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    Who cares about live music?

    Time for a rant/ rave/ vent, methinks. It’s been a while. Bear with me: Who cares about live music? Everywhere I look there are stories of musicians being yelled off their stage, performers crying for “decent” pay, orchestras and opera houses closing down, music schools diminishing beyond recognition, and a host of other music-related news that simply doesn’t play a pretty tune. So, who actually still cares about music? Musicians do (instrumentalists, singers, composers, conductors). Politicians will if it makes them popular. Some film producers and directors do. Music writers and administrators do. Music teachers and professors do. Some corporate executives hoping to make their company look good by supporting local…

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    Discovering your own uniqueness and using it wisely to connect with others

    Discovering your own uniqueness and using it wisely to connect with others

    September 5, 2021
    Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown

    When to say no

    May 24, 2013
    Stephen P Brown explains why he is often the slowest car on the road

    Why I’m the slowest car on the road

    January 3, 2014
  • The Towaco Story by Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown
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    Why the next 20 years of classical music will smash the last 20

    OPINION. That’s all this is. Totally unmerited, unfounded, unresearched, unverified 🙂 I’m in the UK right now, where I spent my childhood and early professional career. My teens and current professional career were/are in the USA. My college life was mostly spent up & down the UK, throughout East & West Europe, and later a sojourn in a couple of countries in the Southern parts of Africa. Next stop? Ah well, wouldn’t you like to know! But as I’m sitting here for a few moments, pondering the extraordinary life I’ve lived split primarily between two continents, cultures and languages (yes, I’m bilingual: I speak English and American), I find it remarkable how much…

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    Exploit those fridge visits!

    April 13, 2020
    One Attractive Characteristic is Inner Peace

    The Power of Inner Peace

    November 23, 2018
    British American Conductor Composer Maestro Stephen P Brown Psalm Piece 4 Wind Quintet Classical Music

    Next piece: Wind Quintet 2

    June 28, 2013
  • Stephen P Brown Warrior Peace
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    New psalm composition #6: Warrior Peace

    Well, this was an unexpected mammoth! (If you are not aware of my current composition quest, click here to read the introduction.) I knew that composing for larger ensembles would take time, and was sort of risking things a little when I decided to write for a larger-than-normal ensemble but I didn’t plan for this piece to take a full month. Think of a chamber orchestra that plays Mozart and Haydn symphonies. Then take away all the string players. That’s what this composition is for! It’s not a standard combination of instruments, so I decided to call it a “Chamber Orchestra Non-Strings” ensemble. Says what it is, right?! The actual…

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    British American Conductor Composer Maestro Stephen P Brown Psalm Piece 5 Choir Choral

    What kind of choral music do you like?

    June 14, 2013

    I’ve got 7 years left – #PsalmQuest Compositions

    May 3, 2013
    Technical perfection or delivery of "goosebump moments" ...choosing your focus

    Technical precision or delivery of “goosebump moments”…choosing your focus

    July 18, 2021
  • Conductor Composer Maestro Stephen P Brown / Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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    How I compose: Step 2 – Instrumentation

    A couple of weeks ago I shared how I start composing each of the pieces in my composition quest. It seemed to be a popular post! So after I’ve read the psalm, understood its meaning through commentary, and established the structure for my piece, the next step in composing music for me is choosing the instrumentation. Instrumentation. The purpose of this quest is to improve my composing skills. One of my dream goals is to finish the quest by writing a piece of music based on Psalm 33 for large chorus and full orchestra. That’s a lot of people and parts, and like an Olympic Triathlete or Astronaut, there is a…

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    Why understanding (not replication or competition) is the key to learning and winning

    Why understanding (not replication or competition) is the key to learning and winning

    August 22, 2021
    Walking away doesn't solve anything and is really infuriating

    How to Lose Friends and Infuriate People 2/3

    July 29, 2020
    How to play guitar chords

    How I compose 3 – Chords

    August 30, 2013
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    I’ve got 7 years left – #PsalmQuest Compositions

    Some of my compositions were recently submitted as materials for another Masters-level qualification which would permit me to teach higher education in the USA – something my experience and approach is well suited to. The application was not approved, and that hurt. When I shared the assessor’s report with my select circle, most of the reactions were along the lines of “These comments make no sense,” and “I haven’t got a clue what he’s on about.” One comment suggested how the assessor seemed to be looking for negative things to say and ended up saying the same thing about each piece that was submitted. There is no recourse to appeal the…

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    What is Classical Music?

    December 11, 2013
    Stephen P Brown loves Orchestra Flash Mobs

    Flashing is popular again

    January 16, 2014
    Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown share an insane fact about music

    17 insane (but probably true) things about music

    August 2, 2013
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