Steven Bryant (born May 28, 1972 in

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) is an American composer and conductor. His catalog of works includes pieces for orchestra, wind ensemble, electronics, and chamber music. Bryant states: "I strive to write music that leaps off the stage (or reaches out of the speakers) to grab you by the collar and pull you in. Whether through a relentless eruption of energy, or the intensity of quiet contemplation, I want my music to give you no choice, and no other desire, but to listen."

Biography

Steven Bryant has studied composition with John Corigliano at

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, Cindy McTee at the

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, and

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. With

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as his mentor, Bryant helped co-compose "Stomp" by Ticheli. Bryant's music has been performed by numerous ensembles across North America, Europe, and East Asia. His first orchestral work, ''

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'' for Orchestra, hailed by celebrated composer Samuel Adler as "orchestrated like a virtuoso," was premiered by the Juilliard Symphony and is featured on a CD released by the Bowling Green Philharmonia on

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. ''Alchemy in Silent Spaces'', a new large-scale work commissioned by

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and

, was premiered by the Juilliard Orchestra in May 2006. Other notable commissions have come from the Amherst Saxophone Quartet (funded by the American Composers Jerome Composers Commissioning Program), the

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Wind Ensemble, the US Air Force Band of Mid-America, the

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Band, and the

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Wind Orchestra. Recordings include multiple releases by Eugene Corporon and the

Wind Symphony, the Ron Hufstader and the El Paso Wind Symphony, William Berz and the

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Wind Ensemble, and Thomas Leslie and the

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Wind Orchestra. Bryant has also rearranged the

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and the Stooges song "Real Cool Time" for the independent Italian record label Snowdonia, as well as music for portions of the Virtual Space Tour at space.com. Bryant is a founding member of the composer-consortium BCM International (along with

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, Jonathan Newman, and Jim Bonney: four stylistically-diverse composers from across the country). BCM's music has generated a following of thousands around the world and two recordings: "BCM Saves the World" (2002, Mark Custom Records) and "BCM Men of Industry" (2004, BCM Records). Bryant currently resides in

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with his wife, conductor Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant. They spend summers in Austria.

Awards

*National Band Association's William D. Revelli Composition Award: Radiant Joy, 2007 *National Band Association's William D. Revelli Composition Award: Suite Dreams, 2008 *National Band Association's William D. Revelli Composition Award: Ecstatic Waters, 2010 *

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's Sousa/ABA/Ostwald Award: Concerto for Alto Saxophone, 2014

Works

Orchestra

Wind ensemble

Mixed large ensemble

Chamber music

References

External links

*Official Sit

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