Stephen Montague, commissioned by sound festival
About the commission
sound, Red Note Ensemble and Woodend Barn are commissioning Stephen Montague to write a new children’s work for 6 musicians and narrator. It will be based on tales sent in by children from different countries across the Commonwealth, rewritten by award-winning playwright Zinnie Harris and with the participation of partners of development charity SCIAF.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to be selected for this exciting project using folk tales from the Commonwealth. What could be better: commissioned by the wonderful Scottish Sound Festival to work with the brilliant Red Note Ensemble and funded by the one of the world’s best supporters of new music, PRS for Music Foundation.” Stephen Montague
“We’re thrilled to have been selected by the new and already prestigious PRS for Music Foundation New Music Biennial commissioning fund, to bring together composer Stephen Montague, Scotland’s Red Note Ensemble, playwright Zinnie Harris and children from Commonwealth countries to create an exciting new work for the children’s repertoire.” sound festival
More about the composer
Stephen Montague is an Anglo/American composer born and educated in the USA but living in Europe since 1972, first as a Fulbright Scholar in Warsaw, and since 1974 in London where he works as a freelance composer. His works have been performed worldwide by leading orchestras, ensembles and soloists which include the London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, The National Symphony Orchestra (Washington DC) and Royal Ballet.
Recent commissions have included new works for the BBC Proms, Columbus Symphony Orchestra (Ohio, USA). Recent Composer Portrait concerts have taken place in Houston, Chicago, London, Vienna, and Budapest. He is the Featured Composer at Ohio State’s Contemporary Music Festival this autumn where a number of his works will be performed during the week of 10 – 17 November. His 70th birthday was celebrated in March with three London concerts devoted to his music.
In addition to his music activities Montague is also an active tennis player and the former Florida State JC Tennis Champion. His music is published by UMP.
