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  • British American Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown and the Clearwater Chorus
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    Back to Choral Roots

    A couple of months ago I was appointed Conductor of the 40+ year old Clearwater Chorus. It’s an ensemble of people who like to sing, and encourages adults of varying ages and abilities to make and share music together. At least, that’s what it is now. Although not titled a “Director” that is effectively my role and as a result, I’ve grabbed hold of the reins and am guiding the ensemble through a new perspective: who we have and what we do now is what we are, and as long as we work together to share music, we’ll be doing something of value to the world. [Click here: I’m giving…

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    String Quartet 2 by British American Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown

    #PsalmQuest 11 – String Quartet 2

    November 29, 2013
    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
    Letting down the whole team by staying in our comfort zones

    Letting down the whole team by staying in our comfort zones

    September 26, 2021
  • Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown
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    Tried something new recently?

    This new routine is tough! Getting up an hour earlier every morning isn’t like an on/off switch – it is taking lots of discipline but you know what? I’m getting a lot of work and reading done. But that’s just one new outcome of this Psalm Setting Quest. Another one is being adventurous. If you look through my list of compositions they are mostly for percussion (including piano) and wind instruments. There are a handful of string pieces and one or two that include brass instruments. For some reason, ever since writing a tacky piece for brass quintet, percussion and narrator in college, I’ve avoided composing for brass instruments. So,…

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    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
    It takes courage to share. Often we're told to without knowing why.

    The courage to share

    September 23, 2020
    Acknowledging the difference we make through musical and emotional awareness

    Acknowledging the difference we make through musical and emotional awareness

    August 1, 2021
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    Do you ‘wing it’?

    Setting up a plan of action really does seem to work, wouldn’t you agree? As the Psalm Setting Quest was formulating, for fun I figured out a way to determine in which order I would use the psalms to compose music to. A few columns, sorts and ranking formulas were added to a spreadsheet and “voilà!” an evenly mixed distribution of each psalm type. There’s actually one psalm type (Prophetic) that has just one psalm in it and I know this ranking system works when that psalm (#50) appears right in the middle of the list, as the 75th piece of music I will write. An added benefit of using…

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    String Quartet 2 by British American Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown

    #PsalmQuest 11 – String Quartet 2

    November 29, 2013

    Highest Chart Position Yet!

    August 23, 2013
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    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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    Technical perfection or delivery of "goosebump moments" ...choosing your focus

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

    July 18, 2021
    Everybody has the right and the ability to create and enjoy their music.

    Creating opportunities for live music

    August 12, 2020

    Givers and takers: which kind of performer are you?

    October 3, 2021
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    People Matter.

    What are you working on? Do you have a hobby or skill that you pursue outside of your day job? Some people build model train sets, others go ice skating. Some folk coach Little League baseball, and others knit. What’s your hobby? (Tell me in the comments below). It’s interesting that over the past 10 days or so something has come to light in my world prompted by several emails following my “Keeping up appearances” post last week. That something is a project. No, a Project. Well, to be perfectly honest, it’s a “Major Project.” Much of the encouragement and advice you’ve shared in comments, tweets and emails has been…

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    Givers and takers: which kind of performer are you?

    October 3, 2021

    Don’t forget emotional health!

    July 7, 2020
    Stephen P Brown composes a Bass Clarinet Concerto

    #PsalmQuest Bass Clarinet Joint Commission!

    October 18, 2013
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