Performed by musicians of the Soundbox Camerata
ENGAGE. ENRICH. DISTURB.
“These three words guide my work as a composer. I want my music to grab you by the throat from the very first moments and not let go, open your ears and imagination, and disrupt the ordinary within your life. My pieces often move between control and unraveling, beauty and unease, ritual and rupture—seeking not only to be heard, but to leave the listener altered after the last sound turns to silence.”
The Important Things:
Stephen...
... (b. 1984) is a Los Angeles-based composer of engaging and “arrestingly wrought” music (Indianapolis Star).
… composes for orchestra, wind ensemble, chamber ensembles, voices, electronics, and film.
… is drawn to sound as a place where empathy, danger, memory, and imagination meet.
… mentors young composers through Mostly Modern Festivals.
… teaches music theory at Occidental College.
... proudly hails from Owensboro, Kentucky.
... is the guardian of a cat named Toney.