Jennifer Bellor

Check out my new single “O Soothest Sleep” now on CD BABY!

Performance of Stay at the 2017 IAWM annual composer concert at the University of Kansas October 28, 2017 featuring members from the Kansas Virtuosi:

Stephanie Zelnick, clarinet
Ellen Sommer, piano
Mike Compitello, vibraphone

This new music video for my song “O Soothest Sleep” was made possible by the Nevada Arts Council Jackpot grant and really excited to share it! Produced by Zen Ritual Creative Services, the music video interprets the concept of my song: sleeping to experience other realities. Allen captured some strikingly beautiful shots of places in Las Vegas including Wet Lands, Spring Mountain Ranch and Calico Basin.

Zen Ritual Creative Services LLC Presents
O SOOTHEST SLEEP
A Film by Allen Muresan and Petrina Olson

Music and Lyrics by JENNIFER BELLOR
Jennifer Bellor, voice
Phil Joy, electric guitar
Audio mixed and edited by Phil Joy
Mastered by Gil Kaupp

The video was made possible by a Nevada Arts Council Jackpot Grant.

Excerpt from “Turn the Key” 🗝Practicing the pipe organ while singing and making sure to play the correct foot pedals is a fun challenge! 😅🎼🎹👠#multitasking #halltomyself #practice #singing #pipeorgan #newmusic #composer #newsong

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Excerpt from “Turn the Key” 🗝Practicing the pipe organ while singing and making sure to play the correct foot pedals is a fun challenge! 😅🎼🎹👠#multitasking #halltomyself #practice #singing #pipeorgan #newmusic #composer #newsong

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Photo from the International Alliance for Women in Music annual concert at KU October 28th 🎶#iawm #concert #composer #composerlife #postconcert

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I’ll Not Weep in music video category

Songs in the Dark in alternative album category

Bordello Nights for Wind Orchestra and Jazz Band in contemporary classical composition category

It was wonderful to meet all of the composers and performers involved with the IAWM concert. Stephanie Zelnick, Mike Compitello and Ellen Sommer gave a really gorgeous performance of “Stay.” 😊🎶🎼

My favorite animated short film 🎞️was created in 1919 by Lotte Reiniger titled “Das Ornament des verliebten Herzens” (The Ornament of the Lovestruck Heart❤️). Ever since I was introduced to it at Eastman back in 2008 for a composition project at the time, I envisioned writing a new piece for it in the future – a song with original lyrics that was inspired by dreams and how we experience love. “Lulling Charities” is one of the first songs I have completed thus far for my new video concept album project. It is also the first piece of mine that utilizes my antique pump organ – harmonium – and toy piano. This project is really special to me because I fell in love with this animation and am really excited to share it! 😍🎵

Lulling Charities (2017)
Music and Lyrics by Jennifer Bellor
Film “Das Ornament des verliebten Herzens” (1919) by Lotte Reiniger

Voice, Harmonium, toy piano by Jennifer Bellor
Acoustic guitar by Phil Joy
Mixing and Editing by Phil Joy
Mastering by Gil Kaupp

Film “Das Ornament des verliebten Herzens” (1919) by Lotte Reiniger
film from the George Eastman House

Here is the audio on Soundcloud: