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Joseph Gentry Stephens, born 1972 in San Angelo, Texas. | Joseph Gentry Stephens, born 1972 in San Angelo, Texas. A native of the border town, Texarkana, Stephens studied percussion in the public school bands (Marching, Symphonic, and Jazz/Stage Bands) and with local drum legend and teacher, Dave Daily. After graduation, attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello where he studied voice and conducting with Dr. Kent Skinner earning a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance (1995). It was also at UAM that he met his wife, Leslie. He went on to attend the University of Northern Colorado studying conducting with Dr. Galen Darrough and Dr. Howard Skinner and earned a Master of Music in Choral Conducting (1997). | ||
It was also at UAM that he met his wife, Leslie. | |||
The music of Joseph Gentry Stephens has been performed throughout the United States as well as the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Indonesia, Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, South Korea, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia, France, Poland, and the Czech Republic. | The music of Joseph Gentry Stephens has been performed throughout the United States as well as the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Indonesia, Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, South Korea, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia, France, Poland, and the Czech Republic. |
Revision as of 18:40, 18 October 2014
Bio
Born: 1972, San Angelo, Texas
Biography
Joseph Gentry Stephens, born 1972 in San Angelo, Texas. A native of the border town, Texarkana, Stephens studied percussion in the public school bands (Marching, Symphonic, and Jazz/Stage Bands) and with local drum legend and teacher, Dave Daily. After graduation, attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello where he studied voice and conducting with Dr. Kent Skinner earning a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance (1995). It was also at UAM that he met his wife, Leslie. He went on to attend the University of Northern Colorado studying conducting with Dr. Galen Darrough and Dr. Howard Skinner and earned a Master of Music in Choral Conducting (1997).
The music of Joseph Gentry Stephens has been performed throughout the United States as well as the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Indonesia, Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, South Korea, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia, France, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
Notes About the Music
Dynamic, tempo and other markings are intentionally omitted from unaccompanied works in order to allow each work to evolve in each performance. The lack of such markings harkens back to the traditions of chant and early choral styles in which melodic, harmonic and textual devices determined the interpretation of the overall work.
Texts used range from the Liber Usualis, Holy Bible, The Tibetan Book of the Dead as well as various poems by Ingrid Showalter Swift and others by Stephens.
All texts by Ingrid Showalter Swift are used by permission.
Licensing
The works of Joseph Gentry Stephens are registered with BMI under the Classical Music Section.
Please report all performances directly to the composer.
Joseph Gentry Stephens is available for master classes in conducting and choral techniques as well as concert appearances for conducting or simply a meet and greet with your choir and audience.
Stephens Music: a publisher of choral music
In 1999 Stephens Music was established to distribute the music of Joseph Gentry Stephens. All music is free to download and copy as needed:
Recordings
The Gospel of Thomas is available on ERM Media's Masterworks of the New Era, Volume 3 - featuring the Kiev Philharmonic and the Kyiv Chamber Choir available at http://www.numusic.com and http://www.amazon.com
Contact Info
US MAIL:
339 Bradley 32
Warren, Arkansas 71671
USA
EMAIL: josephgstephens(at)yahoo.com
View the Wikipedia article on Joseph G. Stephens.
List of choral works
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All of the following scores are available from the composer's personal website.
- Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One ( )
- Lauda Sion ( )
- Joy ( )
- I Wish ( )
- Being Not Proud ( )
- Serengeti Song ( )
- To Mother ( )
- What Wondrous Walk of Feet and Wing ( )
- 7 3 1 5 7 ( )
- Agnus Dei ( )
- Alleluia ( )
- Coventry Carol ( )
- Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God (
- The Crescent and the Cross ( )
- Festival Psalm ( )
- Gimmewicks and Glimmerricks ( )
- The Gospel of Thomas ( )
- Hodie Christus natus est ( )
- In dulci jubilo ( )
- In Paradisum ( )
- In the Sun in the Sand by the Sea ( )
- Ineffable ( )
- The jewel in the lotus (
- Kyrie ( )
- Laugh You Fool ( )
- Let the Love of God Consume Me ( )
- Lord's Prayer, The ( )
- My Silence Now Speaks for Me ( )
- One Church, One Faith, One Lord ( )
- Opus 25 ( )
- Prayer of Saint Augustine ( )
- Psalm 23 ( )
- Rain ( )
- Recordare ( )
- Requiem (3 movements) ( )
- RO and Tine ( )
- Sanctus ( )
- Song of Songs ( )
- The star-spangled banner ( )
- Tenebrae factae sunt ( )
- Tenebrae Factae Sunt-2008 Revision ( )
- Thunder Souls ( )
- Trinity (3 movements) ( )
- the water......like glass ( )
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Publications
External links
- Visit http://www.stephensmusic.com for access to all the above scores.