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Beatrice Ferreira is a Canadian-American composer and string improvisor currently based in London. With a style described as ‘atmospheric, surreal… [and] occasionally unnerving - perhaps better to say haunted’ (Spectrum Culture), she draws upon contemporary and traditional materials to destabilize our perceptions of extramusical sound.
With over a decade of experience writing for solo, concert, and theatre settings, Beatrice has established herself in the contemporary music scene as a skilled yet playful voice. Her works have premiered at Southbank Centre, Snape Maltings, Barbican Centre, National Sawdust, and Domaine Forget de Charlevoix. In addition to her work as a composer, she is an experienced string improvisor. Past work has included collaboration with Montreal projects Alex Rand and The Weather Holds.
Beatrice holds an M.A. from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Opera Making and Writing, and a B.Mus. in Composition from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music. She has been named finalist in SOCAN (2021), BMI (2020), and ASCAP Morton Gould (2018) Young Composer Awards.
Beatrice Ferreira was generously supported by the Gladys and Merrill Muttart Foundation Endowment.
