Composers
Brittney Benton
1999 -About
Brittney Benton holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Composition with a Minor in Music Technology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a Masters in Music Composition from the Yale School of Music. 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, SOLI Chamber Ensemble and more.
She was named one of the winners of Chicago a Capella’s “Her Voice Competition” in 2022. In 2024 she was named one of the winners of the SOLI Chamber Ensemble’s “30x30x30” competition and was a recipient of Kind of Kings “Bouman Fellowship”. 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. In 2024, she attended the Alba Music Composition Festival in Alba, Italy.
Her principal teachers include Jennifer Bellor, Viet Cuong, Aaron Jay Kernis, Christopher Theofanidis, Martin Bresnick, and David Lang.
Related Information
https://brittneybentonmusic.wixsite.com/composerWorks by Brittney Benton
| Title | Collection | Voice Type | Range | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grief | Only in Dreams | Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano | Bb3 - C5 | Dorothy Parker |
| Memories | Only in Dreams | Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano | B3 - F5 | Jessie Redmon Fauset |
| Night Falls | Only in Dreams | Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano | A3 - Eb5 | C4 - F#5 | Angelina Weld Grimké |
| Title | Published | Size | Solo with Ensemble | Duration Range | Level | Orchestration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathed in Light | No | Chamber Orchestra | 5-10 | Collegiate or Above | 2 (dbl picc and alto fl).2.2(dbl bass cl).2.2 - 4.2.2.1 - timp.perc(3) - piano - strings | |
| Dancing Shadows | No | Full Orchestra | 5-10 | Collegiate or Above | 4.4.4.4 - 4.4.4.1 - timp.perc(4) - harp - strings | |
| Nightfall | No | Full Orchestra | 5-10 | Collegiate or Above | 4.2.1(eng horn).4.4 - 4.4.1.1(bass trombone).1 - timp.perc(3) - piano - strings | |
| The Sentinel | No | Chamber Orchestra | 5-10 | Collegiate or Above | 1(picc).1.1.1. - harp - strings(1.1.1.1.0) |
| Title | Work | Instrumentation | Level | Number of Movements | Accompanied | Size | Duration Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bach Unraveled | String Quartet | Easy | 1 | No | Quartet | Under 5 | |
| BOP | Bongos, Tambourine, Triangle, Wood Block, Claves, Bass Drum | Intermediate | 1 | No | Sextet | Under 5 | |
| C.L.A.R.A. | String Quartet | Easy | 1 | No | Quartet | Under 5 | |
| Emergence | Cello Ensemble | Intermediate | 1 | No | 10-20 | ||
|
Everlasting Sky |
Flute, Bb Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion, Piano | Intermediate | 1 | No | Sextet | 5-10 | |
|
Flow |
Harp | Advanced | 1 | No | Solo | Under 5 | |
|
For what once was |
Guitar | Advanced | 1 | No | Solo | 5-10 | |
| Glitter | Piano | Advanced | 1 | No | Solo | ||
|
Impulse |
Bass Clarinet, Piano, 2 Bb Clarinets | Intermediate | 1 | No | Quartet | 5-10 | |
|
Lullaby for Trees |
Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon | Advanced | 1 | No | Quintet | 10-20 | |
|
Memory |
A Clarinet or Bb Clarinet, Piano | Advanced | 1 | No | Solo | 5-10 | |
| Moving, Mountains | Trombone, Tuba, 2 Bb Trumpets, French Horn | Intermediate | 1 | No | Quintet | 5-10 | |
| Nocturne in Blue and Gold | Bb Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion, Piano | Intermediate | 1 | No | Quintet | 5-10 | |
| Past, Present, and Future | Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone | Advanced | 3 | No | Sextet | 10-20 | |
| Pen and Ink | Violin or Flute, Piano | Intermediate | 4 | Yes | Solo | ||
| Piano Collections Vol. 1 | Piano | Advanced | 3 | No | Solo | 5-10 | |
|
Piano Collections Vol. 2 |
Piano | Intermediate | 5 | No | Solo | 5-10 | |
| Piano Trio No. 1 | Violin, Cello, Piano | Intermediate | 1 | No | Trio | Under 5 | |
|
Resolve |
C Flute, Alto Flute | Intermediate | 1 | No | Duet | Under 5 | |
| Stars | Four hands Piano | Intermediate | 1 | No | Duet | 5-10 | |
| The Call | Alto Flute, Harp | 1 | No | Duet | Under 5 | ||
|
The Maze |
Violin, Viola, Cello | Intermediate | 3 | No | Trio | 10-20 | |
| The Nature Suite | Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn | Intermediate | 3 | No | Quintet | Under 5 | |
| Unrelated | Oboe, Accompaniment Track | 3 | Yes | Solo |