Beatrice Ferreira Composer • Violist • Music Researcher beatricejferreira@gmail.com // 1 Whitfield Road, London, E6 1AS // +44 7842690863
PROFILE Beatrice Ferreira is a Canadian American composer and string improviser currently based in London. With a style described as ‘atmospheric, surreal… [and] occasionally unnerving - perhaps better to say haunted’ (Spectrum Culture), she draws upon traditional and contemporary materials to destabilize our perceptions of extra-musical sound. Beatrice has established herself in the classical music scene as a skilled yet playful voice. Her works have premiered at Snape Maltings, Barbican Centre, National Sawdust (NY), and Domaine Forget de Charlevoix (Quebec). She currently serves as Artist-in-Residence for the music label Nonclassical. In addition to her work as a composer, she is an experienced string improvisor. Past projects have included collaborations with Montreal bands Alex Rand and The Weather Holds.
EDUCATION 2021-2023
M.A., Opera Making & Writing, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Composition Pathway, Graduated with Distinction - Supported by a Guildhall Scholarship
2015-2018
B. Mus., Schulich School of Music, McGill University Composition Major, Viola Concentration, GPA 3.86 - Fully supported by a Schulich Scholarship, a Gladys Glasco Memorial Bursary, and an Elaine Bausher Post Fellowship
Primary Teachers 2021-2022 2015-2021 2016-2018 2012-2014 2008-2012
Julian Phillips, Composition Professor, Guildhall School of Music & Drama (UK) Brian Cherney, Composition Professor, Schulich School of Music (QC) Gabriela Lena Frank, Composer-in-Residence, San Francisco Opera (CA) Choong-Jin Chang, Principal Viola, Philadelphia Orchestra (PA) Kurt Nikkanen, Concertmaster, New York City Ballet (NY)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Fellowships 2023-2025
Artist in Residence, Nonclassical (UK)
2023 2022-2023 2021 2017-2018
Composer Fellow, Domaine Forget de Charlevoix (QC) Composer Fellow, Britten Pears Young Artist Programme (UK) Composer Fellow, Atlantic Music Festival (ME) Composer Fellow, Bowdoin International Music Festival (ME) Composer Fellow, Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music (CA)
2017
Composer Fellow, Contemporary Music Workshop, Academie Orford (QC)
2016 2015
Composer Fellow, Bowdoin International Music Festival (ME) Viola Fellow, Meadowmount School of Music (NY)
2019