Twenty-eight-year-old composer Eric R. Stewart's music has been performed throughout North America and Europe, in the United States, Canada, Germany, the Czech Republic, and the United Kingdom, by such artists as the Cambridge Modern Orchestra, the Gregg Smith Singers, the Talea Ensemble, and concert organist Felix Hell. As a conductor, Eric has appeared at such venues as the Four Seasons Centre of the Canadian Opera Company (Bradshaw Amphitheatre), has been broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC), and appears as a guest conductor with the Gregg Smith Singers. His conducting will be featured on the final tracks of Gregg Smith's soon-to-be-released CD, Music for an Urban Church.

Eric currently serves as composer-in-residence and assistant conductor at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New York City.



Upcoming Performances


December 20 - 21 - 22, 2013

World premiere of Adagio for string sextet in Quebec, Canada. The piece will be performed by Les Plaisirs non-coupables:

Dec. 20th, 8pm: Les Plaisirs non-coupables original residence (150 Beaubien) in Trois Rivières

Dec. 21st, 7:30pm: Premier Acte/Le Studio (870 Ave de Salaberry) in Québec City

Dec. 22nd, 3:30pm: Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Salle de récital (4750 Ave Henri-Julien) in Montreal

January 26, 2014

World premiere of new piece for choir and organ. St. Peter's Lutheran Church, New York City.

March 5, 28, 2014

Canadian premiere of Skizzen for modified "pierrot" ensemble. The piece will be performed by Les Plaisirs non-coupables in Montreal (5th) and Quebec City (28th) (time/location TBA).

Fall, 2014

World premiere of Fantasy on "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" for pipe organ solo, to be performed by Felix Hell at Kosin University, Busan, South Korea (date/time TBA).


Past Performances


June 6th, 2013, 4pm

World premiere of Skizzen for modified "pierrot" ensemble. The piece will be performed by the Talea Ensemble at Lippes Concert Hall, SUNY Buffalo (Buffalo, NY).

March 2nd, 2013, 8pm

World premiere of We Leave to-night... for chorus and piano (text: F. Scott Fitzgerald) at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New York, NY. The piece will be performed by Thomas Schmidt (piano) and the Gregg Smith Singers.

February 23rd, 2013, 7:30pm

World premiere of Deconstruction and Adagio for string orchestra: Cambridge Modern Orchestra at St. Giles Church in Cambridge, UK.

February 10th, 2013, 3pm

Adagio & Toccata for solo organ at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Largo, FL. Felix Hell, organ

January 26th, 2013, 3pm

Adagio & Toccata for solo organ at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New York, NY. Felix Hell, organ

January 8th, 2013, 7:30pm

Adagio & Toccata for solo organ at Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche in Frankenthal, Germany. This piece was commissioned by Felix Hell and St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New York City. Felix Hell, organ