chamber opera premiere
Premiere of Christabel, a chamber opera/scenic cantata in 2 acts
Danko Drusko, conductor
Lindsay Warren Baker, artistic director