Songs in the Dark received an Honorable Mention in the vocal chamber category of The American Prize: http://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2018/04/winning-composers-vocal-chamber-music.html

Turn the Key

Turn the Key
Music and lyrics by Jennifer Bellor

Jennifer Bellor, voice and pipe organ
Julian Tanaka, clarinet with improvisation
Adam Schroeder, bass clarinet
Gabby Ordonez Villalobos, congas and bass drum
Mixing/Recording by Ron George at UNLV
Producer (vocals) by Phil Joy

Uprising (rev. 2018)

for wind ensemble feat. improvised drum set

Duration: 8 minutes

Piccolo – 2 Flute – Oboe – English Horn (opt.) – 2 Clarinet in Bb – Bass Clarinet – 2 Bassoon – Contrabassoon (opt.) – 2 Alto sax – Tenor Sax – Baritone Sax – 2 Horn in F – 3 Trumpet in Bb – Flugelhorn (or Trumpet 4) – 2 Trombone – Bass Trombone – Euphonium – Tuba – Timpani – Drum Set (feature) – Percussion 1 (triangle, suspended cymbal, temple blocks) – Percussion 2 (bass drum, large gong, medium gong) – Vibraphone – Piano – Electric bass (or double bass)

The West coast premiere of Uprising (rev. 2018) will be May 2018 by the Oregon State University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Chris Chapman.

Uprising (rev. 2018) was originally written for the Eastman Wind Ensemble under the direction of Mark Scatterday and premiered October 2012. A second performance featured drummer Tom Giampietro and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Wind Ensemble under the direction of James Patrick Miller in March 2013.

Please email info@jenniferbellor.com for more information on purchasing score/parts.

Echo’s Lament (2018)

Violin 1
Violin 2
Violin 3
Viola
Violoncello 1
Violoncello 2
Double Bass

From Greek Mythology, Echo was a nymph whom the goddess Hera cursed with just an echo
for a voice as punishment. Echo’s Lament was inspired by the story, as well as a painting by my late friend,
Jennifer Mathiason (1983-2009). It was originally commissioned and premiered by the Millersville University Orchestra under the direction of Reuben Blundell in 2009 and later revised for its 2018 Southwest premiere by the Nevada School of the Arts
orchestra in Las Vegas.

Duration: 6 minutes
PDF Score: $25
PDF Parts: $20

Email info@jenniferbellor.com for purchase of score and parts.

Concert: “In Composition”
Choreography by Richard Havey
Jennifer Bellor is on stage with the dancers
This live video recording is featuring the dance with the mastered track from her album Stay: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stay/1140547832
Video recording by Arthur Chivis

Out of the Shadows for string orchestra featuring jazz trumpet, vibraphone and rhythm section is now finished and available! This version will be premiered May 2018 at the Nevada School of the Arts in Las Vegas.

The string orchestra version is also a revision of the original chamber version:

Email info@jenniferbellor.com for information on purchasing score and parts.

I had the opportunity to perform Chase the Stars with the UNLV Dance department! It was an incredible experience and loved collaborating with UNLV Dance faculty choreographer, Richard Havey. Here are some photos!

for saxophone ensemble (3 soprano sax, 3 alto sax, 3 tenor sax, 3 baritone sax, 1 bass sax)
Skylark Lullaby(2014) was written for the Eastman Saxophone Project, under the direction of Chien-Kwan Lin, and was premiered at the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) in March 2014. http://www.esm.rochester.edu/news/2014/03/eastman-saxophonists-will-perform-compete-at-national-conference/
I hope to have this recorded in the near future to be included on my new concept album about sleeping and dreaming.

Duration: 11 minutes
Selected for performance at the Seventeenth Biennial Festival of New Music at Florida State University
Winner of 2015 IAWM Judith Lang-Zaimont Prize
Semi-Finalist, 2015 The American Prize