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Brittney Benton

Composer

About

Driven by storytelling and imagery, Brittney Benton's music takes you on a journey

through a lush melodic and harmonic soundscape, filled with personality at every turn.

Brittney holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Composition with a Minor in Music Technology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is attending the Yale School of Music for her Masters in Music Composition. She is very interested in working outside of the concert hall, especially in the realm of video game music.

Brittney’s music has been performed by the Bellevue Chamber Chorus, ZOFO, the Beo String Quartet, the Lowell Chamber Orchestra, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, and more.

In 2020, she was named the winner of PARMA Recordings “Summer 2020 Call For Scores”, and the winner of the Bellevue Chamber Chorus’ “Emerging Composer Competition” in 2021. In 2022, she was named one of the winners of Chicago a Capella’s “Her Voice Competition”.

Recent composition festivals include the 2020 Charlotte New Music Festival and Connecticut Summerfest 2021. She also attended the inaugural Akropolis Chamber Music Institute (ACMI) in 2022.

Her principal teachers include Cynthia Wong, Diego Vega, Jennifer Bellor, and Viet Cuong. She has attended masterclasses with Richard Danielpour, Michael Torke, Marc Mellits, Juan Pablo Contreras, and David Conte.

See what she is currently working on here!

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Latest Work:
Piano Trio No. 1

Piano Trio: Violin, Cello, Piano

Duration: 4'30"

(2024)

In this piano trio a reappearing theme, first found in the violin, is passed around to all instruments throughout the piece, finding its way into each of the sections before the end.

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Lilith Vocal Ensemble sings “Remember?” By Brittney Benton, conducted by Laura Nevitt

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Lilith Vocal Ensemble

Lilith Vocal Ensemble sings “Remember?” By Brittney Benton, conducted by Laura Nevitt

Lilith Vocal Ensemble Laura Nevitt, Artistic Director Boston, MA www.lilithvocalensemble.com “Remember?" music & text: Brittney Benton Performance: Love & Lust February 17, 2024 Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Cambridge, MA -Lilith Vocal Ensemble empowers women and gender non-conforming musicians by rebelling against societal expectations of traditional gender roles in music. -We commission and expand the canon of new works for treble voices with music and poetry by our community, and we perform concerts that shed light on erasure and discrimination through intersectional programming. -By bridging the gaps in traditional choral music, Lilith strives to push boundaries and champion each voice as important, heard, and respected.

(Live) World Premiere: Lullaby for Trees (2023) by Brittney Benton

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Akropolis Reed Quintet

(Live) World Premiere: Lullaby for Trees (2023) by Brittney Benton

Performed at Converse University October 20, 2023 "In August of 2022, I attended the first ever Akropolis Chamber Musicians Institute. It took place in a community called Bay View, right next to Petoskey, Michigan. Being born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, I had never had the chance to be surrounded by forest and greenery. It was a beautiful and inspiring experience for me. I thought it would be fitting to write a piece about trees, using it as a reflection of how I felt spending my time in nature. The calm and peaceful atmosphere manifested in the name "Lullaby for Trees".

ACMI 2022: Impulse by Brittney Benton

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Akropolis Reed Quintet

ACMI 2022: Impulse by Brittney Benton

As part of the 2022 Akropolis Chamber Music Institute, Akropolis and participants premiered new works by 4 fabulous participant composers. "Impulse" was composed by Brittney Benton and performed by Gretchen Hill (clarinet); Rachel Hertz (clarinet); Andrew Koeppe (bass clarinet); and Max Hammond (piano). The composer provides the following description of "Impulse" ~ "Impulse focuses on syncopation, dovetailing, and changing time signatures. Accented notes poke their way through the texture. The melodies and accompaniment are often passed between all three clarinets, blending each of the instruments together while the piano provides the rhythmic glue that holds it all together through the changing time signatures. Each of these attributes led me to the name “Impulse”, as this piece impulsively propels itself forward." Recorded at Voorhies Hall in Bay View, MI, August 14, 2022. Find out more about the Akropolis Chamber Music Institute here: https://akropolisquintet.org/acmi/

Brittney Benton - Invitation to Love (2020) for a cappella choir

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Brittney Benton

Brittney Benton - Invitation to Love (2020) for a cappella choir

I discovered the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar late 2020. I found his poem “Invitation to Love”, and was inspired by the heartfelt nature of the text. Unlike most poems about love, this poem’s narrator is speaking to a love that hasn’t appeared in their life quite yet. I thought this was a beautiful idea. To represent this, I wrote the music like a lullaby with lush harmonies to imbue the music with a loving, tender quality. "Invitation to Love" was the winner of the HerVoice Emerging Composer Competition in 2022. It was premiered by Chicago a Cappella on February 18th, 2023. Performed by Chicago a cappella. Used by permission. You can find me here: https://brittneybentonmusic.wixsite.com/composer https://www.instagram.com/brittneywritesmusic/ https://soundcloud.com/user-943229480

Brittney Benton - I. Night Falls - Only in Dreams (2022) for soprano and piano

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Brittney Benton

Brittney Benton - I. Night Falls - Only in Dreams (2022) for soprano and piano

The poem for this song “Little Grey Dreams” by poet Angelina Weld Grimké, an African American poet and important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. “Night Falls” is the first song of the song cycle I’m writing called “Only in Dreams”, which is about a person dreaming of their past and potential future. This first song serves as an introduction. They are falling asleep, dreaming about what they have and will experience. This song was originally written for, mezzo soprano and piano, so there is a version for mezzo too! Sung by Joel C. Dyson, Piano by Jesse Reeks Video by Dylan Trần You can find me here: https://brittneybentonmusic.wixsite.com/composer https://twitter.com/BBentonMusic https://www.instagram.com/brittneywritesmusic/ https://soundcloud.com/user-943229480

Wintery Woods - VGM

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Armenian State Symphony Orchestra Presents: Carnival of Animals

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PARMA Recordings

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra Presents: Carnival of Animals

BRITTNEY BENTON “Nightfall” Symphonic Poem - 0:27 RAIN WORTHINGTON “Dream Vapors” Suite - 8:19 DIEGO VEGA “Cascade and Bow” Symphonic Poems - 33:58 CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS “Carnival of Animals” - 44:00 The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and PARMA Recordings present a concert of works by Camille Saint-Saëns and three contemporary composers – Rain Worthington, Diego Vega, and Brittney Benton, whose work Nightfall was selected as the winner of PARMA’s Summer 2020 Call for Scores. This program was originally performed for a live audience on April 20, 2022 at Yerevan, Armenia’s Aram Khachaturian Hall.

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Contact

For questions/inquiries about commissions or scores, email me at:

brittneybentonmusic@gmail.com

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