Stephen Mark Barchan

Stephen Mark Barchan (born 1 October 1982 in Middlesbrough) is a British composer and music copyist.

He studied composition with Richard Steinitz (founder of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival), Edwin Roxburgh (supported by the EMI Music Sound Foundation) and Howard Skempton.

Organisations who have presented his music include COMA, LSO Discovery1, Park Lane Group23 and Soundwaves Festival at venues such as Adrian Boult Hall, CBSO Centre, Old Rep, Purcell Room (Southbank Centre), Royal College of Music, The Gate Arts Centre, the Warehouse, and Carnegie Hall by performers such as Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, David Purser (principal trombone of the London Sinfonietta)4, Endymion5, Peter Donohoe and Lior Eitan (principal piccolo of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra)67.

As a professional freelance music copyist, Barchan has completed projects for Anthony Payne, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Faber Music and United Music Publishers. In 2009 he was commissioned to write the score for the 2009 film A Closed Book'' (also known asBlind Man's Bluff'' and based on the short novel A Closed Book by Gilbert Adair) directed by Raoul Ruiz and starring Daryl Hannah, Tom Conti, Miriam Margoyles and Elaine Paige8910, due to be launched at the Cannes Film Festival in May 20091112.

Awards

• 4th Andrzej Panufnik International Young Composers Competition (2002)1314
• Denis and Maud Wright Composition Award (2003)
• British Scholarship for Ostrava Days (2003)
• J Wood and Sons Prize (2004)
• Philip Bates Prize for Young Composers (2005, joint-second prize)
• SPNM shortlist (2006-2009)15
• Royal Academy of Music Open Academy bursary (2008)

Selected works

• A Broken Spirit (2004) commissioned by Dr. Ken and Morry Smith
• Violent Shallow Eyes (2005) SPNM shortlist 2006-200916, available from the British Music Information Centre17
• Dark Times Lie Ahead (2005/2007) first performed by Warehouse Ensemble at the Warehouse, London, UK in 200718
• Injured Love (2006) first performed by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at CBSO Centre, Birmingham, UK in 2006
• Deep Desires (2006) commissioned by Lesley Knowles. First performed by Catherine Pluygers as part of the 11th London New Wind Festival19 at Lauderdale House, London, UK in 2008
• Crying In The Distance (2006/2007) first performed by Lior Eitan at Felicja Blumental Music Center, Tel Aviv, Israel in 2008
• Spit It Out (2007) commissioned by Park Lane Group. First performed in the Park Lane Group Lunchtime Series in 2007 at St James's Church, Piccadilly, London, UK, available from the British Music Information Centre20
• Beauty That Must Die (2007) commissioned by SPNM. First performed by Aruna Narayan (sarangi), Hanif Khan (tabla) and Endymion at Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, UK in 200721
• Blasted To Bits (2008) commissioned by David Purser. First performed by David Purser (trombone) and Jonathan Green (live electronics)2223 at Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK in 2008
• Freedom Within Limits (2008) commissioned by SPNM. First performed by Tetsuumi Nagata (violin) at LSO St Lukes, London, UK in 2008

External links

Official website24