Stuart Ward

Professional

Composer/Lyricist:	Composer
Genre:	Concert

Biography

Specialising chiefly in works for the voice, Stuart Ward is a prolific composer who has the added advantage of having studied singing with the distinguished teacher Kate Emil-Behnke, subsequently broadcasting frequently as a tenor soloist. His intimate knowledge of the voice is strongly evident in his works.

He is author of 'The Training of the Tenor Voice', 'The Singer and the Word', and a volume of technical exercises for the tenor voice, published by Crestring Music.

His compositions have been performed in all the main London concert halls and other venues around Britain, as well as in Europe, and on the BBC, including 'British Composers of the Twentieth Century', a programme he shared with Benjamin Britten and Frank Bridge.

Recent performances include the canata 'The Estate of Innocence' and the Scottish Border Ballad 'The Wife of Usher's Well', at St. John's, Smith Square, and 'A Burn's Songbook' at Kingston Parish Church.

SOME PRESS REVIEWS

THE MARTYRDOM OF STEPHEN "....in this solemn work the harpsichord was given a brilliant part, while the tenor line had distinction." Daily Telegraph

WORDSWORTH REFLECTIONS
[guitar with speaker]
"....the guitar writing is crisp, incisive, in a modern frame of mind....it would make a welcome addition to the contemporary repertoire." Guitar Magazine

"I find it very fine indeed....a very substantial work" Alice Artzt, American guitarist

ST CUTHBERT OF LINDISFARNE
"....a delicately impressive sound portrait of the Saxon mystic....the effect is often very moving, and always evocative." Surrey Comet

FOUR SONGS OF LOVE
"....a good writing for the guitar with low trills, broken phrases, rising arpeggios....should attract players to it." Guitar Magazine

Copies of CDs and songs from:
CRS101 ST CUTHBERT OF LINDISFARNE & OTHER VOCAL WORKS
CRS102 A CELEBRATION OF GODS. THE DEATH OF CLEOPATRA

CHESTRING MUSIC 98 Uxbridge Road, Hampton Hill, Middlesex TW12 1SP Tel: 020 8979 4906

All performance enquiries to:
ROXANE HOUSTON CONCERT AGENCY 8 Hartington Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk IP15 5HD Tel: 01728 454048

* Broadcast All the above are obtainable from Crestring Music.

Important Works		Performances
A CELEBRATION OF GODS (Roxane Houston) [sop., con., ten., bass soloists; flute, alto sax., violin, harp, bassoon] THE ESTATE OF INNOCENCE (Traherne) [sop., con., bar., bass soloists; wind quintet] THE WIFE OF USHER'S WELL (border ballad) [con., bass soloists; cello or bassoon] ST CUTHBERT OF LINDISFARNE (composer, from Bede) [tenor soloist, alto flute, harp, cello] THE MARTYRDOM OF STEPHEN * (composer, from New Testament) [tenor soloist, harpsichord] THE DEATH OF CLEOPATRA (Shakespeare) [con. soloist, bassoon] A BURNS SONGBOOK (Robert Burns) [con. soloist, guitar (piano version in prep.)] AN EVENING HYMNE (Sir Thomas Brown) [con., ten., soloists, harp] THREE BYRON SONGS * (Lord Byron) [high voice, piano] THREE LOVE POEMS OF JOHN DONNE * [tenor soloist, piano]		None added