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Stephenson has announced that his violin concerto, "Tributes," will be premiered by the Minnesota Orchestra under the direction of Music Director Osmo Vanska. Details will be announced soon. Stephenson headed to Sydney, Australia, July 3-11 for the premiere of his 2nd trumpet concerto: "Rextreme." Soloist and commissioner of the new work was Rex Richardson. The July 6 premiere was conducted by Stephen Williams. The Rhode Island Philharmonic (Larry Rachleff) will be premiering Stephenson's orchestration of his "Fantasie" for violin in the 2011-12 season. Alex Kerr will be the soloist. "Dodecafecta" - a new brass quintet concerto with wind ensemble, will be premiered at the much esteemed Midwest Clinic in December of 2010. The new work was commissioned by a consortium of 12 major universities and was spearheaded by Jacob Cameron. Cameron's Spectrum Brass will be the premiereing solo quintet, with Matthew George conducting the Grand Symphonic Winds. |
"We Three Kings" commissioned by and scored with flourish and fanfare for the Chicago Symphony's acclaimed "Welcome Yule!" 2010 holiday program, created and conducted by Duain Wolfe. The arrangement will be for orchestra, chorus and will include (though not require) audience sing-along." The 2010 winner of the "Dollar Download" scholarship is Carlos Zabala, 24, from Maldonado, Uruguay. More information about the scholarship fund and the winner can be found here. David Cooper, in his "All Things Trumpet" blog, has posted interesting comments about Stephenson's unaccompanied piece, "Call," composed in 2003. Cooper provides insightful practice and performance tips and notes that "This is a very fun, short piece that I could see opening a program or used as an encore." Stephenson featured at www.brassmusician.com. |
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