news and events...
2010
...began discussions with Aventa about writing a piece for 11 instruments...I'm very excited about this..I met Bill Linwood in a coffee shop a while ago and discussed this 'new ensemble' idea, by blind luck I feel like I was part of the group's inception...another connection there...have these ideas about a piece called CROCIFISSIONE, the same painter (Cristofano Roncalli) who painted the Trasfigurazione...in the sala where I met with Donatoni at the Accademia Chigiana...
...have been speaking with Magnus Andersson about a piece for guitar...I had a strong feeling about the guitar with a group of instruments and he mentioned his trio for guitar, bassoon and cello, with Rohan de Saram and Pascal Gallois, which sounds very interesting...Donatoni wrote Algo II for Magnus, so there's a nice connection there...even more so, I started to write a series of pieces, based on "anonymous" murals that had some impact on me while studying with Donatoni...the first piece based on one of the murals was ASCENSIONE, it turns out that the mural is actually the Trasfigurazione...hmmm...that seems to be the connection (and the title) to the new piece...Magnus is a really cool guy and I'll get him and his trio over here soon...
...starting out pretty well... Quasar just commissioned me for a piece, largely based on the work I did for Richard...
2009
...Richard Craig premiered my piece os jústi, in Stockholm at Fylkingen...Richard is an incredible performer and a better person...he also performed os jústi here on Transport...
...Cristina Valdes performed my piece cuoRE, which was finished (with Cristina's editing help) just in time for the concert...I've had a lot of interest in that piece, hmmm...
2008
...Quasar came and went, They really rocked...and they are super cool, too. I raised enough to pay the musicians, a big thanks to everyone involved...
2007
...earlier this year I accepted a position on the Board of Directors with the Washington Composers Forum. The WCF board is a good group of composers and performers with the initiative to promote new music, especially local music. The WCF just started a new concert series called Transport and the Quasar Saxophone Quartet from Montreal will play EMMAUS on the 29-May-2008 Transport Concert. os jústi, written for Scottish flautist Richard Craig was finished in September and contemplatio was completed in November.
2007
...21-February. Seattle University Student Center Atrium. Cellist Brad Hawkins performed a solo concert that included the premiere of aurolac, written for the cellist.
2006
...a relatively productive year. The Composer Spotlight, presented by the Washington Composers Forum and Jack Straw Productions, featured Stewart in August. An excerpt from PERPETUA and CONVOLVE.3 were performed by the soundeXperiment ensemble, conducted by Philip Tschopp. aurolac was finished, and contemplatio, the final part of the LECTIO DIVINA, nears completion...