Stephen Montague

Stephen Montague

Stephen Montague (born March 10, 1943 in Syracuse, New York) is a composer who grew up in West Virginia and Florida.

Education

After studying piano, conducting and composition at Florida State University, he received a doctorate in composition from Ohio State University in 1972.

Career

Since 1975, Montague has lived in London, working as a composer and worldwide touring musician. His music has been performed at numerous international festivals, including the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Warsaw Autumn festival, the Paris Festival d'Automne and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Montague has been commissioned by such sources as the BBC Proms, the Hilliard Ensemble, pianist Stephen Kovacevich, percussionist Evelyn Glennie, and the International Computer Music Association.

As a pianist, he has recorded for all the major European radio networks and has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. In 1985 he formed a duo with pianist Philip Mead, Montague/Mead Piano Plus which tours internationally. In addition, Montague has created multi-channel electroacoustic sound environments in collaboration with the sculptor, Maurice Agis.

In the UK, Montague was a founder of Sonic Arts Network in 1980 and served as Chair of the SPNM (Society for the Promotion of New Music) during 1993-97. His awards include first prize at the Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Competition in 1994, the Ernst von Dohnányi Citation for Excellence in Composition in 1995, and the Ohio State University Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2000.

Montague now teaches composition and orchestration at Trinity College of Music.

Montague's works appear on CDs from ASV Records (UK), Continuum (New Zealand), Centaur (USA), Point Records (USA), Starkland (USA) and others.

External links

* [http://www.ump.co.uk/montague.htm Stephen Montague biography at UMP]
* [http://composers21.com/compdocs/montagus.htm Stephen Montague information at The Living Composers Project]
* [http://www.starkland.com/st209/index.htm Aeolian Furies recording]


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