Everything Band Podcast

Composer Steven Bryant's music for winds has quickly become part of the standard repertoire. As the son of a music educator, he is a strong supporter of music education and he joins me from the mountains of Austria to talk about his early influences, his music, and his career to this point. Topics: Steven’s background as the son of a high school band director and how that influenced his path to becoming a composer. The story of BCM International and Steve’s early success with Chester Leaps In and the stories of Dusk and Ecstatic Waters. The value of being self-published and the nuts and bolts about a career as a successful composer. Writing music for band and electronics. Links: Steven Bryant Mid Europe Band Festival Bryant: Chester Leaps In Bryant: Dusk Bryant: Ecstatic Waters Bryant: Hummingbrrd Bryant: Concerto for Wind Ensemble John Cage: As Slow as Possible Biography: Steven Bryant’s music is chiseled in its structure and intent, fusing lyricism, dissonance, silence, technology, and humor into le