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==Bio==
'''Biography'''<br>
Joseph Gentry Stephens (b. 1972 – San Angelo, Texas) is an American composer of choral music.  His Ubi Caritas was recently published by Alfred Music Publishers, and his catalogue of over forty choral works is distributed via websites StephensMusic.com and MusicSpoke.com.  A percussionist since the age of eleven, Stephens played in the school marching, symphonic, and stage bands in the border town of Texarkana, and was a student of local drum legend, Dave Daily.  In college, his interest in vocal and choral music led to a Bachelor of Arts in vocal performance (University of Arkansas – Monticello) and a Master of Music in choral conducting (University of Northern Colorado).  With a philosophy of writing for a global audience, all music by Stephens is first published and distributed at StephensMusic.com (established 1999), and is free to download, print, and copy.  Recent commissions include Lauda Sion, commissioned by Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Buffalo, MN, and Joy, commissioned by Houston High School, Germantown, TN.  His latest work, Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One, was selected as a finalist for the Ithaca College 36th Annual Composition Contest.
==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:<br>
339 Bradley 32<br>
Warren, Arkansas 71671<br>
USA
EMAIL: josephgstephens(at)yahoo.com <!-- to avoid spammers -->
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==List of choral works==
==List of choral works==
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'''All of the following scores are available from [http://www.stephensmusic.com the composer's personal website].'''
'''All of the following scores are available from [http://www.stephensmusic.com the composer's personal website].'''
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*{{NoCo|7 3 1 5 7}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/73157.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
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*{{NoCo|Agnus Dei}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Agnus%20Dei.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
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*{{NoCo|Coventry Carol}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Coventry%20Carol.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Festival Psalm}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Festival%20Psalm.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Gimmewicks and Glimmerricks}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Gimmewicks.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|The Gospel of Thomas}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/the%20gospel%20of%20thomas.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Hodie Christus natus est}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Hodie.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|In dulci jubilo}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/In%20Dulci%20Jubilo.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|In Paradisum}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/In%20Paradisum.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|In the Sun in the Sand by the Sea}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Inthesun.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Kyrie}} ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Kyrie.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Lauda Sion}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/LaudaSion.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Laugh You Fool}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/laugh%20you%20fool.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Let the love of God consume me|Let the Love of God Consume Me}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Love.pdf {{pdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Lord's Prayer, The}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Prayer.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*''[[My silence now speaks for me (Joseph G. Stephens)|My Silence Now Speaks for Me]]'' &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/silence.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
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*{{NoCo|One Church, One Faith, One Lord}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Hymn.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Prayer of Saint Augustine}} ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Aug.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Psalm 23}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Psalm23.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Rain}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/rain.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Sanctus}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Sanctus.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Serengeti Song}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/SerengetiSong.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Song of Songs}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Song%20of%20Songs.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*''[[The star-spangled banner (John Stafford Smith)|The star-spangled banner]]'' &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/The%20Star-Spangled%20Banner.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Tenebrae factae sunt}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Tene.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Tenebrae Factae Sunt-2008 Revision}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/tenebrae%20factae%20sunt.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Thunder Souls}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/thunder%20souls.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|To Mother}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/To%20Mother.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|Trinity}} (3 movements) &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com {{net}}] )
*#''Gloria'' &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Glosatb.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*#''Alleluia'' &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Allsatb.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*#''Amen'' &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/Asatb.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|the water......like glass}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/the%20water%20like%20glass.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
*{{NoCo|What Wondrous Walk of Feet and Wing}} &nbsp; ( [http://www.stephensmusic.com/WhatWondrousWalkofFeetandWing.pdf {{extpdf}}] )
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==Publications==
==External links==
==External links==
*Visit http://www.stephensmusic.com for access to all the above scores.
*Visit http://www.stephensmusic.com for access to all the above scores.


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