Jennifer Bellor

Photos from the dress rehearsal tonight! The UNLV Wind Orchestra under the direction of Tom Leslie sounds amazing, and am looking forward to the concert tomorrow! They are premiering my new piece featuring Eric Marienthal, alto sax; Colin Gordon, soprano sax; Mitch Forman, piano; Kevin Axt, bass; Bernie Dresel, drums. 7:30pm, March 10, Ham Hall!🎉🎹 🎷 🎼🎺

My new composition Reste for clarinet, vibraphone, and piano will be premiered on the UNLV Nextet Concert tomorrow at 7:30pm, Doc Rando Recital Hall featuring clarinetist Cory Tiffin with Luigi Ng playing vibes, and Jae Ahn-Benton on piano. They sound fabulous, and can’t wait to hear them tomorrow! Here is a photo of them at a rehearsal, along with the poster about the concert tomorrow:

Recorded the strings to Out of the Shadows (2012) last night at UNLV! They sounded great!

I received the video recording today of the performance of my composition “Noir” at the 2013 Rochester Fringe festival featuring dancers Elisabeth M. Martin and Chris Collins along with performers Colin Gordon, soprano saxophone; Wendy Eisenberg, electric guitar; Matt Krol, electric bass; and Aaron Staebell, drums. Aaron and I collaborated on a showcase that featured new improvised compositions with dance, and I really loved how the dancers choreographed this!

Ellen Grolman, the host of the radio show “Music of Our Mothers,” aired my compositions Sensations (2009, orig. “Celestial Surroundings”) and Skylark Lullaby (2014) Wednesday, February 10 on the first half of the program.

Here is the link to the broadcast online (my music begins approximately 8 minutes into the first half of the program): Click here to hear the recording of the broadcast

Because my music is being broadcast on Music of our Mothers, I will also be featured on the show’s companion website, www.musicofourmothers.com.

Ellen Grolman, the host of the radio show “Music of Our Mothers,” will be airing my compositions Sensations (2009, orig. “Celestial Surroundings”) and Skylark Lullaby (2014) Wednesday, February 10, between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m Eastern Standard Time. Because my music is being broadcast on Music of our Mothers, I will also be featured on the show’s companion website, www.musicofourmothers.com.

U.S. listeners can stream the show live on iheartradio.com by searching for WFCF, Flagler College radio, 88.5 FM in St. Augustine, FL. Listeners in other locations may access recordings of the show several days after the broadcast on the website.

Parvenue Duo (Megan Kyle, oboe and Katie Weissman, cello) premiered my composition Moment Eternal (2016) at PAUSA Art House on Thursday, February 4, 2016 in Buffalo, NY. I wish I could have been there to hear the premiere, but they just shared with my a video recording from the performance, and thought they played the piece beautifully! Here’s the Youtube recording:

I recorded compositions with UNLV musicians from January 16-17 in the UNLV Recording Studios for my debut album “Familiar Stranger.” The compositions recorded that weekend include vocals to Fallen Veneer, Familiar Stranger, Burning Light, and Chase the Stars. Hunter Turner joined me on vocals for Fallen Veneer, and pianist Jae Ahn-Benton and clarinetist Ivan Ivanov recorded Moments Shared, Moments Lost for clarinet and electric organ. Additionally, Tim Jones recorded his parts on vibraphone. Here are some photos from the sessions!