Steven Bryant

For those of you at today's TBA clinic (July 23rd, 2021), thank you for attending, and for letting Jennifer, Omar, John, and I talk to you about your profession and what we hope to see and help you create in the future. Here are some of the resources we talked about, and some of my music I'd like to share with you. Composers: And We Were Heard Composer Diversity Database The Creative...

When I released of the iPhone/iPad app for The Machine Awakes, I mentioned I was looking for someone to develop the Android version. In a matter of hours, composer Robert Langenfeld contacted me offering to take on the task, and I'm delighted to announce it's now posted and publicly available on the Google Play store! The app functions identically to the iOS version, so check out that...

A performance and practice app for Hummingbrrd (solo Euphonium + electronics) is now out for iPhones and iPads! Plug this into your hall or onstage PA system, and you're ready to go. This app was designed by Henry Truong (same developer who created The Machine Awakes app), who came up with a brilliant graphic and icon: In performance mode, you simply have a big PLAY arrow, and a...

It's finally here! My piece The Machine Awakes for youth band / orchestra with live electronics now has an iOS app you can run the electronics from! All you need is to plug it into your PA system (don't forget the required [LOUD] monitor for the conductor), and someone to press the buttons on the iDevice, and you're good to go. This app is for both the band and orchestra versions of the work....

Last week, Kevin Geraldi and the UNCG Symphonic Band were kind enough to devote some time on a rehearsal to reading and recording The Machine Awakes for me, so now you have something other than the MIDI realization to listen to! Composers: I'm leaving the original MIDI version posted in hopes this will make for an instructive comparison between MIDI and real players, and makes for a nice...

In anticipation of the world premiere of Solace, my new work for wind ensemble + electronics, coming up on Tuesday, October 9th, I've decided to post the MIDI realization, complete with those lovely buzz-saw MIDI saxophones. The piece is quiet for large stretches, so you should use good headphones (cranked up loud!), or a nice stereo system to hear most of it. Laptop speakers will give you...

I've posted complete recordings of (almost) all of my music on SoundCloud. Leave a comment at your favorite moment in a piece (or not-so-favorite moment...). BTW, these are my favorite recordings of each of my works (in some cases, I've posted multiple versions), so please start here if you want to hear any of my music. Several of the recordings are also freely downloadable. These same...

Anthem is finally posted! This is the live premiere at Purdue University, conducted by Jay Gephart, last April. I conducted 6 of my other works with their bands while I was there, but told Jay I couldn't conduct the premiere of a brand new piece - I really wanted to sit in the audience and hear it. :) BTW, if it sounds like there's an excessive amount of reverb, that's because they perform in...