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Recent News
2025
DECEMBER – Dates to watch:
January 1st, 2026 – two brand new competitions will be announced; one for children’s choirs, and one for SABaritone Middle or High School choirs. Stay tuned!
March 8th, 2026 – if you’re in the Calgary area, Spritus will be giving a concert of music by Canadian composers. Watch for an exciting world premiere of one of my recent works!
NOVEMBER
Cypress Choral Music has purchased the Leslie Music catalogue, and is re-releasing new, updated versions of five titles of mine formerly published by Leslie. They are being added as typesetting and editing are completed for each piece. Watch for:
- “Have You Seen a Shooting Star?” (SA)
- “Jazzy Rhythm of Life” (SA, SATB)
- “My Balloon” (Unison, SA)
- “Snow and Ice” (SA)
- “Mist and Rain” (SA)
https://cypresschoral.com/composers/d-geoffrey-bell/
OCTOBER
I felt very fortunate to participate in the “Rocky Mountain Choral Leadership” retreat at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, hosted by Choir Alberta. Participants from across Alberta made this an outstanding conference!
“The Gathering Storm” is an evocative poem by T. E. Bryan, describing powerful images of a storm brewing and building before unleashing its full power. This setting is for SATB choir with piano. I’m currently looking for a choir that would like to give the World Premiere performance!
SEPTEMBER
“Orchestral” Fantasy for unaccompanied SATB choir is now available for purchase. Imagine, just for a day, that your choir members could use their voices to perform like symphonic instruments! Sopranos could sing like flutes, oboes, trumpets and violins; altos could take over for the clarinets, cor anglais and violas; tenors would take on the challenges faced by bassoons, French horns, trombones and ‘cellos; and basses could give the tubas, timpani and double basses the day off!
AUGUST
“Pentagonal Dance” for solo harp is featured in the latest Harp Column blog article about harp pieces with unusual time signatures!
https://harpcolumn.com/music/getting-rhythmic/
JULY
I’m celebrating the 50th anniversary of my first solo EP! If you could use 10 minutes of calm, peaceful, uplifting music in your life, please visit:
JUNE
June 20th – Are you interested in learning more about current software that can sing your music? The Canadian Music Centre has posted a video of the first “Modern Composer’s Toolbox” webinar on their new YouTube channel. It introduces three pieces of software that can sing your scores!
https://youtu.be/Id15OsIdIek?si=_vYHzqSgXeYjavVw
June 1st – Do you write instrumental music? You’re invited to join us for the second session of the “Modern Composer’s Toolbox” series to learn about using digitized instruments to enhance your demo recordings.
Registration is free at:
https://pr.cmccanada.org/event/modern-composers-toolbox-using-digitized-instruments/
MAY
Coming in June: the Modern Composer’s Toolbox webinar series, hosted by the Canadian Music Centre. Register at:
https://pr.cmccanada.org/event/modern-composers-toolbox-session-1/
APRIL
April 27th – participated in the Canadian League of Composers (CLC) members meeting online.
April 26th – The Alberta Composer Spotlight webinar was a great success, showcasing music by Alberta composers. Thank you to Choir Alberta for hosting this event!
April 25th – participated in the SOCAN webinar focussed on Synchronization Licensing. I learned a lot, and have updated my license fees to match Canadian standards.
Earlier in April:
A TTBB version of “Proud to Be Me” is now available for purchase!
March
Back in the year 2005 I recorded a solo album called “On Being Human“. This included a song called “Trouble!“, about a femme fatale I knew when I was a young man. I’ve just finished writing a new version for TTBB choir, with a twist; the subject is a man who causes havoc with everyone around him! It’s a fun, jazzy take on the perils of relationships, rumours and romance.
February
Here’s the world premiere of “Pentagonal Dance” for harp, performed by Danielle Kuntz. This is a challenging piece for an accomplished harpist, in 5/4 time with multiple pedal changes. Keep an eye on the “pedal cam” in the bottom left corner of the screen. Kudos and many thanks to Danielle for an outstanding performance!
January
Members of the Hillview Cottage email list received a newsletter this month, highlighting new music and musical accomplishments of 2024. You can read full details under 2024 (below), or read the newsletter for a concise, abbreviated summary with links to key items.
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2024
December 31st, 2024
In keeping with New Years celebrations, here is a brand new setting of my “Fanfare for the New Year” for unaccompanied choir. The audio rendition was created using “Dreamtonics voices”, programmed by me.
Next step: recruit a real choir to perform it!
December 3rd, 2024
“The Post-Christmas Blues” is now availble for unaccompanied SATB choir. The lyrics bemoan Christmas consumerism, then propose the idea of carrying the Christmas spirit throughout the year! The original version for SATB choir with jazz piano is still available. The new, unaccompanied version provides a worthy challenge at a medium to advanced level of difficulty.
November 1st, 2024
“Shaping the Invisible” is a brand new work for advanced SATB choir with piano. The lyrics are based on a short idea proposed by Leonardo da Vinci; that music is “figurazione delle cose invisibili” or “the shaping of the invisible”.
October 25-26th, 2024
Music Conference Alberta
Kudos to everyone involved in making Music Conference Alberta such a success! It was good to reconnect with friends and acquaintances, and to meet new ones. It was an honour to have a copy of one my scores in every conference-goer’s bag!
October 3rd
Tout juste sortie de presse : ma première chanson française pour chorale d’enfants ! (Hot off the press: my first French song for children’s choir!)
“Mon Parapluie” is a cute little song about a child who is a bit too proud of their beautiful umbrella. French music teacher Claire Champagne says, “It’s well written and well crafted! I love the melody!”
Click Mon Parapluie to learn more.
September 11th, 2024
LEARNING TO USE DORICO – SHARING MY NOTES
Musicians around the world were caught off guard when the makers of Finale music-writing software suddenly announced that they were ceasing production at the end of August. I’ve used Finale since around 2003/4 to typeset all my compositions. It will continue to work until the computer dies or an operating system upgrade creates a conflict, and Finale stops working.
Dorico is the new, recommended music typesetting software, created by a group of programmers who left the Finale team a few years ago. So, a new learning adventure has begun for composers and musicians who are starting to make the transition.
As I learn, I’m creating a set of Alphabetical, Quick-Reference notes. Because we’re all in this together, I’ve decided to share my notes with anyone who wants to use them. The notes are being updated frequently as I learn new things, so rather than printing them out and going through a lot of paper, you might want to bookmark the link, and use the latest version each time you use Dorico.
Feel free to share the link with anyone who might find them useful.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ASYbNqxqchZXQflJ1X9U52cGeloQ_DPVdAyM5ZRfRfg/edit?usp=sharing
July 22nd, 2024
As soon as I saw Dorothea Taylor‘s “Sink-opation” video, it made me want to play along. I challenged myself to create three improvisations in very different musical styles over Dorothea’s drumming. (These are off-the-cuff, not polished performances.) She graciously gave me permission to post the results online:
July 13th, 2024
I’m happy to have a third piece of mine accepted by PROJECT: ENCORE for representation in their catalogue!
July 1st, 2024
I’m now an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre. Hoorah!
June 22nd, 2024
KUDOS to Calgary Men’s Chorus for their “Voices of the North” concert today. Director Cass Bessette led the chorus through some memorable performances. Highlights included a fiery performance of “Fire” by Katerina Gimon; the delightfully funny “My Moustache” by Larry Nickel; and the Western Canadian premiere of “The Commanded Heart“, my setting of the moving poem by Ben Berg.
My heartfelt thanks go to Morag Northey (cellist), Matthew Kallio (pianist), Cass, and all the members of the Calgary Men’s Chorus for their outstanding performances!
June 15th, 2024
I’m happy to announce that the MUSICA International Database of Choral Music now has listings for ALL of my published choral music! This is a key resource for choral conductors and composers worldwide.
Merci à Jean, Pierre-Luc, Aymeric et Thomas pour votre aide!
June 1st, 2024
“The Commanded Heart” is now available for TTBB choir with soloists, piano and ‘cello. Canadian poet Ben Berg’s moving poem illuminates the LGTB Purge that was conducted in the Canadian military, RCMP and federal government between the mid 1940s to 1990s. The score is available in English, French and bilingual versions.
https://dgeoffreybell.com/the-commanded-heart/
May 3rd, 2024
I’m celebrating the 10th anniversary of two albums I released in 2014!
If you only listen to serious classical and choral music, this post is not for you. But if your musical horizons are more broad and varied, you’re invited to explore the link below.
Friday, May 3rd is “Bandcamp Friday” – a day when 100% of the proceeds go to the musicians who post their music on Bandcamp. I currently have six albums represented, and will be posting more in the next couple of months.
Even though I’m a classically trained musician, much of my youth was spent playing keyboards for pop, rock, jazz and blues bands, both onstage and in various recording studios. And even as I developed my skills as a serious composer, I also devoted time in my home studio creating new, non-classical music.
Different albums explore hard-driving synth rock, angst-filled songs about love and loss, soundtracks for movies, and peaceful, easy listening.
Are you looking for some new tunes for spring and summer listening? You’re invited to explore:
April 22nd, 2024
Larry Nickel of Cypress Choral Music and I had a great breakfast meeting this morning, discussing many aspects of Canadian choral music. It was a pleasure to meet and talk!
March 28th, 2024
My heartfelt thanks go to the Cypress Studio Singers for their beautiful recording of “Let All That You Do Be Done in Love“! You can follow the score and hear their performance using the link below:
https://cypresschoral.com/composers/d-geoffrey-bell/let-all-that-you-do-be-done-in-love/
March 21st, 2024
I just finished writing “The Curious Crow”, a charming litte song for Unison, SA or SSA choir with piano.
If you work with a children’s choir, you are welcome to use the Contact page to receive a preview copy!
March 6th, 2024
Thank you, Choir Alberta, for my new Composer Profile page!
Februrary 27th, 2024
Thank you, Julian Bryson, for posting a photo of this page in the latest edition of ACDA’s Choral Journal. I was surprised to see who’s peeking out from the bottom of the page!
February 13th, 2024
Today is filled with a sense of accomplishment! Yesterday I wrote the last note of “In Colour” (for 12-piece musical theatre-style ensemble), and sent the score and parts off to the ensemble that inspired me to write it. Today I finished mixing the demo recording and posted it on my website.
The lyrics are about growing up in a world where things were right or wrong, black or white. Yet, as I grew up, I gradually realized that life is much more rich and varied than I had been led to believe. The chorus poses the question:
“Why would you live your life in black and white, when the world around us is in colour?”
If you’re a purist and want to wait for the premiere performance, you could be waiting a while! And if you just can’t wait, you can click the link to hear the computer-generated demo featuring my favourite two Cantāmus Vocaloids.
Special thanks go to 94 Take the Cake for permission to use their bakery/cafe in Okotoks, AB for a photo shoot!
January 30th, 2024
Today I did the photo shoot to take the cover image for a new work in progress. My thanks go to the good folks at 94 Take the Cake for allowing the photo shoot to take place. It was fun and delicious!
January 21st, 2024
“Let All That You Do Be Done in Love” was given its premiere performance today by the choir of Ottawa Mennonite Church. My thanks go to conductor Eric Rupp, collaborative pianist Carla Klassen, and the members of the choir for a beautiful performance! Thank you, too, for sharing your recording of the world premiere performance!
The SATB with piano version has just been published by Cypress Choral Music!
January 10th, 2024
Project : Encore has just added “Come With Me to the Sea” to its list of recommended choral music. What an honour to have my music added to this prestigious list!
http://projectencore.org/public/explore.php
2023
December 28th, 2023
We just finished recording the vocal parts for “Try!“, written for marimba ensemble. It’s a fun, bouncy piece about getting back up again when you get knocked down. Special thanks go to Pat, Robin and Anne for recording the voice parts at Hillview Cottage Studio!
December 17th, 2023
I’m happy to say that I have just finished “Pentagonal Dance“, a harp solo in 5/4 time. My thanks go to Harpist Danielle Kuntz, who has been a gracious mentor about things composers need to know when writing harp music!
November 4th, 2023
Inspired by my time with the Ottawa Mennonite Church choir two weeks ago, I have just finished writing “Let All That You Do Be Done in Love“. The score is at the printers, and will be sent to the choir as soon as it’s ready!
October 22nd, 2023
I just returned home from a few days in Ottawa. There, I had the opportunity to sit in on a rehearsal with the Ottawa Mennonite Church choir, under the baton of Eric Rupp. I thoroughly enjoyed singing with the bass section, putting my sight-reading skills to the test. My thanks go to Eric and all of the members of the choir who made me feel so welcome!
October 2023
I attended the “Orchestral Harp Excerpts” workshop by harpist Danielle Kuntz. Twelve lucky composers had the opportunity to have a guided, in-depth look at excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire. Some composers wrote well for the harp, based on a clear understanding of what’s playable, and how to achieve a balanced sound with the orchestra. Danielle offered a number of useful tips for contemporary composers to write well for the harp!
September 29th, 2023
I attended the “Face to Face Conference” for the Okotoks Fine Arts community. It is encouraging to see the depth and breadth of experience that was represented there, along with the passion and commitment as we plan to support and develop Fine Arts programs in Okotoks.
September 2023
Look what just came from the printers! I’ve been busy for many months!
Choral conductors are welcome to contact me for perusal scores; sets of scores can be purchased directly using the Contact page or through JW Pepper.
The demonstration CD is not for sale. You are welcome to hear performances of the scores on the Audio page, or by clicking the Composer’s Notes for individual pieces on the Compositions page.
August 2023
Cypress Choral Music is publishing my SSATB version of “Three Haiku“!
You are invited to see and hear the score: https://cypresschoral.com/composers/d-geoffrey-bell/three-haiku/
July 2023
CHALLENGE: How can a composer demonstrate a new piece of choral music when it hasn’t been performed by a choir yet? Until recently, music software provided us with synthesized voices that could only sing “oo” and “ah”. (Listen to “Three Haiku” on the Audio Samples page as an example.)
2023 SOLUTION: send the score to an AI choir, and receive the resulting rendition in less than an hour! It can’t replace a choir of real-live humans, but the performance is surprisingly accurate much of the time. Listen to “Alone / Together” or “Dancing Beneath the Stars” on the Audio Samples page to hear the Cantāmus Vocaloid rendition!
June 19th, 2023
“Come With Me to the Sea” is now officially published by Cypress Choral Music. You can view the score and hear a recording of the world premier here.
June 2023
This has been a remarkable concert season for me!
Four world premiers of my compositions:
“Harp Improvisation #1 – Introspection”
YouTube premiere by Danielle Kuntz – New Music Harpist
“The Cloths of Heaven” premiered by
Michelle Todd and Ensemble Resonance in Calgary, Alberta
“Come With Me to the Sea” premiered by
The Amabile Choirs of London, Ontario
“The Commanded Heart” premiered by
Unison Choruses Canada / Chœurs Unisson Canada TTBB Festival Chorus
in Halifax, Nova Scotia
And now, “Come With Me to the Sea” has been published by
Cypress Choral Music
It makes me happy to share my music with the world!
May 2023
The Unisson Choruses Festival on the May long weekend in Halifax was a huge success! The final concert included three new works commissioned for the festival. “The Commanded Heart” was my contribution performed by the TTBB Festival Chorus, with lyrics by Canadian poet, Ben Berg.
My heartfelt gratitude goes to all the members of the chorus, including our collaborative pianist and ‘cellist, led by master conductor Willi Zwozdesky. I couldn’t have asked for a more powerful and moving world premiere!
https://lgbtpurgefund.com/singing-the-story-of-the-purge/
April 2023
Are you a harpist? The score for “Harp Improvisation #1 – Introspection” is now available for purchase from JW Pepper!
https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/search.jsp?keywords=d.+geoffrey+bell
March 2023
I’m happy to report the world premier of “Come With Me to the Sea” performed by the Amabile Choirs in London, Ontario on March 26th, 2023!
February 12th, 2023
I would like to thank soprano Michelle Todd and Ensemble Resonance for giving an outstanding world premier performance of my setting of “The Cloths of Heaven“. The concert was sold-out well in advance! The audience was enthralled with the performance, showing their approval with thunderous applause. I couldn’t have asked for a better premier!
Thank you, Michelle Todd and Ensemble Resonance for your stellar performance; thank you, Instrumental Society of Calgary for hosting the concert!
January 2023
I’m happy to announce the world premier performance of a new composition of mine on February 12th, 2023.
If you’re in the Calgary area, you’re invited to attend the first performance of my setting of “The Cloths of Heaven“, a romantic poem by Yeats. Ensemble Resonance have put together a wonderful program to celebrate their 25th anniversary!
https://instrumentalsociety.ca/newbeginningsnewnorth/
2022
December 2022
You’re invited to watch the concert premier of “Harp Improvisation #1: Introspection”, performed by American harpist Danielle Kuntz. You’ll find it at the 19:30 mark.
https://youtu.be/yZmIKTKe09Y
September 2022
I’ve just finished writing “Dancing Beneath the Stars” for SSA, SSAA, Unison or Two-part choirs; it’s a short, light flight of fancy in 6/8 time.
August 2022
I’ve just completed “Come With Me to the Sea” for SATB choir with piano and optional ‘cello, (also available for SSAA and TTBB choirs). It’s a short, light piece in 6/8 time, following up on the success of “Come With Me on Horses“, published by Alliance Music.
“Come With Me to the Sea” can be ordered using the Contact page.
June 2022
The Mississauga Chamber Singers have created a lovely video performance of “Requiem for the Innocent“, under the direction of Mervin Fick. It was created for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30th.
Winter 2022
“Dialogue With Five Contemporary Canadian Choral Composers” published in the Winter 2022 edition of Choral Canada’s Anacrusis magazine.
March 2022
“How to Commission a New Piece for Your Choir” article scheduled to be published in two parts; March 15th and 19th, 2022 in the American Choral Directors Association “ChoralNet” blog.
February 2022
“Dialogue With Five Contemporary Canadian Choral Composers” published in the March / April 2022 edition of the American Choral Directors Association “Choral Journal”.
January 2022 – Stock Music on Pond 5
I have recently placed selected electronic and and instrumental works on Pond5, a stock licensing library. If you create video or film productions, this is a library worth visiting! My work can be heard at:
https://www.pond5.com/artist/hillviewcottage
January 2022 – Art/Sound Installation at Loft 112
What an interesting concept! The “Boxed Stories Gallery” is a new exhibit at Loft112 art gallery in downtown Calgary. Each drawer contains a small art installation by a different artist.
It was a delight to collaborate with my sister, Jackie Bell, an artist and story-teller! Jackie created the story and illustrations and narrated the story. My job was to figure out how to create a soundtrack with narration, music, and a few sound effects to fit inside the drawer!
The exhibit is open to the public from January to June 2022. Details can be found at: https://www.loft112.org/
2021
December 2021
I’m working on my current commissioned project, “Covid Corvid vs. Riles & Me“, using digitally sampled instruments and environmental sounds.
The story and illustrations were created by Jacqueline E. Bell, commissioned for the “Boxed Stories” exhibit at Loft 112. Watch for the opening of the exhibit early in 2022!
November 2021
ANACRUSIS MAGAZINE – “Interview With 3 Canadian Choral Composers” reprinted; originally published in the April 2021 edition of the American Choral Directors Association Choral Journal.
November 2021
I’ve just finished a short movement of a new orchestral suite! Spitfire Audio issued a challenge to composers to create a new soundtrack for a one-and-a-half minute video. “Mists to Torrents” was born to meet that challenge.
October 2021
I’m happy to update my status with the Canadian League of Composers from Professional Member to Emeritus Member! (Even though this reflects the number of years I’ve been a Professional Member along with reaching a certain age milestone, it still feels like an accomplishment!)
August 2021
What’s this? Composing music for a TV series? Have I abandoned composing “serious” choral and instrumental music? All is not as it seems.
DC Entertainment and Spitfire Audio put out an open call for composers to reimagine the musical soundtrack for a specific clip from “Stargirl”. I have always been interested in learning more about composing cinematic soundtracks. Strong compositional skills are required, along with an additional set of skills; the ability to create musical moments that tie in precisely with the timing and emotional content of scenes on the screen; a solid understanding of the software used to create music digitally; and the ability to integrate the new music with the visual story.
This was a learning opportunity I couldn’t pass up. I pushed myself to learn some new skills and some new software. I enjoyed working on the challenge, and am happy with the result.
So, for your entertainment and amusement, I invite you to listen to the score I created for the Stargirl segment. DC Entertainment and Spitfire Audio will be adjudicating submissions from all composers, and awarding prizes to the top four. And of course, you’re invited to click SUBSCRIBE on my YouTube channel to be notified when I post my next video!
#MyStargirlScore
June 2021 – I am honoured to be commissioned by Unison Choruses Canada to create a new work for TTBB choir. The lyrics explore the “LGBT purge” by the Canadian government and military in the 20th century. The lyrics showcase a new poem by Canadian poet Ben Berg, with French translation by Jean-Baptiste Roux. The new work will be premiered at the Unison Choruses Festival in 2023.
You can read more about the new works commissioned for the festival at:
http://www.unisonfestivalunisson.ca/index.php/news-release-25-jun-2021/?lang=en
April 2021 – I’m happy to announce the publication of my new article, “Interview With 3 Canadian Choral Composers” in the April 2021 issue of ACDA Choral Journal. I interviewed Nancy Telfer, Jon Washburn and Larry Nickel, each of whom are senior, established composers who followed their own, unique career paths.
This is the first in a series of two articles. The second one, scheduled to be published later this year, is a set of interviews with five established mid-career Canadian choral composers.
March 2021 – The “Haul Away Joe” sea shanty project attracted 90 tenors and basses from around the world! Singers practiced and recorded their parts at home, which were then assembled into one recording. The results were rough and ready, but we all had fun!
March 2021 – J.W. Pepper is now distributing many of my works for school and community choirs, published by Hillview Cottage Music. This collection will continue to grow in the months ahead.
2020
December 2020 – You are invited to read my new article posted Dec. 16th on ChoralNet. It’s called, “From India Ink to Digital Bits” – a look back at the development of technology in music over the past 50 years. It’s been an amazing journey as a performer and composer!
https://choralnet.org/2020/12/from-india-ink-to-digital-bits/
December 2020 – participated in the national “Navigating Copyright for Choirs in Canada” webinar hosted by Choral Canada.
December 2020 – finished writing my setting of “The Cloths of Heaven” by W. B. Yeats, for Soprano or Tenor soloist accompanied by piano or chamber orchestra.
October 2020 – participated in the national “Round Table for Composers and Conductors” hosted by Choral Canada. Discussed new, innovative choral music projects across Canada!
August 2020 – finished writing and recording “Alone / Together“, a new work for accomplished SATB choir with electronic soundtrack! The lyrics tell the story of feelings resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, moving from “alone in an unfamiliar landscape”, to “reaching out” to each other, closing with being and working “together”.
I am currently looking for a choir interested in tackling the premier of this work.
July 2020 – finished the recording of “Searching” by the “At Home Chorus“.
YouTube – https://youtu.be/XBb6RLTj-oI
SoundCloud – https://soundcloud.com/d-geoffrey-bell/searching
June 2020 – Participated in the “National Roundtable for Composers and Publishers” of choral music, hosted by Choral Canada. Discussed ideas, strategies and plans for choirs for the next two years.
April 2020 – Working with the “At Home Chorus“, sending scores and guide audio tracks by email, receiving individual recordings, and putting the tracks together in my temporary studio. At the same time, doing daily construction work on my new studio!
March 2020
– collaborating with musicians across Canada online to record “virtual” performances of three of my compositions. Calling this project the “At Home Chorus“.
– interviewed by CTVNews.ca regarding my blog for parents who are suddenly at home with school-aged children:
qualitytimeactivities.blogspot.com
– participated in ChoirAlberta video conference with 60+ members of the choral music community across Canada
February 2020 – finished writing “Searching” for SATB choir accompanied by ‘cello and glockenspiel.
2019
December 2019
– Finished writing “Songs of Love and Despair“, (SATB unaccompanied choir), a set of four poems by Sarah Teasdale about the exhilaration of new love, a broken heart, and the despair that follows.
– Created new arrangements of “Come With Me on Horses” for SSAA and SATB choirs.
– Created new arrangements of “Three Haiku” for SSAA and SSATB choirs.
– Created new arrangements of “The Christmas Dove” for SSAA and SSAB choirs.
October 2019 – attended Music Conference Alberta 2019.
Spring 2019 – “Childhood Memories“, a collection of nine short works for piano, published by Palliser Music.
2018
September 2018 – article in TEMPO Magazine about the Canada 150 ARMTA 85 commission of “Donkey Riding.“
May 2018 – “She’s Like the Swallow” published by Cypress Choral Music.
Spring 2018 – radio performance of “Inventions and Machines” in Australia.
2017
October 26-28, 2017 – Appearance and presentation at Music Conference Alberta as one of the composers commissioned by ARMTA in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary. Premiere performance of “Donkey Riding.“
August 2017 – “Donkey Riding” published by Palliser Music.
July 2017 – Received Canada Council travel grant for the world premiere of “The Helios Triptych” in May 2017.
July 2017 – Prepared “The Canadian Seasons” song cycle for publication.
May 13, 2017 – World Premiere of “She’s Like the Swallow,” performed by London Pro Musica in London, Ontario.
May 5, 2017 – World Premiere of “The Helios Triptych,” performed by the Vancouver Chamber Choir in Vancouver.
April 2017 – Recording session of “Childhood Memories” by Han Ding in Calgary.
Spring 2017 – International Radio/Concert performance in Australia.
March 2017 – “The Helios Triptych” selected to be workshopped by Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir at the March session of Interplay.
Feb. 2017 – Commissioned by Alberta Registered Music Teachers Association to write a piece for violin and piano based on Canadian Folk song, “Donkey Riding.” Scheduled to be published by Palliser Music.
2016
Fall 2016 – International Radio/Concert performance of “Three Haiku” in U.S.A.
September 2016 – Became a Professional Member of the Canadian League of Composers.
Spring 2016 – International Radio/Concert performance of “Inventions and Machines” in Australia.
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D Geoffrey Bell - Composer of Choral and Instrumental Music 