Jennifer Bellor

Light Awaken was premiered at the UNLV Nextet new music series concert on March 23, 2

Light Awaken was premiered at the UNLV Nextet new music series concert on March 23, 2022 featuring Shawna Pennock (alto sax), Lauren Zwonik-Stutz (flute), Weiwei Le (violin), Jennifer Bellor (piano), and Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos (percussion). The premiere also featured a robotic arm playing mini cymbals.

While composing Light Awaken, I was inspired by the motion and sound the robotic arm makes. I imagined a beautiful, melodic composition that includes the sweeping motion and sound of the robotic arm paired with saxophone multiphonics, flute wind tones, and violin harmonics. Phil Joy built the robotic arm that inspired this composition, and we call it, “Theo.”

My new composition LIGHT AWAKEN for alto sax, flute, violin, piano, percussion and robotic arm was premiered on March 23rd at the UNLV Nextet concert.

Shawna Pennock (alto sax); Lauren Zwonik-Stutz (flute); Weiwei Le (violin); Jennifer Bellor (piano); Gabriela Ordoñez-Villalobos (vibraphone/suspended cymbal); “Theo” the robotic arm (cymbals); Phil Joy (mechatronics engineer); Tim Warren (conductor)

While composing Light Awaken, I was inspired by the motion and sound the robotic arm
makes. I imagined a beautiful, melodic composition that includes the sweeping motion and sound of the robotic arm paired with saxophone multiphonics, flute wind tones, and violin harmonics. Phil Joy built the robotic arm that inspired this entire composition, and we call it, “Theo.”

The piece was written to include a robotic arm(s) on stage to perform alongside the live performers. However, the piece can still be performed without a robotic arm.

Check out my new music video!

Damselfly Prelude is a composition by Jennifer Bellor for the five-string baroque cello and fortepiano.

Music Credits:

Jennifer Bellor, composer Ka-Wai Yu, five-string baroque cello 

Jonathan Rhodes Lee, fortepiano 

Ron George, recording and mixing

Gil Kaupp, mastering

Video Credits:

Cast: Jonathan Rhodes Lee, Ka-Wai Yu, Jennifer Bellor, Christie Leone

Directed and edited by: Shahab Zargari

Executive Producer: Jennifer Bellor

PA: Ramses Cantu

Production Design and Props: Jennifer Bellor, Jonathan Rhodes Lee, Shahab Zargari, Mike Willoughby, Edward&Sons

Damselfly Prelude will be released February 1st at 10 AM on YouTube! Here is the link:

Music Credits:

Jennifer Bellor, composer 

Ka-Wai Yu, five-string baroque cello 

Jonathan Rhodes Lee, fortepiano 

Ron George, recording and mixing 

Gil Kaupp, mastering 

Video Credits: 

Cast: Jonathan Rhodes Lee, Ka-Wai Yu, Jennifer Bellor, Christie Leone

Directed and edited by: Shahab Zargari

Executive Producer: Jennifer Bellor

PA: Ramses Cantu

Production Design and Props: Jennifer Bellor, Jonathan Rhodes Lee, Shahab Zargari, Mike Willoughby, Edward&Sons

The Damselfly Prelude music video and track will be dropping on February 1st! Stay tuned!

Music by Jennifer Bellor

Ka-Wai Yu (five-string baroque cello); Jonathan Rhodes Lee (fortepiano)

Cast: Ka-Wai Yu, Jonathan Rhodes Lee, Jennifer Bellor, and Christie Leone

On January 15th, the music video shoot took place in Jonathan Rhode Lee’s house. Directed by Shahab Zargari, we turned the room into a steampunk inspired parlor. Here are some photos from the shoot:

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Action shots Premiere of the radio drama “Beneath Area 51” broadcasted live last night on KNPR. Photos by director @kate.stpierre Performed by members from the Las Vegas Philharmonic (De Ann Letourneau, Cory Tiffin, Moonlight Tran, Alexandria Le, Paul Firak, Patrick Bowen) @lvphil Sound designer – Martin St-Pierre Foley artist – Vince Verderame Script by Joe Schoenmann