Brian Bevelander

Biography

Brian Bevelander (b. 1942) is a composer/pianist, born in Boston Massachusetts and educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, Hartt College of Music, Boston University, and West Virginia University. His principal composition teachers include Thomas Canning at West Virginia University and Hugo Norden at Boston University. Besides teaching composition and piano at Heidelberg College in Ohio, he has been the recipient of several composition awards, residencies and fellowships. Many of his electroacoustic compositions have enjoyed a number of performances and broadcasts in Europe as well as the United States. In addition to his electroacoustic compositions, his works include chamber and orchestral music, concertos and solo pieces.

ACE Publications

30 title(s)
Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
Brian Bevelander SONATA for clarinet and piano
cl, pf
Brian Bevelander PIANO SONATA, THIRD pf
Brian Bevelander SCHERZO pf
Brian Bevelander PIANO SONATA, SECOND solo piano
Brian Bevelander SONATA for Alto Saxophone & Piano
a sax & pf
Brian Bevelander FANTASY MUSIC FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA Piano and Orchestra
Brian Bevelander THREE SONGS ON TEXTS BY ALICE VERY sop, pf
Brian Bevelander MUSIC FOR TWO PIANOS AND PERCUSSION pf(2), perc(3)
Brian Bevelander THREE SONGS ON TEXTS BY HILDA MORLEY
mezzoSop, ob, bcl, perc(2), pf
Brian Bevelander FANTASY MUSIC FOR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE Oboe, Violin, Cello, Piano, and Percussion
Brian Bevelander CASTLE MUSIC pf, tape, perc
Brian Bevelander CONCERTO (Piano, Percussion, Tape)
pf,perc,tape
Brian Bevelander SOUNDPRISMS (3 Fantasy Pieces) pf, with tape delay
Brian Bevelander DANCES AND INTERLUDES tape electronic
Brian Bevelander SYNTHECISMS NO. 3
Brian Bevelander SYNTHECISMS NO. 2
Piano, tape
Brian Bevelander LETTER FROM NATHANIEL GILES
fl, cl, vln, vcl, perc, pf, audio playback (2 overlapping files)
Brian Bevelander SYNTHECISMS NO. 4 2/pic-1-2-1; 3-2-2-1; piano (4-hand); perc; timp; str; tape
Piano 4-hands, orchestra, and tape
Brian Bevelander MUSIC OF THE SOLSTICE
Brian Bevelander SYNTHECISMS NO. 5
piano, tape
Brian Bevelander SYNTHECISMS NO. 6 (Nocturne for Percussion Ensemble and Tape)
PERC (6), TAPE
Brian Bevelander MUSIC OF THE SIGN (PRIMAL SONORITIES FOR ORCHESTRA) 2-2-2-2; 4-4-2-1; timp, perc; str
Brian Bevelander SYMPHONY OF DISTANT VISIONS 2-2-2-bcl-2; 4-3-2-1; timp, perc; str; tape
orchestra, tape
Brian Bevelander SONGS OF EXISTENCE
mezzo-soprano and piano
Brian Bevelander Even When We Sleep Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

Additional Works