Peter Vukmirovic Stevens
Peter Vukmirovic Stevens is an award winning composer and pianist living in Seattle, Washington. His compositions include works ranging from solo piano to symphony orchestra. He is a member of the Seattle Pianist Collective and writes for a variety of ensembles and performers. His compositions reflect influences from contemporary art, literature and ethnomusicology. He is an avid traveler. Found object artists are artists who work with the flotsam and jetsam of the world, a coyote skeleton by the side of a lake, a car spring in an auto salvage yard. Peter V. Stevens is a found artist of music. In the pounding of a foundry or the pealing of a temple bell in Bhutan, he finds music that he then translates so that we can hear what he hears. And what he hears is beautiful, so beautiful, in fact, that I rank him as one of the country's best young composers. Samuel Jay Keyser --Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus) Phonology, Lexical Theory, Poetics at MIT Mr. Stevens is "an extremely talented young composer, whose penchant for creating works with strong mood and personality is reminiscent of the music of Olivier Messiaen. Peter has developed his own voice, however, which is especially remarkable for its ability to use diatonic materials in non-functional ways. Dr. Samuel Jones --Dean at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. (Emeritus) Composer in Residence at Seattle Symphony. |
The new Seattle Pianist Collective CD is out now at Wall Of Sound, Sonic Boom and Easy Street Records On Queen Anne.
Also online at corbeaumusic.com |
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This little movie comes from video taken in Western Bolivia in August 2008. It was shot on an a cheapy Olympus Camedia point and shoot camera. I combine these images with "Equus" for piano and cello. |
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Compositions | |||
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Nine Pieces for Solo Piano and Buddha Machine (excerpts) loops four, five & six |
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| Nine Pieces for Solo Piano and Buddha Machine (excerpts) loops four, five & six.mp3 - complete | |||
| Nine Pieces for Solo Piano and Buddha Machine (excerpts) loops four, five & six.pdf - complete | |||
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Completed June 2010. Performed by Peter V. Stevens and FM3. | |||
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Prelude #3 - Sanctorale - for solo piano |
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| Prelude #3 - Sanctorale - for solo piano.mp3 - complete | |||
| Prelude #3 - Sanctorale - for solo piano.pdf - complete | |||
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Completed April 2006. Performed by Julie Ives | |||
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Equus - for piano and cello |
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| Equus - for piano and cello.mp3 - complete | |||
| Equus - for piano and cello.pdf - complete | |||
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Completed January 2008. Performed by Peter V. Stevens - piano and Don Larson - cello | |||
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Panacea - for string quartet |
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| Panacea - for string quartet.mp3 - complete | |||
| Panacea - for string quartet.pdf - complete | |||
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Completed January 2006. Performed by The St. Helens Quartet Movement I - Moderato Movement II - Andante / Largo Movement III - Allegretto | |||
©2009 by Peter V. Stevens
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Peter V. Stevens is a member of Society of Composers, Inc. SCI is dedicated to the promotion of composition, performance, understanding and dissemination of new and contemporary music.