ROBERT STEWART: Composer, violinist and teacher
Robert Stewart was born in Buffalo, New York, spent his formative years in Chicago, later receiving a masters degree in Music Education, Violin, and Composition at the American Conservatory. He was a professional violinist and teacher, and during World War II composed for the Armed Forces radio shows. He received a MacDowell Colony fellowship (1956) and served as president of the Southeastern Composers League.
He was involved with the Bennington Composers Conference Board and was recommended for ACA membership by Roger Goeb, Chow Wen-Chung, and Lionel Nowak. He was head of the Department of Music and Drama at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, where he taught from 1954 to 1988. His archives are housed at Washington and Lee.
Among his works for brass quintet are Four Lyric Works, Brass Quintet #2 and Brass Quintet #3.
He was involved with the Bennington Composers Conference Board and was recommended for ACA membership by Roger Goeb, Chow Wen-Chung, and Lionel Nowak. He was head of the Department of Music and Drama at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, where he taught from 1954 to 1988. His archives are housed at Washington and Lee.
Among his works for brass quintet are Four Lyric Works, Brass Quintet #2 and Brass Quintet #3.
ROBERT STEWART: BRASS QUINTET # 3
WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY
September 1976 Performance
Robert Stewart's
Brass Quintet #3
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Robert Suggs, trumpet; David Cran, trumpet
Arthur LeBar, horn; Tim Beck, trombone
Robert Posten, bass trombone
Duration: (16:51)
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September 1976 Performance
Robert Stewart's
Brass Quintet #3
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Robert Suggs, trumpet; David Cran, trumpet
Arthur LeBar, horn; Tim Beck, trombone
Robert Posten, bass trombone
Duration: (16:51)
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FOSTERING BRASS CHAMBER MUSIC
The score and parts for Robert Stewart's Brass Quintet #3, along with the entire ABQ music library, are available for research and performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Library.
Direct access to the Annapolis Brass Quintet Special Collection @ Oberlin
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The score and parts for Robert Stewart's Brass Quintet #3, along with the entire ABQ music library, are available for research and performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Library.
Direct access to the Annapolis Brass Quintet Special Collection @ Oberlin
Tap Here