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Canadian composer Stuart Beatch.
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Latest News
January 2025
2024 was a fantastic year, with more than 60 performances of my music across Europe and North America – even the Northwest Territories! This year, I was also proud to publish a boy & a boy with Oxford University Press, which received more than 20 performances alone AND its first commercial recording from the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.
There’s lots more on the way in 2025! See what’s on my calendar below, and always feel free to get in touch.
Current Projects
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3-movement work for TTBB choir and piano (15’) — Commissioned by Calgary Men’s Chorus — Premiering May 2026 in Vancouver, BC at Unison Festival
Choral work for TTBB choir and piano (5’) — Commissioned by Halifax Gay Men’s Chorus — Premiering May 2026 in Vancouver, BC at Unison Festival
Choral work for SATB choir (5’) — Commissioned by Yellowknife Choral Society — Premiering Spring 2026 in Yellowknife, NT
Video game song cycle for baritone and piano (15’) — Written for Darrell J. Jordan — Supported by the Edmonton Arts Council — Premiering 2026
Upcoming Performances
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1 June 2025 — Jesus at the Gay Bar — First Unitarian & First Universalist Church Choirs, conducted by Pablo Willey-Bustos — Rochester, NY, USA
15 June 2025 — A Prayer for Music — Caelis Academy Ensemble, conducted by Matthew Larkin — Ottawa, ON, Canada
21 June 2025 — I am like many [Dutch Premiere] — Vocal Ensemble Chordiality, conducted by Patrick Pranger — The Hague, Netherlands
November 2025 [tentative] — The Price [PREMIERE] — SMEA Honour Choir — Regina, SK, Canada