About
Brigitta Broadbent is a composer, pianist, and teacher based in Utah, USA. She earned a BM in Piano Performance from Weber State University, where she was a recipient of the Mack Wilberg Scholarship in Music Composition and studied with Dr. Ralph van der Beek. Brigitta studies composition with Dr. Derek Myler, and in 2017 her music took first place in the Utah Music Teachers Association Composition Competition. She has been commissioned by the Utah Youth Singers, Bel Canto Women’s Chorus (Dr. Melissa Mills, conductor), and the Box Elder High School Madrigals (Casey Wood, conductor). In 2021, she released an EP of original Christmas arrangements for solo piano. Brigitta has a diverse musical background, including roots in traditional Celtic and Americana music. These and other influences contribute to the distinct sound of her original work.
Want to learn some Irish fiddle? Or maybe you already know some but you feel like your jigs don’t really “jig”?
In this workshop we will cover how to achieve that iconic swinging rhythm, as well as bowed and fingered ornaments, classic backing patterns for fiddlers, and even some tips for learning tunes by ear! And of course all while learning some exciting tunes!
Come celebrate St. Patrick’s day by taking your Irish jig to the next level!
NEWEST RELEASE
A fresh arrangement of the classic hymn
Compositions
Here are some samples of works I have written in the last few years. More to come!
Sea Fever 2022 (SATB, piano)
Recording: Box Elder High School Madrigals (Casey Wood, conductor)
Sonata 2025 (piano)
Recording: Brigitta Broadbent
Teaching
Music is fascinating! When I was little I loved to play around with all the sounds on the piano and see what combinations I could come up with. Occasionally I would find something that I absolutely loved and I would get so excited!
Today as a composer, I actually still do the same thing, but now I have a larger horizon for discovering sounds, a bigger toolbox to organize and refine them with, and a more useful vocabulary for identifying the things that I find and create!
This is what learning music theory can do for creative young minds. It gives them tools for organizing their colorful ideas. It gives names to the mysterious sounds they are uncovering. Music theory is a fancy way of saying "how music works”, and it unlocks the door to so much more creativity.
This is why I am offering private, online, music theory and composition lessons. Click the link if you want to gain the tools to help you write the music you have always dreamed of!
What Child Is This?
Classy and vibrant Christmas arrangements with a whole lot of life, love and laughter!
Available on Spotify now!
“her arranging is so tasteful and interesting without feeling like it’s trying too hard .”
— Listener“Very clever and fresh… inventive and original texturally.”
— ListenerInterested in commissioning a new piece or booking Brigitta for an event?