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    Hot Topics for Orchestras

    (Percussionists: Get “Six by Six” for only $6 or £6 just this weekend, during the McCormick Marimba Festival!) The orchestra world (particularly in the USA) is currently rife with intrigue, politics, passionate zealots…

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    Composing E: The Final Product

    What a journey this has been! I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Well, our piece of music Sonata for Chamber Orchestra is complete. Probably. Like most things in life, there’s always room for…

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    Feedback for Tapestry Tampa Bay

    Watch the whole video below… Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown presented his brand new composition “Tapestry Tampa Bay” to a new audience in Safety Harbor, Florida, on March 23 2012. Feedback has been…

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    Churches and Arts

    How many artists does it take to change a light bulb? How many churches can you fit into one square mile? It didn’t take long to get overwhelmed by both the sheer number…

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    Downtown

    The first of my two favorite movements in my latest composition. It also happens to be the last movement actually written. “Downtown.” There are many downtowns in the Tampa Bay area that could…