Recognized by The Chicago Tribune as “a major talent,” composer Larry Bell has been awarded prizes, fellowships, and grants from organizations around the world. Bell’s music has been widely performed in the United States and abroad. The Juilliard String Quartet premiered Bell’s first String Quartet, written when the composer was only twenty-one. Bell’s music has been commissioned and performed by a distinguished array of performers. As a pianist, Bell performs his music regularly, giving recitals around the globe.

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Larry Bell
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“[Bell] speaks concisely as well as authoritatively. Each of his thematic units possesses the emotional force and precision control of a major talent.”

– Chicago Tribune

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“Melodically inspired pieces that, in their simple eloquence, bring the best of the Beatles to mind.”

-Fanfare

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“[Larry Bell,] the versatile Boston composer, whose music mixes modern European elements with the twang of his Southern heritage.”

The New Yorker

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“They certainly illuminate Bell’s work with highly technical and universally enjoyable piano music that we could never tire of.”

-Take Effect Reviews

Featured Works

Mahler in Blue Light is published by Universal Edition

Hansel and Gretel is published by Universal Edition.

Piano Sonata No. 5” is published by Universal Edition.

Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues is published by Universal Edition.

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Duos and Trios featuring Cello, Piano, and Flute. Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, pianist; Jesús Castro-Balbi, cellist; Jill Dreeben, flutist; Music by Bach, Debussy, Foote, Cassadó, and Larry Bell's new Serenade no. 6.

3 PM Sunday, Oct. 6
MCC Concert Hall Bedford Campus ... See MoreSee Less

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Duos and Trios featuring Cello, Piano, and Flute. Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, pianist; Jesús Castro-Balbi, cellist; Jill Dreeben, flutist; Music by Bach, Debussy, Foote, Cassadó, and Larry Bells new Serenade no. 6. 3 PM Sunday, Oct. 6 MCC Concert Hall Bedford Campus

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

Menotomy Concert Series upcoming concerts

Town Hall, Arlington
730 Massachusetts Ave.
Free Admission

Friday, October 4, 7:30pm

Jesús Castro-Balbi, cello, Jill Dreeben, flute,
Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, piano

J.S. Bach Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035 for Flute and Continuo
Foote Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
Debussy Sonata for Cello and Piano
Bell Serenade for Flute, Cello, and Piano World Premiere
Cassadó Requiebros for Cello and Piano


Duos and Trios Featuring Cello, Piano, and Flute

MCC faculty member Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, pianist, will be joined by cellist Jesús Castro-Balbi and flutist Jill Dreeben. Colorful works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Arthur Foote, Larry Bell, Claude Debussy, and Gaspar Cassadó will be performed.

3 p.m., Sunday, October 6�MCC Concert Hall, Bedford Campus ... See MoreSee Less

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Please join Alisa Batson and I as we perform 3 songs from the new cycle The Prism of the Lyre, Monday Feb. 23, at 7:30 at Berklee College's David Friend Recital Hall, in person or streaming online, link will be forthcoming. ... See MoreSee Less

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Bell’s music is published by Universal Edition, Casa Rustica Publications, and Ione Press, a division of ECS publishing.