Elizabeth Bell

Biography

ELIZABETH BELL was born in 1928; graduated from Wellesley College (Music) in 1950, and from Juilliard (Composition) in 1953. She was music critic of the Ithaca Journal, 1971-1975; one of the founders and a longtime director of New York Women Composers; and a member of Board of Governors of American Composers Alliance, 2000-2004. She received grants and commissions from fine artists around the world, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Bradshaw/Buono duo, the Inoue Chamber Ensemble, North/South Consonance, the Putnam Valley Orchestra, and Vienna Modern Masters. Awards included the Delius Prize (Keyboard), 1994; first prize (1986), and grand prize (1996) in the Utah Composers Competition; many Meet-the-Composer grants.

There are three all-Bell CD’s: “The Music of Elizabeth Bell”, MMC 2082; “Snows of Yesteryear”, N/S R 1029; and “A Collection of Reflections”, N/S R 1042. Other recordings are on CRS, Classic Masters, VMM, and North/South Records. There have been six all-Bell concerts, including two to celebrate her 75th birthday: NYC 10/12/03, and Yerevan, Armenia, 4/28/04. Performed world-wide, she was a member of BMI, ACA, SCI, AMC, NACUSA, and other professional organizations. She passed away on December 19, 2016.

Documents
  • solo inst+keyboard
  • ACE Publications

    26 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Elizabeth Bell ANDROMEDA pf(solo),perc, str orch
    Elizabeth Bell ARECIBO SONATA
    pf
    Elizabeth Bell CONCERTINO FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 1111 1000 piano, strings
    Elizabeth Bell CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA 2/pic-2-2-2, 4-2-3-1,perc,str
    Elizabeth Bell DUOVARIOS two pianos
    Elizabeth Bell FANTASY-SONATA
    vcl,pf
    Elizabeth Bell KALEIDOSCOPE - Suite for flute and piano
    fl, pf
    Elizabeth Bell KALEIDOSCOPE - ww quintet
    ww quintet
    Elizabeth Bell LES NEIGES D'ANTAN -- SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO vln, pf
    Elizabeth Bell LOSS SONGS
    S, pf
    Elizabeth Bell MILLENNIUM
    sop, cl, pf
    Elizabeth Bell NIGHT MUSIC
    pf
    Elizabeth Bell PERNE IN A GYRE
    cl, pf, vln, vc
    Elizabeth Bell RITUALS FOR ORCHESTRA pic-2, ehn-2, bcl -2 , cbs-2, 4-3-3-1, timp, perc(4), str
    Elizabeth Bell RIVER FANTASY
    fl/pic, vln, vla, vc
    Elizabeth Bell SECOND SONATA pf
    Elizabeth Bell SIX LOSS-SONGS
    sop & pf
    Elizabeth Bell SOLILOQUY for SOLO CELLO Cello
    Elizabeth Bell SOLILOQUY for SOLO VIOLIN solo violin
    Elizabeth Bell SONGS OF HERE AND FOREVER sop, pf
    Elizabeth Bell SPECTRA pic/afl/fl; Ehn/ob; cl/Ebcl/bscl; bn; perc(2); pf/cel; strings
    11 players: Suite for wind quartet, string quartet, piano and 2 percussion
    Elizabeth Bell STRING QUARTET #1
    String Quartet
    Elizabeth Bell SUMMER SUITE
    Pf
    Elizabeth Bell SYMPHONY NO. 1 pic-2-2-EH-2-bcl-2-cbsn, 4-3-3-1,timp,perc(3),str

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