Alfred R. Stevenson

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Alfred R. Stevenson. (* 20. September 1973 in Obervellach, real name Stefan Rothschopf) is an Austrian composer and conductor. [1] The emphasis of his work is up to the symphonic wind orchestra but he is also known for his compositions for brass ensemble.

Obervellach Place in Carinthia, Austria

Obervellach is a market town in the district of Spittal an der Drau, in the Austrian state of Carinthia.

Austria Federal republic in Central Europe

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a land-locked country in Central Europe composed of nine federated states (Bundesländer), one of which is Vienna, Austria's capital and its largest city. Austria occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of nearly 9 million people. It is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. While German is the country's official language, many Austrians communicate informally in a variety of Bavarian dialects.

Composer person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition

A composer is a musician who is an author of music in any form, including vocal music, instrumental music, electronic music, and music which combines multiple forms. A composer may create music in any music genre, including, for example, classical music, musical theatre, blues, folk music, jazz, and popular music. Composers often express their works in a written musical score using musical notation.

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Education & Career

Since his early childhood he has been inspired by music. So he got Trumpet lessons from Prof. Christoph Vierbauch and later Trombone lessons from Peter Vierbach. After the change to the Kärntner Landeskonservatorium [2] in Klagenfurt under Prof. Rupert Hörmanseder and the graduation from technical college he became a member of the Carinthian military band as a Bass Trombonist. He served there until 2010. In this time he also studied concert band conducting and graduated with distinction in 1995. Numerous master classes led him a.o. to H. Robert Reynolds, Maurice Hamers, Jan Cober, Dennis Johnson, Felix Hauswirth, Jan van der Roost and Karolos Trikolidis. Stevenson also studied composition under Karl Safaric, Thomas Doss and Franz Kühnel.

Klagenfurt Place in Carinthia, Austria

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, usually known as just Klagenfurt, is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria. With a population of 100,817, it is the sixth-largest city in the country. The city is the bishop's seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt and home to the University of Klagenfurt, the Carinthian University of Applied Sciences and the Gustav Mahler University of Music.

Concert band performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind, brass, and percussion families of instruments

A concert band, also called wind ensemble, symphonic band, wind symphony, wind orchestra, wind band, symphonic winds, symphony band, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of members of the woodwind, brass, and percussion families of instruments, and occasionally including the double bass or bass guitar. On rare occasions, additional non-traditional instruments may be added to such ensembles such as piano, harp, synthesizer, or electric guitar.

H. Robert Reynolds is the principal conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, where he holds the H. Robert Reynolds Professorship in Wind Conducting. This appointment followed his retirement, after 26 years, from the School of Music of the University of Michigan where he served as the Henry F. Thurnau Professor of Music, director of university bands, and director of the division of instrumental studies. In addition to these responsibilities, he has also been for nearly 30 years, the conductor of the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, which is made up primarily of members from the Detroit Symphony.

In 1995 he was appointed as the conductor of the Trachtenkapelle Rangersdorf and worked as a guest conductor with numerous amateur orchestras such as the Stadtkapelle Feldkirchen, the Werkskapelle of the Knauf AMF Heradesign Ferndorf, the Kärntner Gebirgsschützenkapelle, the Stadtkapelle Spittal an der Drau and the Bundesbahner Stadtkapelle Klagenfurt.

In 2004 he won the 3rd prize in the composition competition of the Austrian Concert band association with his work Overture to Avalon.

In 2014 his work Fragments became the test piece of the 9th Austrian Concert band competition.

Stevensons musical works are published by Molenaar Edition, Tirol Musikverlag, Adler Musikverlag and Seeber-Film. His compositions for Brass ensemble are also well known, so his work Carinthian Music Academy (CMA) Fanfare had been performed by the Brass of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO Brass) and by the European Brass Ensemble [3] .

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra symphony orchestra of the Netherlands, based in Amsterdam

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a symphony orchestra in the Netherlands, based at the Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw. Considered one of the world's leading orchestras, Queen Beatrix conferred the "Royal" title upon the orchestra in 1988.

Works

Works for Concert band (selection)

Johann Strauss II Austrian composer

Johann Strauss II, also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger, the Son, son of Johann Strauss I, was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.

Works for Brass ensemble (selection)

Works for Quartet

Discography (selection)

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References

  1. ↑ "MusicaInfo.net/Detail/Stevenson, Alfred R. (4980)". de.musicainfo.net. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  2. ↑ "KONSE - short for Carinthian State Conservatory | konse". www.konse.at. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Carinthian Music Academy Fanfare" - European Brass Ensemble - Schagerl Brass Festival 2014 , retrieved 2019-08-26
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