Steven Mead

Steven Mead
Background information
Born	(1962-02-26) 26 February 1962 (age 63) Bournemouth, England
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Soloist, virtuoso, teacher
Instrument	Euphonium
Spouse	Misa Mead ​ (m. 2014)​

Steven Mead (born 26 February 1962 in Bournemouth, England) is an English virtuoso euphonium soloist and teacher.

Biography

Mead has played an important role in achieving worldwide recognition of the instrument. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He has played solo concertos with many symphony orchestras, including: the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Helsinki Philharmonic, Capella Cracoviensis, the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra and the Japan Chamber Orchestra. He has premiered works by Martin Ellerby, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, Vladimir Cosma, Goff Richards, John Reeman, Rolf Rudin and Philip Sparke, amongst others. Goff Richards' Pilatus, Aagaard-Nilsen's Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra, Reeman's Sonata for Euphonium and Ellerby's Euphonium Concerto were all written expressly for Mead. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

He is married to Misa Mead ( née Akahoshi) who is also a renowned euphonium soloist, additionally active as a freelance composer and orchestrator. ^[7]

Selected recordings

• Joseph Horovitz: Four Concertos

Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Soloists: Andrew Haveron (violin), Steven Mead (euphonium), David Owen Norris (piano); Conductor Joseph Horovitz; Label: Dutton Epoch.

• Concertino

Ensemble: The Lillestrøm Musikkorps; Soloist: Steven Mead (euphonium); Conductor Gert Buitenhuis; Label: Polyphonic.

• Euphonium Virtuoso

Ensemble: Brass Band Buizingen; Soloist: Steven Mead (euphonium); Conductor: Luc Vertommen; Label: Bocchino.

• Dreamscapes: Wind Music by Ellerby, Clarke & Josephs

Ensemble: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra; Soloist: Steven Mead (euphonium); Conductor: James Gourlay; Label: Polyphonic.

• Audacious

Soloist: Steven Mead; Accompanied by Tomoko Sawano, piano; Label: Bocchino.

• Fandango, released 1 June 2011; Accompanied by Tomoko Sawano, piano; Label: Bocchino.

References

1. Roy Newsome, The Modern Brass Band: From the 1930s to the New Millennium, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006, p. 252. ISBN   0-7546-0717-8.
2. Peter Spaull, "Blowing in the wind my friends", Liverpool Daily Post , March 28, 2003. Accessed 10 September 2008.
3. Martin Stote, "Euphonium euphoria as BBC makes ban U-turn", Birmingham Post , March 25, 1999. Accessed via subscription 10 September 2008.
4. Notes on Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]} on the official web site of Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen.
5. Lloyd Bone, Eric Paull, R. Winston Morris, Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire: The Euphonium Source Book, Indiana University Press, 2007, pp. 60 and 132. ISBN   0-253-34811-0
6. Roy Newsome, The Modern Brass Band: From the 1930s to the New Millennium, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006, p. 367.
7. Denis Wick Products (14 February 2019). "Misa Mead".

{{Eau Claire, January 25, 2001. Accessed 10 September 2008.

• Ronald Holz, Review: Euphonium Virtuoso (Bocchino CD BOCC107), The Brass Band Bridge, North American Brass Band Association, Issue 101, October 2006. pp. 21–22. Accessed 10 September 2008.
• Steven Mead biography on the Besson company web site. Accessed 10 September 2008.

External links

• Steven Mead's official website
• Video of a live unedited performance, most of the third movement of the Hallows Concerto (Rolf Rudin) in a performance given by Steven at The Capitol Theatre, Offenbach, on Sunday 15 March 2009, with the Neue Philharmonie Orchestra, conductor Roland Böer