James Stephenson

James Stephenson

composer and arranger
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Performances of "Go Tell it on the Mountain," "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Santa Baby"

Akron Symphony, Carl Topilow conducting

December 7, 2007

Performance of "The Charleston" arrangement

Michael Krajewski conducting the New Mexico Symphony, Albuquerque, NM

April 21, 2007

ITG National Conference, Amherst, Massachusaettes, May 29 - June 2, 2007

May 29; ITG Opening Concert with the U.S. Coast Guard Concert Band: performance of "Concerto for Trumpet,"Jeffrey Work, soloist, and premiere of "Duo Fantastique," Charles Schlueter and Eric Berlin, soloists

May 30; Premiere of "Glimmers of Hope," Richard Watson, trumpet, Douglas Major, organ

May 31; Performances of "Fanfare for Three Trumpets," 'Blue' from "Bold, Blue and Bright," "Trio Sonata for Trumpet, Violin and Piano," "Fantasie for Trumpet and Piano," "Vignettes for Trumpet and Percussion," and "Sonata for Trumpet and Piano."

June 1; Premiere of "Sound and Fury," Marc Reese, trumpet, Douglas Major, organ

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Performance of "Holiday Overture" and arrangement of "Winter Wonderland"

Grant Cochran conducting the Anchorage Concert Chorus

December 10, 2006

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Performances of "We Three Basses"

Michael Krajewski conducting the Atlanta Symphony

December 20 - 22, 2006

Michael Krajewski also conducted a performance of Stephenson's "Concerto for Cell Phone" on December 31, 2006.

Premiere of "Sonata for Euphonium and Piano"

Euphonium "IEI 2007" Conference, Atlanta, Georgia; Adam Frey, soloist

June 10, 2007

Premiere performance of "NEXT-Calibur" at ITG, Banff

Nathaniel Mayfield, Paul Merkelo, and Rex Richardson, trumpets

James Stephenson, conducting

June 4, 2008

Performance of "Holiday Overture"

Greg MacGill conducting the Liberty High School Orchestra

December, 2008

Performance of "Concerto for Cell Phone"

José-Luis Novo conducting the Binghamton Philharmonic, Binghamton, NY.

March 1, 2008

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Performance of Stephenson's arrangements for vocal soloist and orchestra of "I Saw Three Ships," "Santa Baby," "Winter Wonderland," "Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer" and "Here Comes Santa Claus."

Denyce Graves, soloist, with the Alabama Symphony in Birmingham, Alabama

December 16, 2006

Performances of "Here Comes Santa Claus," "Holiday Overture," "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Winter Wonderland"

Birmingham Opera, Joe Mechavich conducting

December 2, 2007

Performance of "Holiday Overture" and "Go Tell It on the Mountain"

Joseph Mechavich conducting the Opera Birmingham

December 6, 2008

Premiere of "Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra," Lisa Leonard, piano, and Marc Reese, trumpet

George Shram conducting the Lynn University orchestra at Boca Raton, Florida

February 3rd and 4th, 2007

Performance of "Sonata for Trombone and Piano"

Tim Anderson, trombone, and Sandra Rivers, piano

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green

7:30 p.m., October 28, 2008

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Performance of Rockette-style arrangement of "Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer"

Bozeman Symphony Orchestra

December 9 and 10, 2006

New commission to open the 40th season

Matthew Savery conducting the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra

September 29-30, 2007

Performance of "Concerto for Cell Phone"

Carl Topilow conducting the National Repertory Orchestra, Breckenridge, CO.

July 27, 2007

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Performance of "American Fanfare"

Greater Bridgeport Symphony

June 30, 2007

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Performance of "American Fanfare"

Edward Benyas conducting the Southern Illinois Music Festival orchestra, Carbondale, Illinois

June, 2006

5 performances of "Mele Kalikimaka"

Tim Hankewich conducting the Cedar Rapids Symphony

December 13 - 16, 2008

Performance of "Concerto for Cell Phone"

Charleston Symphony

March 17, 2007

Performance of "Sonata for Trombone and Piano"

Tim Anderson, trombone, and Sandra Rivers, piano

Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Werner Hall

8:00 p.m., November 4, 2008

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4 performances of Stephenson's arrangement "I Saw Three Ships Medley"

Kenneth Keisler conducting the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, Concord, New Hampshire

December 17 - 19, 2006

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Performances of the Christmas medley "Home for Christmas"

David Davidson conducting the Dallas Symphony

December 8 and 9, 2006

Performance of "Vignettes"

Dan Zehringer, trumpet; Heather Brown, percussion

October, 2007

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6 performances of "Holiday Overture"

Michael Krajewski conducting the Detroit Symphony

December 14 - 17, 2006

Performance of "Holiday Fanfare Medley #2"

Lawrence Eckerling conducting the Evanston Symphony Orchestra

December 7, 2008

Performance of "Christmas at Home" medley

Fairbanks Symphony, Eduard Zilberkant conducting

December 2, 2007

Performance of "Holiday Overture"

Eduard Zilberkant conducting the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra

December 7, 2008

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Performance of "American Fanfare"

Paul Heuer conducting the Birdville HS Symphonic Band

Ft. Worth Convention Center, Ft. Worth, TX

June 1, 2008

4 performances of "Holiday Fanfare Medley #1"

Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducting the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra

November 28 - 30, 2008

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5 performances of "Holiday Overture" and Rockette-style arrangement of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

John Varineau conducting the Grand Rapids (Michigan) Symphony

December 7 - 10, 2006

Five performances of "A Snowy Christmas," "Here Comes Santa Claus" and "Holiday Fanfare #2"

Grand Rapids Symphony, John Varineau conducting

December 6-9, 2007

3 performances of "Cell Phone Concerto"

David Lockington conducting the Grand Rapids Symphony

November 14 - 16, 2008

6 performances of "Swing Carol Fantasy" and "Holiday Fanfare #1"

John Varineau conducting the Grand Rapids Symphony

December 4 - 9, 2008

Performance of "Holiday Overture"

Great Falls Symphony, Gordon Johnson conducting

December 2, 2007

2 performances of "Holiday Overture"

Elizabeth Schultze conducting the Maryland Symphony Orchestra

December 13 - 14, 2008

New commission to open the July 4th program

Michael Krajewski conducting the Houston Symphony

July 4, 2007

Stephenson arrangements to be a part of the new show 'Pops Goes Vegas'

Jack Everly conducting the Indianapolis Symphony

June 1 - 3, 2007

Premiere of "Cousins"

Jung Ho Pak conducting the World Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Interlochen Center for the Arts; Branford Marsalis and Rodney Mack, soloists

July 15, 2007

Six performances of "Mele Kalikimaka" and "Santa Baby"

Kansas City Symphony, Damon Gupton conducting

December 15-23, 2007

5 performances of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Steven Jarvi conducting the Kansas City Symphony

December 12 - 14, 2008

Four performances of "Holiday Overture" and "Mele Kalikimaka"

Lancaster Symphony, Stephen Gunzenhauser conducting

December 14-16, 2007

Performances of "Charleston" and "Tribute to Louis Armstrong"

Lancaster Symphony, Stephen Gunzenhauser conducting

June 27, 2008

Two performances of "Here Comes Santa Claus" and "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Lee's Summit Symphony, Russell Berlin conducting

December 8, 2007

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Performance of "Stars and Stripes Fanfare"

Lee's Summit Symphony, Russell Berlin conducting

July 5, 2008

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Performance of Stephenson's "Holiday Overture"

Bruce Hangen conducting the Orchestra at Indian Hill, Littleton, Massachusettes

December 10, 2006

Performance of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Louisville Orchestra, Bob Bernhardt conducting

December 1, 2007

Performances of "Holiday Overture" and "We Three Strings"

Lynchburg Symphony Youth Orchestra, Bruce Habitzruther conducting

December 1, 2007

3 performances of "I Saw Three Ships Medley"

John DeMain conducting the Madison Symphony Orchestra

December 5 - 7, 2008

Performances of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Santa Baby" and "Winter Wonderland" as well as "Cell Phone Concerto"

Maui Pops Orchestra, Stuart Chafetz conducting

December 9, 2007

Performance of "Bold, Blue and Bright" at Mercersburg (PA) Academy

Carl Rowe, professor of trumpet at Shenandoah University, Winchester VA, with the Shenandoah University trumpet ensemble

November 2, 2008

5 performances of "Holiday Overture," "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Cell Phone Concerto"

Stuart Chafetz conducting the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

December 5 - 10, 2008

Performance of "Here Comes Santa Claus"

Mark Russell Smith conducting the Quad City Symphony Orchestra

November 22, 2008

2 performances of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Lawrence Loh conducting the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic

December 5 - 6, 2008

Performance of "Bassoon It Will Be Christmas"

Kirk Muspratt conducting the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra

December 11, 2008

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7 performances of "Santa Baby"

Bruce Hangen conducting the Naples (Florida) Philharmonic

December 14 - 17, 2006

7 performances of "Concerto for Cell Phone"

Michael Krajewski conducting the Naples Philharmonic

February 20 - 25, 2007

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Jorge Mester conducted a performance of "Concerto for Trumpet" with soloist Matt Sonneborn on March 2, 2007.        (Stephenson and Sonneborn with Maestro Mester)

Naples Daily News - May 5, 2007

Words and Music

Editor, Daily News:

The Barron Collier High School spring band concert was really incredible.

Congratulations to all the talented and disciplined students.

And thanks to the Daily News for the excellent story about the band's trip to China. Kathleen Coulter did a great job of sharing the trip with your readers.

The highlingt of the concert was the world premier of the original composition by local musician James Stephenson. His music, based on Chinese folk songs, was brilliant and performed to perfection by the hundreds of musicians.

Hopefully they will make a CD of it. I would like to hear it many more times and share it with friends.

Phyllis Wilkinson

Naples

Premiere performance of "Variations on Chinese Folk Songs"

Stephenson conducted the Barron Collier High School Cougar Band at its spring concert.

April 29, 2007

Six performances of "Christmas at Home" medley, "Holiday Fanfare #1" and "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Naples Philharmonic, Stuart Malina conducting

December 11-16, 2007

6 performances of "Holiday Overture"

Stuart Malina conducting the Naples Philharmonic

December 16 - 21, 2008

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Performance of "American Fanfare"

Paul Heuer conducting the Birdville HS Symphonic Band

Henry Schraub Theatre, North Richland Hills, TX

May 15, 2008

Performances of "Mele Kalikimaka" and "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Muspratt conducting

December 10, 2007

Performance of "Holiday Overture"

Olympia Symphony Orchestra, Huw Edwards conducting

December 2, 2007

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Performance of "American Fanfare"

Omaha Symphony, with Thomas Wilkins conducting
at the opening of the new concert hall

October 21, 2005

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Performances of arrangements of "I Saw Three Ships Medley" and "Winter Wonderland"

Andy Lane conducting the Orlando Philharmonic

November 25 - December 5, 2006

Two performances of "Holiday Fanfare #1"

Orlando Philharmonic, Andrew Lane conducting

November 24, 2007

2 performances of "Holiday Overture"

Andrew Lane conducting the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

November 29, 2008

Performance of "Holiday Overture" and "Christmas at Home Medley"

Nicholas Palmer conducting the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra

December 14, 2008

Seven performances of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Pittsburgh Symphony, Robert Bernhardt conducting

December 19-23, 2007

Performances of "Holiday Overture" and "I Saw Three Ships"

Plano Symphony, Hector Guzman conducting

December 15-16, 2007

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Performance of "American Fanfare"

Plano Symphony, Hector Guzman conducting

July 4, 2008

Performance of "Concerto for Trumpet"

Gregory Vajda conducting the Oregon Symphony, Portland, Oregon; Jeffrey Work, soloist

May 26, 2007

Performance of "We Three Basses"

Anshel Brusilow conducting the Richardson Symphony Orchestra

December 6, 2008

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Performances of "Holiday Overture"

Michael Butterman conducting the Rochester Philharmonic

Concerts spanning December 15 - 23, 2006

Six performances of "Holiday Fanfare #1," "I Saw Three Ships" and "We Three Basses"

Rochester Philharmonic, Michael Butterman conducting

December 20-23, 2007

Performance of "American Fanfare

Rochester Philharmonic, Michael Butterman conducting

July 18, 2008

Two performances of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Rockford Symphony, Steven Larsen conducting

December 15-16, 2007

Performance of "Stars and Stripes Fanfare"

Rockford Symphony, Steven Larsen conducting

July 3, 2008

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Performance of Rockette-style arrangement of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

David Cho conducting the Quad City Symphony, Rock Island, Illinois

November 18, 2006

Performance of "Holiday Overture"

Andrew Lane conducting the Sarasota Orchestra

December 6, 2008

Performance of "We Three Basses" and "Here Comes Santa Claus"

Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra

December 13, 2008

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Performance of "Holiday Overture"

Michael Butterman conducting the Shreveport Symphony

December 16, 2006

Performances of "I Saw Three Ships," "Mele Kalikimaka" and "We Three Basses"

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Michael Butterman conducting

December 15, 2007

Performance of "Holiday Fanfare Medley"/span>

Michael Butterman conducting the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

December 20, 2008

Two performances of "Here Comes Santa Claus" and "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Springfield Symphony, Matthew Savery conducting

December 1-2, 2007

2 performance of "Holiday Fanfare Medley #1" and "Here Comes Santa Claus"

Matthew Savery conducting the Springfield Symphony Orchestra

December 6 - 7, 2008

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Premiere of "Concerto for Trombone"

Alex Klein conducting the St. Barts Festival Orchestra; Nitzan Haroz, Principal Trombone of the Philadelphia Orchestra, soloist        (Haroz, Klein and Stephenson, l. to r.)

January 31, 2007

Performance of "I Saw Three Ships" and "Santa Baby"

Thomas Fairlie conducting the Temple Symphony Orchestra

December 20, 2008

3 performances of "Holiday Fanfare Medley #1"

Michael Hall conducting the Tucson Symphony Orchestra

December 19 - 21, 2008

2 performances of "Holiday Overture"

Wesley John Schumacher conducting the Venice Symphony

December 19 - 20, 2008

Performance of "Holiday Fanfare #1" and "Holiday Overture"

Stephen Heyde conducting the Waco Symphony Orchestra

December 12, 2008

Performance of "The Charleston" arrangement

Michael Krajewski conducting the Wichita Symphony

May 12, 2007

Performance of "Santa Baby"

Wichita Symphony, Jay Decker conducting

December 11, 2007

Performance of "Holiday Overture" and "Winter Wonderland"

Andrew Sewell conducting the Wichita Symphony

December 9, 2008

Four performances of "Mele Kalikimaka" and "Santa Baby"

Williamsburg Symphonia, Janna Hymes conducting

December 1-2, 2007

Performance of "Bold, Blue and Bright"

Carl Rowe, professor of trumpet at Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, with the Shenandoah University trumpet ensemble

November 3, 2008

3 performances of "Mele Kalikimaka"

Carl Topilow conducting the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

December 12 - 14, 2008

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Performances of the concert band version of "American Fanfare"

The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight, Midwest Tour
conducted by David A. Alpar, 2dLt AFBF

July 4 - October 13, 2006

Performance of "Solo for Trumpet and Concert Band"

Spring Garden Concert Band; Chuck Long, trumpet soloist

Jeffrey Shaull, conducting

August 17, 2008

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