Stephen Roberts

Stephen Roberts’ compositional output is unusually wide-ranging and reflects the eclecticism of his long established musical career; a restless one that has always embraced playing, conducting, pedagogy and composing in equal measure. Born in London, he studied French horn at the Royal College of Music with Alan Civil and gained a PHD in composition at the University of Birmingham under John Casken, John Joubert and Vic Hoyland. He was a founder member of the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble and this fruitful association resulted in a lot of globetrotting as well as a prolific output of works for brass ensembles or bands, which are published and recorded in large number. Many of these have since become part of the standard repertoire of brass ensembles across the world.