Starter Packs

Complete your collection with these curated titles, grouped at a special discount.

Shop Now
Reflections at Dusk
Innova Recordings

Reflections at Dusk

$16.99

Details

Composer
BELLOR, JENNIFER
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Innova Recordings
Released
Nov 15, 2019
Catalog #
INN045
UPC
726708604523

About

There is a zone of beauty between light and dark, where colors and transitions are at their most ephemeral. Nevada-based composer Jennifer Bellor reflects on some of those impressions as specifically inspired by the gorgeous sunsets in the Las Vegas area when overlooking the Whitney Mesa Trail. Far from the Strip and gazing at the expansive skies juxtaposed with the rocky terrain, Bellor meditates on the gently shifting lyricism where earth meets the sky. Well, usually gentle - the cover photo was taken during the July 2019, 7.1-magnitude earthquake when the tremors threw up a haze of colorful dust that suspended in the evening air. This album of six chamber works emphasizes shining sonorities - think vibraphones, harp, and wind chimes. Words like cerulean, amethyst, and indigo infuse the works' titles. And most of the pieces are performed by associates at UNLV where Bellor teaches composition and directs the Nextet new music series. If you're in the mood for something crepuscular, Reflections at Dusk will satisfy. Born and raised in northern New York, Jennifer Bellor earned a PhD in music composition at Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music degree at Syracuse University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music at Cornell University. Her primary composition teachers included David Liptak, Bob Morris, Andrew Waggoner, Sally Lamb-McCune, and Steven Stucky. She is on the music composition faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 Cerulean Twilight 08:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Cerulean Twilight
    Duration
    08:15
    Composer
    Jennifer Bellor
    Performer
    Ying Zhang, Andrew Smith, Emily Montoya Barnes, Luc Brust, Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos, Geoff Neuman, Tim Jones
  2. 2 Amethyst Sunset 08:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    Amethyst Sunset
    Duration
    08:51
    Composer
    Jennifer Bellor
    Performer
    Olga Shupyatskaya, Futaba Niekawa, Hannah Weaver, Kyle Peters
  3. 3 Indigo Nocturne 05:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Indigo Nocturne
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Jennifer Bellor
    Performer
    Shawna Pennock, Merrick Haji-Sheikh, Emily Montoya Barnes, Molly Redfield, Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos
  4. 4 High Resolution 04:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    High Resolution
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Jennifer Bellor
    Performer
    Tara Ogden-Skouson, Merrick Haji-Sheikh
    Ensemble
    Clark High School Symphonic Strings
    Conductor
    Chuck Cushinery
  5. 5 Skylark Lullaby 10:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Skylark Lullaby
    Duration
    10:28
    Composer
    Jennifer Bellor
    Ensemble
    Eastman Saxophone Project
    Conductor
    Chien-Kwan Lin
  6. 6 Reflections at Dusk 04:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    Reflections at Dusk
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Jennifer Bellor
    Performer
    Emily Montoya Barnes, James Whiting, Merrick Haji-Sheikh, Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos