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My
background is choral/vocal, and spans solo and group performing
of church music, oratorios, art songs, opera, medieval music,
madrigals and contemporary music.
I received two Fulbright scholarships in Voice, and my B.A.
in Voice from the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin and
subsequently, was awarded a German Government Grant (DAAD)
to write a dissertation on the Songs of Robert Schumann. In
the 1990's I transitioned to composing choral music. I am
particularly interested in using unusual combinations of voices
and instruments, combining neo-medieval styles with fugal,
percussive, and rhythmic experimentation while steadfastly
maintaining a modal, tonal or harmonically-based foundation
to my choral writing.
Many
of my choral compositions are commissions, and/or winners
of competitions. My first composition, Spring Song, was the
only one by a living woman composer to be played at the Chorus
America Convention in L.A. in 1993. With the help of a grant
from the Thanks Be to Grandmother Foundation and the City
Of Ventura, CA, I was able to produce two West Coast Premieres
of Mater in Memoriam, one with SSAA and Chamber Ensemble,
and the other performance with SSAA, Horn, Flute, Vibraphone
and Piano. The work is also available for SSAA and Piano.
Click on "Clips" to hear excerpts of the Chamber
Ensemble performance.
My
music has been performed throughout the United States, at
competitions, choral festivals, and by individual choruses.
I am a member of the International Association of Women Composers
and ASCAP.
To
contact me for commissions:
Dr.
Naomi Stephan
P.O. Box 182
Ojai, CA 93024
Tel: 805.640.9118
FAX: 805.640.9709
femcomposer@naomimusic.com
website:www.naomimusic.com
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