Posted by steelecomp99 on September 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Over the past year, Zane Winter, Ted King-Smith, and I have been working toward advocating for new music on our terms. The result isFuseBox New Music. FuseBox champions composers through providing commissions, performances, recordings, and collaborative opportunities. Since launching in 2015, we have commissioned five composers and earned support from the ArtsKC and the KC Municipal Arts Commission. … Continue reading →
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Posted by steelecomp99 on May 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment
I first met David Stock as a freshman at Duquesne University. Ever warm and encouraging of others’ music, he permitted me to sit in on another student’s composition lesson. During that time, he showed interest in what I was writing. As he looked over one of my pieces, he commented, ” I really like the … Continue reading →
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Posted by steelecomp99 on May 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment
After five years of exclusively writing chamber music, I have dedicated this spring to composing a new work for orchestra: The Garden of Forking Paths. I sketched a plan of the whole piece back in March and have spent the past few weeks realizing it one passage at a time. While the end of the … Continue reading →
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Posted by steelecomp99 on March 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Conversations w/ Ligeti & Heidegger & Mom in the Background will receive a repeat performance by Trillium Ensemble at American University on March 27, 2015. Trillium commissioned the piece and premiered it back in May of 2014 at the Pittsburgh Festival of New Music. A recording of the premiere can be heard on my soundcloud. … Continue reading →
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Scott Steele 