Andrea Balency—Béarn

Andrea Balency-Béarn is a part French, part Mexican contemporary music and film composer based in London, UK, where she is currently pursuing a PhD in Composition at the Royal Academy of Music.

Born in Paris and raised in Mexico City, she has received commissions from outstanding ensembles and entities including the Nash ensemble, Riot ensemble, the Royal Academy of Music and New Movement Collective, and her work - which spans from solo and chamber music with live electronics to orchestral music - has been recorded and performed internationally.

As a film composer, she has scored feature films and TV series for Netflix, Amazon Studios and the BBC.

Besides her career as a composer, she performs as a member of UK band Mount Kimbie.

Andrea's portrait

Photo by Angelo Dominic Sesto

CONCERT MUSIC

    SUBSTRATA for Mezzo-Soprano and large ensemble Written with the generous support of Jane Manning — Anthony Payne Award Premiered in 2024 by Tim Weiss and the Manson Ensemble of the Royal Academy at the Duke’s Hall, London
  • SHOJI for 4 percussionists and rice paper door Music for contemporary dance piece in collaboration with choreographer Kai Tomioka Premiered in 2024 at the Central School of Ballet, London
  • APPELS for large ensemble Commissioned by The New Movement Collective Premiered in 2024 by Yshani Perinpanayagam and the New Movement Collective at Woolwich Works, London [LIVE RECORDING]
  • ENTRE-DEUX for oboe and string trio Premiered in 2023 by the Nash Ensemble and Royal Academy of Music musicians at the Wigmore Hall, London [LIVE RECORDING]
  • ENTRETEMPS for 16 performers Premiered in 2023 by the Riot Ensemble and Royal Academy of Music musicians at the Duke’s Hall, London [LIVE RECORDING EXCERPT]
  • 3 PIANO ETUDES for solo piano Premiered in 2023 by Joseph Havlat at The Angela Burgess Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London [LIVE RECORDING]
  • TOUTE L’ÂME RÉSUMÉE for wind quintet Premiered in 2022 by Ensemble Renard at The David Josewovitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London [LIVE RECORDING]
  • ANTECEDERE for solo recorder and electronics A part of the Royal Academy of Music’s Bicentenary 200 pieces Premiered in 2022 by Lizzie Knatt at The Angela Burgess Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London

MUSIC FOR FILM

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