Introduction
a composer of contemporary
chamber and concert music
Introduction
a composer of contemporary
chamber and concert music
“‘Gates of the Arctic’ is thoroughly entertaining, especially with the photographic accompaniment. But it is also a well crafted and skillfully designed piece that features strong contrasts and great musical drama, woven into an effective orchestral score.”
“Over the past seven or eight years, no composer has been more synonymous with our national parks than Stephen Lias.”
“... immediate appeal and is brimming with lyricism.”
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“Stephen Lias creates music that captures and translates a sense of place—both the physical qualities of a landscape and the emotional feelings evoked from experiences in wild places. His compositions are complex, rich, and inspiring.”
Stephen Lias is represented by Black Tea Music.
His music is published by Alias Press and distributed worldwide by Theodore Presser.
About
ABOUT STEPHEN LIAS
About
ABOUT STEPHEN LIAS
The music of adventurer-composer Stephen Lias (b. 1966) is regularly performed in concert and recital throughout the United States and abroad by soloists and ensembles including the Arianna Quartet, the Anchorage Symphony, the Oasis Quartet, the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Orchestra, the Ensamble de Trompetas Simón Bolívar, the Boulder Philharmonic, and the Russian String Orchestra. His music is published by Alias Press, and distributed worldwide exclusively by Theodore Presser. His pieces are regularly featured at major national and international conferences including the International Trumpet Guild, the North American Saxophone Alliance, and the ISCM World Music Days. Lias served for eleven years as Composer in Residence and Music Director at the Texas Shakespeare Festival.
Stephen's passion for wilderness and outdoor pursuits has led to a sizable series of works about the national parks of the US. He has served as Artist-in-Residence at Rocky Mountain, Glacier, Denali, Glacier Bay, Bering Land Bridge, and Gates of the Arctic National Parks, and has written over a dozen park-related pieces that have been performed in such far-flung places as Colorado, New Hampshire, Texas, Alaska, Sydney, and Taiwan. In 2017, his All the Songs that Nature Sings was commissioned by the Boulder Philharmonic with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and performed at Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Stephen is the creator of The Composers Site (now operated by Vox Novus) and the founder and leader of the annual Composing in the Wilderness program offered by the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival and Alaska Geographic.
Stephen Lias received degrees from Messiah College, Stephen F. Austin State University, and Louisiana State University. He is a Distinguished Arts Associate of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity and a member of ASCAP, the College Music Society, the Society of Composers, Inc, and the American Composers Forum. He is the Texas delegate to the International Society of Contemporary Music. He currently resides in Nacogdoches, Texas where he is Professor of Composition at Stephen F. Austin State University. When not composing and teaching, Stephen enjoys reading, backpacking, kayaking, skiing, travel, and photography.
Current Projects:
Most-recently finished piece, Machina Diabolica commissioned by pianist Chris Schoppe.
Upcoming work titled Wind, Water, Sand to be premiered by the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra in January, 2025.
Serving as 2024 Composer in Residence for Mount Rainier National Park to produce a new orchestral work celebrating the park’s 125th anniversary.
Upcoming guitar commission for Andrew Manka.
Commissioned by the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra for a large work to be premiered in 2026.
Activities
ACTIVITIES
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