Working on my new wind orchestra piece – “Bordello Nights”

This weekend in addition to my photo shoot in LA, I have also been working on my new wind orchestra piece for Tom Leslie and the UNLV wind orchestra, which will feature a jazz combo. The piece is called “Bordello Nights.”

Enjoying some Greek coffee, and regular coffee, while composing my new piece for wind orchestra!

Posted by Jennifer Bellor, composer on Saturday, March 21, 2015

Drummer Jim Riley from Rascal Flatts visited with my students at UNLV

Happy to have Jim Riley from Rascal Flatts working with my classes today!

Posted by Jennifer Bellor, composer on Thursday, March 5, 2015

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Premiere of Seattle Skies by the Rita Collective!

Congratulations to the Rita Collective on a fantastic concert! I'm listening to the concert right now online, and was…

Posted by Jennifer Bellor, composer on Sunday, February 8, 2015

Here is a live recording:

Florida State University Festival of New Music!

I had an incredible time at the Florida State University Festival of New Music, and wanted to share the recording of the FSU SaxoChoir performing the piece, along with some photos from the festival!

Songs of Ethereality Recordings from the premiere!

Here are the live recordings from the premiere of “Songs of Ethereality” for soprano and piano on December 1, 2014. The performance took place at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, featuring mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley, and pianist Timothy Hoft. This is a set of three songs: “Air and Angels,” “The Distant,” and “Perhaps Not to Be.” The song “The Distant” was originally written for soprano, flute, alto sax, and piano, and was premiered in Greece July 2014 by the Ritsos Project.