BRITTNEY BENTON
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 looking forward to attending graduate school in the future. With her experience as a pianist, she has explored writing for a variety of instruments and musical styles. 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.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Lullaby for Trees - written for the Acropolis Wind Quintet
Untitled Work for Solo Harp
Only in Dreams - Song Cycle for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
”Life Almost Gone” - original score for feature film
SELECTED MEDIA
Stars (2021)
ZOFO | Connecticut Summerfest 2021
Bach Unraveled (2020)
Beo String Quartet
The Sentinel (2021)
Lowell Chamber Orchestra
Flow (2021)
Danielle Kuntz, harp