Steven Bryant is an active American composer and conductor with a varied catalog, including works for orchestra, wind ensemble, electronics, and chamber music. Mr. 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 studied composition with John Corigliano

John Corigliano

John Corigliano is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. He is a distinguished professor of music at Lehman College in the City University of New York.-Biography:...

 at The Juilliard School, Cindy McTee

Cindy McTee

Cindy McTee is an American composer and educator.-Education:Cindy McTee studied at Pacific Lutheran University, the Academy of Music in Kraków, Yale University, and the University of Iowa...

 at the University of North Texas

University of North Texas

The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...

, and W. Francis McBeth

W. Francis McBeth

William Francis McBeth was born March 9, 1933, in Ropesville, Texas .McBeth is a prolific composer, whose wind band works are highly respected. His primary musical influences include Clifton Williams, Bernard Rogers, and Howard Hanson...

 at Ouachita Baptist University

Ouachita Baptist University

Ouachita Baptist University is a private, liberal arts, undergraduate institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, which is about 65 miles southwest of Little Rock. The university's name is taken from the Ouachita River, which forms the eastern campus boundary. It is affiliated with the Arkansas...

. Steven's music has been performed by numerous ensembles across North America, Europe, and East Asia. His first orchestral work, Loose Id for Orchestra, hailed by celebrated composer Samuel Adler

Samuel Adler (composer)

Samuel Hans Adler is an American composer and conductor.-Biography:Adler was born to a Jewish family in Mannheim, Germany, the son of Hugo Chaim Adler, a cantor and composer, and Selma Adler. The family fled to the United States in 1939, where Hugo became the cantor of Temple Emanuel in...

 as "orchestrated like a virtuoso," was premiered by The Juilliard Symphony and is featured on a CD release by the Bowling Green Philharmonia on Albany Records

Albany Records

Albany Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987, and is based in Albany, New York.-External links:**...

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

James DePreist

James Anderson DePreist is an American conductor. One of the few African American conductors on the world stage, he is currently the director of conducting and orchestral studies at the Juilliard School and laureate music director of the Oregon Symphony.-Biography:DePreist was born in Philadelphia...

 and The Juilliard School 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 Indiana University

Indiana University

Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...

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

Calgary Stampede

The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway,...

 Band, and the University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra. Recordings include multiple releases by Eugene Corporon and the University of North Texas

University of North Texas

The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...

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

Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...

 Wind Ensemble, and Thomas Leslie and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...

 Wind Orchestra. Steven has also created a recomposition of the Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...

 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.

Steven is a founding member of the composer-consortium BCM International (along with Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre is an American composer, conductor and lecturer. He is one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation. In 2008, the all-Whitacre choral CD Cloudburst became an international best-seller, topping the classical charts and earning a Grammy nomination...

, 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).

Steven currently resides in Durham, NC with his wife Verena.

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

Orchestra

• Loose Id for orchestra (1996)
• Rise (2003), for string orchestra
• Alchemy in Silent Spaces (2006)
• Dusk (2008)

Wind Ensemble

• Chester Leaps In (1997)
• Interruption Overture (1998)
• Monkey (1998)
• Alchemy in Silent Spaces (2000)
• RedLine (2000)
• ImPercynations (2002)
• Bloom (2003)
• MetaMarch (2003)
• Wings That Work (2003)
• Rise (2003)
• Stampede (2003)
• Dusk (2004)
• Radiant Joy (2006)
• First Light (2007)
• Suite Dreams (2007)
• Concerto for Wind Ensemble (2007–2010)
• Ecstatic Waters (2008)
• The Marbled Midnight Mile (2009)
• Axis Mundi (2009)
• Anthem (2011)
• Concerto for Cello (2011)

Mixed Large Ensemble

• A Million Suns at Midnight (1999), for band, string orchestra, and SATB chorus
• A Million Suns at Midnight (1999), for band and chorus

Chamber Music

• Loose Id (1995), brass quintet and timpani
• RedLine (1999), solo piano
• Rise (2001), sax quartet and SATB chorus
• RedLine (2005), percussion quartet
• Loose Id (2006), brass ensemble and drumset

External links

• Official Site http://www.stevenbryant.com/