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COMPOSER PROFILE
Stuart BeatchStuart Beatch is a Canadian composer currently living in Edmonton. With a focus on queer themes and contemporary issues, his vocal and choral works are frequently performed across North America and Europe.
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Featured works
PERUSAL SCORES
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RECORDINGS
About Stuart
Stuart Beatch (b. 1991) is a Canadian choral composer currently living in Edmonton, Alberta. He is the current Composer in Residence for Chronos Vocal Ensemble in Edmonton, and former Composer in Residence for The Fourth Choir (an LGBT chamber choir in London, UK). Beatch received a Master of Music in Composition from King’s College London under composer Rob Keeley, having previously studied composition at the University of Alberta and music education at the University of Regina. He is an Associate Composer with the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers.
In 2016, Beatch was selected to participate in the Theoartistry programme at the University of St Andrews, where he was mentored by Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan. Later, he was accepted into the inaugural Choral Arts program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, where he studied with the Latvian composer Uģis Prauliņš.
While Beatch has a special affinity for the Canadian choral community, his music has frequently been sung by vocal ensembles across North America and Europe, including the BBC Singers, Elysian Singers, Voces Nordicae, Pro Coro Canada, National Youth Choir of Canada, Luminous Voices, musica intima, Chronos Vocal Ensemble, Spiritus Chamber Choir, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Cantabile Chamber Singers, Chorus Austin, and Choral Arts Initiative.
In 2016, Beatch was selected to participate in the Theoartistry programme at the University of St Andrews, where he was mentored by Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan. Later, he was accepted into the inaugural Choral Arts program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, where he studied with the Latvian composer Uģis Prauliņš.
While Beatch has a special affinity for the Canadian choral community, his music has frequently been sung by vocal ensembles across North America and Europe, including the BBC Singers, Elysian Singers, Voces Nordicae, Pro Coro Canada, National Youth Choir of Canada, Luminous Voices, musica intima, Chronos Vocal Ensemble, Spiritus Chamber Choir, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Cantabile Chamber Singers, Chorus Austin, and Choral Arts Initiative.
Connect!
For a complete catalogue, to preview more of Stuart's music, or to chat about a commission, visit his website at www.stuartbeatch.com. He can be contacted through his website or through Choir Alberta at info [at] choiralberta.ca.
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