Stephen Ferre is an award-winning composer, conductor, and trombonist. His principal teachers were Alan Stout, Bill Karlins, and Loris Chobanian, as well as further studies with Per Nørgård, Bernard Rands, and Jakob Druckman. After moving to the UK in 1989, he worked as a music engraver for many of the major European publishers. He returned to the US in 2012 to teach at Syracuse University where he also directed their Contemporary Music Ensemble. He has conducted and performed for the Society for New Music. Since 2017, he has taught at the College‐Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.
His compositions are available through Notagraphia LLC.
My latest music posts on The Idea Farm
- I was putting CoPilot through its paces today, asking about a composer who I know well. It went in an unexpected direction when I revealed that we studied together. Copilot is designed to be curious and engage, which I did all too easily. You should be aware that I asked for a transcript, and what…… […]
- I haven't posted here in a while. I had hoped to post something profound, but I seem to be utterly lacking in that respect. First, I should bring you up to date. I have wiped the dust off my feet from the University of Cincinnati. While there are many people there who I have enjoyed…… […]
- Well, it's been a minute. I finished Symphony No. 4 in January, but if you have kept up, I was sketching a trumpet concerto at the same time. I kept running into trumpet solos, and they weren't appropriate to the Symphony. Indeed, there was a movement appropriate to the symphony, and it became part of…… […]
- I saw something on Facebook today that traced Daniel Barenboim back to Beethoven. I thought I would do the same through composition teachers.
- Firstly, here is the announcement. I'll leave the name out, so I don't embarrass them.
All Change
I’m in the process of moving my personal site to WordPress. It was already a WP site, but on a different host, which was very slow and expensive. Over the next few days, this domain will change to stephenferre.com. You should see some speed improvements, and I may also have more control over content. Possibly…
Finalist – Pegasus: The Orchestra
Thank you for your submission to Pegasus: The Orchestra’s inaugural Call for Works. We were truly inspired by the remarkable artistic quality and depth of the submissions. With 51 applicants, the selection process was both challenging and rewarding. In addition to naming a winner and two finalists, we are pleased to recognize an honorable mention.…
Website updates
Hi Everyone, There has been a major WordPress update that has cleared some of the problems that caused the website to lag. I’ll probably be adding some more content over the next couple of months.
Confirmation
I think this site is where I want it now. There are a few things that I may change. I’m still finding it a little slow, much slower than a wordpress-based site, rather than a WP site hosted by my ISP. I would have thought it would be quicker. The monthly charge for a WordPress…
Stephen Ferre, composer 