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2025 was a special year for me primarily because o

2025 was a special year for me primarily because of the wonderful collaborations. I am thrilled to share that after several months of work, I finished the mixes for my new album, CATCHING CLOUDS. This album comprises nine new works I composed/reworked for clarinet (Bryan Conger), alto sax (Shawna Pennock), vibraphone (James Doyle), and piano (me). The tracks are connected like a multi-movement composition with themes that return throught the album.

1. Effervescence (clarinet and vibraphone)
2. Cloudbreak (vibraphone and piano)
3. Serpentine Arroyo (clarinet, vibraphone, and piano)
4. Cirrus (piano improvisation)
5. Querencia (clarinet, vibraphone, and piano)
6. Cloudline (alto saxophone and bowed vibraphone)
7. Volutus (piano)
8. Drift into Midnight (clarinet, vibraphone, and piano)
9. Catching Clouds (clarinet, alto sax, vibraphone, and piano)

I’m extremely grateful to them for this collaboration. Chuck Foley from the UNLV Recording studio recorded and mixed this and Gil Kaupp is mastering the album. Still lots to do (!), but incredibly relieved to move on to the next stages and cannot wait to share videos in the future, along with updates about the album release. We also plan to perform the entire album live in concert. 🎶

@shawner9 @cryanbonger @jwdoylepercussion

#unlvmusic #unlvfinearts

Had a wonderful Christmas 🎄 with my sister! S

Had a wonderful Christmas 🎄 with my sister!

Some pics from a party we attended and one from my run yesterday morning

@kebellor

Excerpts of DRIFT INTO MIDNIGHT ✨🌙 clarinet,

Excerpts of DRIFT INTO MIDNIGHT ✨🌙
clarinet, vibraphone, and piano
Premiere
Bryan Conger, clarinet
Ryan Bond, vibraphone

Had a blast performing with them! 🎹

UNLV Nextet concert
November 3, 2025

@cryanbonger @ryanbonddrums
#unlvmusic #unlvnextet #unlvfinearts
@unlvnextet #newmusic

Excerpt of “Cloudbreak” for piano and vibrapho

Excerpt of “Cloudbreak” for piano and vibraphone 🎶
I premiered this last night with James Doyle and had such a blast! @jwdoylepercussion

@kthomlv thanks for having us! What a beautiful showcase featuring a variety of artists!

The Composers Showcase
Myron’s at the Smith Center
@thecomposersshowcase

Performed at Myron’s for the first time last nig

Performed at Myron’s for the first time last night and it was so thrilling for me to be a part of The Composers Showcase. I premiered my piano & vibraphone piece “Cloudbreak” with James Doyle. It was such a special evening!

Thank you, Vivian Le, for the performance photos and video!! 🎶🩷 @whosthismusic

@kthomlv thank you for having us be a part of this beautiful showcase!

@thecomposersshowcase
@jwdoylepercussion

New piano tracks in the works 🎶🎹 Really grea

New piano tracks in the works 🎶🎹
Really great editing/mixing session yesterday with Chuck Foley (UNLV Recording Studio). We focused on the tracks featuring piano 🎹
Excerpts:
First excerpt: “Volutus”
Second excerpt: “Cirrus” (improvisation)
Third excerpt: “Cloudbreak” (this will also include vibraphone)!

🎶🎹🩷☀️
#composer #performer #🎹

Met a major personal goal tonight and now celebrat

Met a major personal goal tonight and now celebrating a little. 🍷🎉🎶 I finally finished tracking the piano tonight for my new album. Seven of the nine tracks include piano and as of tonight, the clarinet and piano tracks are set and now I just have to track alto sax and vibraphone. This is all starting to come together and I’m so thrilled to be collaborating with Bryan Conger, James Doyle, and Shawna Pennock on this massive project. @shawner9 @cryanbonger @jwdoylepercussion

CATCHING CLOUDS
1. Cloudbreak (piano & vibraphone)
2. Serpentine Arroyo (clarinet feature with vibraphone and piano)
3. Querencia (vibraphone feature with clarinet and piano)
4. Volutus (piano solo)
5. Cloudline (alto sax and vibraphone)
6. Effervescence (clarinet and vibraphone)
7. Cirrus (piano improvisation)
8. Drift into Midnight (clarinet feature with vibraphone and piano)
9. Catching Clouds (clarinet, alto sax, vibraphone, and piano)

I’m also very grateful to have been awarded a Nevada Arts Council grant to help support the recording project (recording/mixing) and have to finish the recordings by the end of December. So happy we are so close to completing all of this! 🎶🎉

Two excerpts from the premiere of my new piece “

Two excerpts from the premiere of my new piece “Effervescence” for clarinet and vibraphone 🎶🫧☁️

@unlvnextet concert Monday, November 3rd
Featuring UNLV faculty Bryan Conger @cryanbonger and Kyle Bissantz

#composer #unlvmusic #unlvfinearts #clarinet #vibraphone

One of my favorite activities at UNLV is organizin

One of my favorite activities at UNLV is organizing the @unlvnextet series concerts, and last Monday’s concert was such a wonderful event featuring many of our UNLV faculty and students. In addition to great performances, two of our graduate students had premieres of their pieces (congrats, Matthew Nell and Colin Marks on creating such beautiful works). @matthew_triangle @marksmusique

Congrats to everyone involved!

Photo credit: VIvian Le (thank you so much)!! @whosthismusic

I also shared two pieces from my album-in-progress: “Drift into Midnight” for clarinet, vibraphone and piano and a short duet for clarinet and vibraphone called “Effervescence.” So glad we got to perform these before heading into the studio to track the clarinet @cryanbonger and piano parts for these and many other new pieces on the album. Many thanks to Kyle Bissantz and Ryan Bond for stepping in at the last minute to cover the vibes parts! @ryanbonddrums

The next concert is Friday December 5th at the Barrick Museum featuring new student works paired with art, and I can’t wait to organize all of it and hear their new compositions. 🎶

#unlvmusic #unlvfinearts #composer #curator

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Happy Halloween!! 🎃 🦋🎉

Happy Halloween!! 🎃 🦋🎉

A little clip of @ethelcentral performing my strin

A little clip of @ethelcentral performing my string quartet “Music for a Waking Dream” 🎻🎶

I used to play the violin and really like high notes…

September 15th at Troesh studio theater, Smith Center
Live performance - taken from my iPhone

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Wonderful concert! 🎻🔥🎶 ETHEL premiered th

Wonderful concert! 🎻🔥🎶 ETHEL premiered the string quartet version of my piece, Music for a Waking Dream, 🩷 and it was such a blast to hear all of the music presented including beautiful arrangements that featured singer Clint Holmes.

Troesh Studio Theater
Smith Centrr
@ethelcentral
@lvchamberfest
@nevadaschoolofthearts
@unlvfinearts
@unlvmusic

Excited about some upcoming concerts! ETHEL will b

Excited about some upcoming concerts! ETHEL will be premiering the string quartet version of my piece, “Music for a Waking Dream” at the Troesh Studio Theater at the Smith Center this Monday, September 15th at 7PM. The concert is a part of the Las Vegas Chamber Fest. My piece will be in the first half opening for singer Clint Holmes with ETHEL. https://lvchamberfest.org/https://ethelcentral.org/
ETHEL was at UNLV yesterday to meet with our composition students and sightread new string quartet works. Many thanks to the Nevada School of the Arts for making this possible and I’m happy the students had an opportunity to work with them.

The opening UNLV Nextet new music concert of the season is Monday, September 22nd in Doc Rando Hall at 7:30 PM! Just finished organizing everything for the concert. Composer/Pianist Kevin Day will be in residence and the performances will feature our UNLV faculty and students.

☀️🎶🔥
@ethelcentral
@nevadaschoolofthearts
@unlvmusic
@unlvfinearts
@kevindaymusic

Sister Time 🩷☀️ #sisters

Sister Time 🩷☀️

#sisters

Finished building the LEGO grand piano 🎹😅 Th

Finished building the LEGO grand piano 🎹😅
This was such a fun project 🎶🩷
3662 pieces 🧩

#lego #legos @legostoresme

New single! I’m thrilled to share the new music

New single! I’m thrilled to share the new music video and recording of my piece “All Rivers at Once” for clarinet and tenor saxophone. This was such a fun collaboration with Bryan Conger, Shawna Pennock, and Shahab Zargari. To get the binaural experience, listen with headphones! Many thanks to Bryan and Shawna for their fantastic playing, to Shahab for a beautiful video that he shot at Clark County Wetlands Park, to Gil Kaupp for mastering the track, and to Chuck Foley for recording and mixing at the UNLV Recording Studio.

The single is available on all digital platforms.

Jennifer Bellor, composer
Bryan Conger, clarinet
Shawna Pennock, tenor saxophone
Shot and edited by Shahab Zargari
Recording and mixing by Chuck Foley
Mastering by Gil Kaupp

“All Rivers at Once” is the title of a poem by the 13th century poet, Rumi. The following excerpt from the poem inspired the creation of this piece:

What is the body?
Endurance.
What is love?
Gratitude.
What is hidden in our chests?
Laughter.
What else?
Compassion.

#composer #newsingle #newtrack #newmusicalert🚨 #newmusic #duet #clarinet #tenorsaxophone #unlvmusic #unlvfinearts #collaboration #newmusicvideo #composerlife

@cryanbonger @shawner9 @shahabzargari

Gorgeous performance last night of my piece “Rev

Gorgeous performance last night of my piece “Reviravoltas Sonoras” featuring
Michael Jorgensen, violin
Matt Ward, vibraphone
Dave Eggar, cello

It was a fantastic concert featuring music by the students and faculty and all of the pieces were performed by members of the American Modern Ensemble. 🎶

And it was fun celebrating after the concert! 🎉🎶

@mostlymodernfestival

#chambermusic #newmusic

🎶🎉 @mostlymodernfestival @stephencabell @r

🎶🎉

@mostlymodernfestival
@stephencabell @robertpatersoncomposer

Happy to be at the Mostly Modern Festival this wee

Happy to be at the Mostly Modern Festival this week as their resident composer! 🎶 It’s been a blast meeting with the composition fellows, faculty, and had a great rehearsal today of my piece “Reviravoltas Sonoras” for violin, vibraphone, and cello with members from the American Modern Ensemble. The AME concert is this Friday the 13th! ☀️

#composer #mostlymodern2025 #musicfestival #humidityhair #newsneakers

New recording and music video in the making 🔥
“All Rivers at Once”
My duet for clarinet & tenor sax 🎷
Bryan Conger, clarinet
Shawna Pennock, tenor sax
Shahab Zargari, videographer
Chuck Foley, sound engineer

@shawner9 @cryanbonger @shahabzargari

Thanks for taking pics and helping out with the video shoot, @lancesmithart !

#composer #collaborations #duet #sax #clarinet

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