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Tag: live music

Posted on November 20, 2020December 14, 2020

Live from Area 51 – music for new radio theater play

So excited to be composing music for this new radio theater drama that will be premiered LIVE November 25th at 6PM PST on KNPR by members of the Las Vegas Philharmonic!

And…photos from the premiere!

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Jennifer Bellor
It’s been such a blast working with everyone on It’s been such a blast working with everyone on Act 1 of Emily Clements’ opera, Letters to Lily. Emily was my composition student when she was at UNLV, and it is a tremendous honor for me to be a part of this whole experience to bring her first opera to life with such an amazing cast of singers. Plus, I’m really excited to be making my Opera Las Vegas conducting debut! Learning her opera and working with all of the singers, director Linda Lister, and chorus master Stephanie Council has been bringing me so much joy over the past week. The world premiere workshop of her Act 1 will be September 30-October 2nd! @operalasvegas @emm.clemm @yogaforsingers . . . . . #newopera #unlvmusic #unlvfinearts #conductor #unlvcomposition
Fantastic Nextet concert last night! Congratulatio Fantastic Nextet concert last night! Congratulations to all of the performers and composers! @unlvnextet #unlvmusic #unlvfinearts @shawner9 @martaplominska_flutist @jakub_polaczyk @katieleungpiano @timothyhoft @ambroise_aubrun
This has been such a wonderful weekend filled with This has been such a wonderful weekend filled with Opera Las Vegas rehearsals of Letters to Lily by Emily Clements, along with two concerts tonight and tomorrow! Tonight, The Southern Nevada Chamber Orchestra presents “Reflect” at 7PM. My piece “Moments Shared, Moments Lost” will be performed by Jonathan Cannon on clarinet and Amy Smith on pipe organ. https://snvco.org/concerts-2 The Nextet concert tomorrow, September 19th at 7:30 PM in Doc Rando Hall will will kick off the season with four world premieres, performances of 21st chamber music by UNLV faculty, students, and a guest performance by members from the Southern Nevada Chamber Orchestra.  The concert will open with the world premiere of “Waha’yoo Winds” by Jakub Polaczyk featuring Marta Plominska (alto flute) and Dawid Mzyk (trombone). Ambroise Aubrun will then perform Kristapor Najarian’s “The Garden of Stars/Le Jardin d’étoiles,” followed by Frederic Glesser’s “You Never Know” performed by Lauren Zwonik-Stutz (flute), and Parsa Sabat (guitar). Pianist Katie Leung will play “Levante” by Osvaldo Golijov, followed by two world premieres by Diego Vega: “Two Pieces for Tenor Saxophone and Piano” written for Shawna Pennock (tenor saxophone) and Timothy Hoft (piano), and “Scherzo for Trumpet and Piano” written for Barbara Hull (trumpet) and joined by her daughter, Gretchen Hull, on piano. The UNLV graduate string quartet will then present the world premiere of Caber Smith’s “String Quartet No. 1.” Closing the program is the performance of “r_carson” by members from the Southern Nevada Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Tim Warren. @timwarrenmusic @shawner9 @clarinet2boy @cabersmith @lzwonik @martaplominska_flutist @parsa__sabet @katieleungpiano @timothyhoft @leaves_of_brass @jakub_polaczyk #unlvmusic #unlvfinearts
Pendulum Surround from my new album ONEIRA with @c Pendulum Surround from my new album ONEIRA with @clocksinmotionperc Clocks is featured on the ASCAP weekly New Music Friday Playlist! The playlist will be available on Spotify until September 15th. 🎶🎧 @aerocademusic @ascap #composer #newmusic #newalbum #percussion https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6lPqHhFnAXJFKBsc0g2vNC?si=A6IA1gOqTrmtfr1T2LDaog
“Every movement is meticulous and deliberate, cu “Every movement is meticulous and deliberate, cultivating a trance-like atmosphere via bells, chimes, and mallets, that feels like a dream.” Thank you, @tonemsn ! Repost from @tonemsn • 🎶 Steven Spoerl has rounded up a recommended selection of August drops from six Madison area artists who include Air Cabin, Jennifer Bellor and Clocks In Motion, Disq, Jane Hobson, Caryatids, and Little Red Wolf. From punishing mid-tempo lo-fi rock, trance-like new age composition, jangly indie rock, supremely bittersweet but enormously tender songwriting, frenetic collision of punk subgenres, to wholly naturalistic folk pop, they're each a testament to our city's musical vibrancy, respectively. Give them a listen, and consider supporting them tomorrow, September 2, on @bandcamp Friday when the platform will waive their revenue share for 24 hours (12 midnight to 11:59 p.m. PDT). More at the link in our bio. #aircabin #jenniferbellor #clocksinmotion #disq #janehobson #caryatids #littleredwolf #steadygoingstrong #oneira #desperatelyimaginingsomeplacequiet #ifyouask #hardtolose #thetopsoftrees #indierock #folkpop #postpunk #newage #postminimalism #madisonwi
🎶🎉🥰🥂 Flight is delayed five times now 🎶🎉🥰🥂 Flight is delayed five times now so figured it would be a great time to go through photos from last night’s concert! @clocksinmotionperc @aerocademusic @christopherjones0402 @drumsticksandjam @kyleflens @seankleve @christineabanna @adam.rosenblatt Most of these photos were taken by our awesome producer @meerenai #concertpics #albumrelease #albumreleaseconcert #percussion #composer #composerlife
It was an incredible night being at Constellation It was an incredible night being at Constellation with @clocksinmotionperc and @aerocademusic for our album release concert. Here is a clip of my piece, ONEIRA (also title of album). Christine Banna created this stunning animation to go with my music. This was also a premiere, since this was the first time Clocks performed it live. 😊🎶🎉 Repost from @christineabanna • So breathtaking to watch @clocksinmotionperc perform the entire album ONEIRA live last night on the livestream. This whole album composed by @jenbellormusic is a FORCE! Such an amazing concert that I was proud to be a part of. BRAVA 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 #livestream #newalbum #albumrelease #newmusic #animation #liveperformance #premiere
Brunch time after an awesome dress rehearsal this Brunch time after an awesome dress rehearsal this morning 🎶🎉🥂 Concert is tonight at Constellation! @clocksinmotionperc @aerocademusic . . . #brunch #espressomartini #rooftopbar #chicago #godfreyhotel #composer #avocadotoast
🌸Happy Friday! 🎉🥂. . . Photo by @markmary 🌸Happy Friday! 🎉🥂. . . Photo by @markmaryanovich . Makeup by @jcramirezbeauty @moonchannelstudios . . . #newmusicfriday #composer #portraitphotography #newheadshot #newpic #photoshoot #expressyourself #happyfriday #smile
📸😎🎉 Photo by @markmaryanovich @moonchann 📸😎🎉 Photo by @markmaryanovich @moonchannelstudios Makeup by @jcramirezbeauty . . . . . #photoshoot #newheadshots #newpic #portraitphotography #newphoto #composer #composerslife #composers #modeling #newmusic #vegasstudio #photography #picoftheday #smilemore
This Sunday! Clocks in Motion @clocksinmotionperc This Sunday! Clocks in Motion @clocksinmotionperc will be performing at @constellationchicago for our album release concert! Live-streaming is available if you can’t catch it in person! 🎶🎉 They will be performing all of the music I wrote for them, which is featured on our new album “Oneira.” One of the tracks, also titled “Oneira,” will be performed with the animation created by @christineabanna @aerocademusic Sunday, August 28th at 8:30 PM CT https://constellation-chicago.com/frequency-series-presents-clocks-in-motion/ #composer #composerlife #percussion #percussionquartet #albumrelease #albumreleaseparty
Official music video for “Oneira” 👽🛸 Th Official music video for “Oneira” 👽🛸 Thank you @icareifyoulisten for helping us share this video with the world! This science fiction short showcases the very special collaboration I had with the brilliant animator @christineabanna 🎉 The link to the article and the exclusive premiere of the video is in my bio! From Christine: "The concept for “Oneira” originated as a direct response to the music. I took in Jen’s composition and studied it before I started the process of conceptualizing the animation. I let my response to the music develop organically. From the start, the percussion felt like it had a crystalline sound, so I knew crystals would be an essential aspect of the narrative and visuals…From there, I started to develop a character who was thrown on a journey to mirror the flow and change in the composition itself. Science fiction felt like a genre that would give me a lot of freedom aesthetically and narratively, and with those initial seeds, I began to explore, research, and plan." Music by Jennifer Bellor Animation by Christine Banna Featuring @clocksinmotionperc @aerocademusic #animation #newmusic #musicvideo #musicanimation #percussion #composer #percussionquartet #unlvfinearts #unlvmusic
My new album with @clocksinmotionperc drops today! My new album with @clocksinmotionperc drops today! 🎶🎧 ONEIRA is now available for streaming and the links provided take you to Spotify, Bandcamp, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, etc. Link is in bio! This new album features all of the music I wrote for Clocks over the last four years as their resident Clock Shop composer. It was a very special collaboration and I'm thrilled to be able to share this album with everyone! Coming up: The album release concert will be in Chicago on August 28th at Constellation. Livestream tickets are also available: https://wl.seetickets.us/.../Frequency.../496295... Stay tuned for more news about the music animation video that will be released very soon! @aerocademusic #newalbum #albumcover #albumdrop #percussion #newmusic #newmusicalert #newmusicfriday #composer #composerlife
🎶Repost from @andyharnsberger • Here are two 🎶Repost from @andyharnsberger • Here are two clips from “Air Aquatic” by Jennifer Bellor. I commissioned this piece and am so excited to be performing it soon! Enjoy these two clips with headphones! @jenbellormusic @malletechofficial @leeumusic @leeuniversitypercussion #malletech #marimba #mjbblack #harnsbergermallets #newmusic #performer #livemusic #practice #patience #marimbamusic #composer #commission #music
Review of my new album “Oneira” with @clocksin Review of my new album “Oneira” with @clocksinmotionperc 🎧 Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review 🎶 Oneira will be released August 19th! @aerocademusic “It turns out that Ms. Bellor came through with music that is not rote-ly repetitively Minimalist or New in an expected sense. Rather you might experience this music as I did, as a kind of New Classical Ethnic-Folk hybrid of pentatonic and diatonic musics of infectious rhythm and brightly chiming and syncopating excitement, like perhaps in essence Balinese Gamelan, only wholly original and local to the US like the legacy of percussion group music classics from here, only evolved and inventive in its own ways. Each work unfolds in nicely built structures of expression, in ways that those who love melodic percussion groups will doubtless find as charming and continually invigorating as I did. Happily recommended!” #albumreview #newalbum #albumrelease #composer #composerlife #newmusic #percussion #newmusicalert
Great meeting today with my former composition stu Great meeting today with my former composition student, Emily Clements, and her father, Alex Clements! So thrilled to have the opportunity to conduct and music direct Emily’s new opera, “Letters to Lily” which will be premiered by Opera Las Vegas September 30th - October 2nd. Alex is orchestrating it, and it’s been such a blast meeting with them today to discuss each scene. I’m so proud of Emily and it’s been so wonderful to see how her opera has developed over the last couple of years. It is such an honor to be a part of this collaboration. ❤️🎶🎉 #composers #conductor #operalasvegas #collaboration #unlvmusic
Excited to share that the new music animation film Excited to share that the new music animation film created by @christineabanna for my composition “Oneira” is now finished and will be released sometime in August! More details coming soon! 😊🎶🎉💎 @clocksinmotionperc @meerenai @aerocademusic Repost from @christineabanna • Can’t wait to share ONEIRA with you all! It’s finally done and will be released in August (details coming soon) please enjoy the poster I made for it in the meantime 🍄🛸🌏💎 #collaboration #musicanimation #shortfilm
🎶🎉 Repost from @aerocademusic • Meet @jenb 🎶🎉 Repost from @aerocademusic • Meet @jenbellormusic: @clocksinmotionperc’s most recent initiative, Clock Shop, is a collaborative relationship with a single composer over a four-year period: creating, workshopping, and developing multiple works for percussion to perform and record. The inaugural composer for Clock Shop is Jennifer Bellor, who composed the quartets for this album between 2018 and 2021. Las Vegas-based composer Jennifer Bellor has been described as “that rare composer whose music manages to be instantly listenable and emotionally resonant without any compromise to its sophistication.” (textura) Jennifer Bellor is on the music composition faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the artistic director of the new music series Nextet. Please visit her website www.jenniferbellor.com. #composer #percussion #newalbum
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