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Alex Stephenson

Instructional Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition
School of Music
Office
Centennial East - CE 28
Office Phone
(309) 438-8323office
phone
Email
aestep1@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://alexstephenson.comwebsite
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Biography

Alex Stephenson's music has been presented and commissioned by festivals including Tanglewood, Royaumont, ISCM World New Music Days, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Breckenridge Music Festival, Composers Conference, and the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. Recent and upcoming collaborators include the New Fromm Players, Flux Quartet, Duo Axis, Hausmann Quartet, HOCKET, and the La Jolla Symphony. His scholarship on overtone structures in contemporary music appears in Music Theory Online.

Current Courses

219.001Advanced Sight Singing

219.002Advanced Sight Singing

233.001Applied Music (Advanced Electronic Instruments)

405.003Composition

205.001Composition:Level I

205.002Composition:Level II

Teaching Interests & Areas

Composition, music theory, orchestration, aural skills, current trends in theory & analysis

Research Interests & Areas

Collaborations with soloists, chamber groups, and large ensembles; hybrid approaches to harmony; computer-assisted and electroacoustic composition

PhD Music Composition

University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA

MA Music Composition

Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY

MM Music Composition

Guildhall School of Music & Drama
London, United Kingdom

BA Music

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL