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Alex Stephenson

Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition
School of Music
Office
CE Centennial East 27
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Biography

Dr. 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 music theory scholarship appears in Music Theory Online.

Current Courses

233.001Applied Music (Advanced Electronic Instruments)

405.004Composition

205.004Composition:Level II

289.001Introduction to Digital Sound for Musicians

201.001Music Theory III

201.003Music Theory III

201.005Music Theory III

304.001Orchestration

404.001Orchestration

219.001Advanced Sight Singing

219.002Advanced Sight Singing

233.001Applied Music (Advanced Electronic Instruments)

405.003Composition

205.001Composition:Level I

205.002Composition:Level II

402.001Current Analytical Techniques

108.005Group Instruction In Basic Musicianship II

Teaching Interests & Areas

Composition, electroacoustic music, music theory, orchestration, aural skills, current trends in music theory/analysis

Research Interests & Areas

Collaboration with soloists, chamber groups, and large ensembles; acoustic and electroacoustic composition; computer-assisted composition; hybrid harmonic systems in contemporary music

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