Joseph G. Stephens

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Life

Born: San Angelo, Texas 1972

Biography

Joseph Gentry Stephens, born 1972 in San Angelo, Texas. Grew up in the city of Texarkana, Arkansas and began studying percussion in the public schools at the age of 10. 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. It was also at UAM that he met his wife, Leslie. 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.

Joseph and Leslie have a son, Gentry Thomas Stephens, born February 8, 2002.

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 and Poland.

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.
http://www.stephensmusic.com

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@sbcglobal.net

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