Mary Bellamy

Mary Bellamy is a composer whose works have been performed by leading contemporary music ensembles such as the London Sinfonietta, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Bozzini Quartet, The Composers Ensemble, SEM Ensemble, Ensemble Exposé and Ensemble Musikfabrik, as well as by renowned soloists Richard Craig, Séverine Ballon, Genevieve Lacey, Judith Hamman and Francesco Dillon.

Her music has been featured at festivals in the UK and abroad, including the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the Cutting Edge and Out Hear concert series, Ostrava New Music Days and Dartington International Summer School, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3. She has received grants and commissions from Blue Touch Paper scheme and Arts Council England, and recordings of her work are available on the HCR and NMC labels. In addition to writing concert works she has collaborated on a number of audio-visual installations, which have been exhibited in New York, Venice and the UK. Mary studied composition at Cardiff University and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and received her PhD from Sheffield University in 2003. She is Senior Lecturer and Head of Composition at the University of Huddersfield.

Biography

Mary Bellamy is a composer whose works have been performed by leading contemporary music ensembles such as the London Sinfonietta, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Bozzini Quartet, The Composers Ensemble, SEM Ensemble, Ensemble Exposé and Ensemble Musikfabrik, as well as by renowned soloists Richard Craig, Séverine Ballon, Genevieve Lacey, Judith Hamman and Francesco Dillon.

Her music has been featured at festivals in the UK and abroad, including the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the Cutting Edge and Out Hear concert series, Ostrava New Music Days and Dartington International Summer School, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3. She has received grants and commissions from Blue Touch Paper scheme and Arts Council England, and recordings of her work are available on the HCR and NMC labels. In addition to writing concert works she has collaborated on a number of audio-visual installations, which have been exhibited in New York, Venice and the UK. Mary studied composition at Cardiff University and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and received her PhD from Sheffield University in 2003. She is Senior Lecturer and Head of Composition at the University of Huddersfield.

Recordings by this composer

Recordings
Mary bellamy

Mary Bellamy: Behind the transparent surface

Huddersfield Contemporary Records

Bellamy’s music creates a uniquely immediate experience, constantly moving forward, unfurling new ideas, motives, and material in playful, unpredictable ways, resulting in a record that is organic, impulsive, and spontaneous.

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Compilations with this composer

Compilations
Hoxton 13 cover

The Hoxton 13

NMC Recordings

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Digital Discoveries 5: Here Be Monsters cover

Digital Discoveries 5: Here Be Monsters

NMC Recordings

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Digital Discoveries 8: Loopholes cover

Digital Discoveries 8: Loopholes

NMC Recordings

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