Welcome to the online home of
Canadian composer Stuart Beatch.
Use the navigation above to read more about my music,
to purchase scores, and to contact me directly.
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
Thinking about commissioning? Just send me a message!
The Lover’s Promise (4’) — Original text by Lisa Moore (b. 1964)
Concert aria for countertenor and string trio (violin, viola, and cello) — Commissioned by Opera on the Avalon for their Emerging Artists Program — Recorded premiere by Ryan McDonald in Fall 2025
Untitled new work (15’) — Text by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Walt Whitman, and Percy Bysshe Shelley
3-movement work for TTBB choir and piano — Commissioned by Calgary Men’s Chorus — Premiering May 2026 in Vancouver, BC at Unison Festival
Untitled new work (5’) — Text by Shannon Webb-Campbell (b. 1983)
Choral work for TTBB choir and piano — Commissioned by Halifax Gay Men’s Chorus — Premiering May 2026 in Vancouver, BC at Unison Festival
Upcoming Performances
Don’t see your concert listed? Contact me!
3 April 2025 — Dream of Me as Water — Western University Singers, conducted by Mark Ramsay — London, ON, Canada
6 April 2025 — Guidance — University of Regina Concert Choir, conducted by Melissa Morgan — Regina, SK, Canada
13 April 2025 — The Lost Language — The Augustana Choir, conducted by John Wiebe — Edmonton, AB, Canada
16 April 2025 — The Lost Language — The Augustana Choir, conducted by John Wiebe — Camrose, AB, Canada
23 April 2025 — Jesus at the Gay Bar — Glenville State College Chamber Singers, conducted by Sarah Nale — Glenville, WV, USA
26 April 2025 — Dream of Me as Water — Claremont Concert Choir, conducted by Charles Kamm — Claremont, CA, USA
26 April 2025 — a boy & a boy — All Points West Chamber Choir, conducted by Adam Robertson — Edmonton, AB, Canada
27 April 2025 — Jesus at the Gay Bar — Shaughnessy Heights United Church Choir, conducted by Sam Dabrusin — Vancouver, BC, Canada
27 April 2025 — Dream of Me as Water — Claremont Concert Choir, conducted by Charles Kamm — Whittier, CA, USA
3 May 2025 — Your Stars to Hold — Nuovoce Chamber Choir, conducted by Caleb Rondeau — Winnipeg, MB, Canada
6 May 2025 — Long Range Forecast [PREMIERE] — Vancouver Cansing Choir, conducted by Gerda Blok-Wilson — Vancouver, BC, Canada
10 May 2025 — Jesus at the Gay Bar — UW Oshkosh Chamber Choir, conducted by Kristin Ramseyer — Oshkosh, WI, USA
11 May 2025 — Chosen Family (Mvmts. 1 & 4) [Dutch Premiere] — NSKAD (Nijmegen Student Choir Alphons Diepenbrock), conducted by Leenke de Lege — Nijmegen, Netherlands
12 May 2025 — Girl Hours — Larum Voces, conducted by Rheya Ford — Salisbury, MD, USA
18 May 2025 — Jesus at the Gay Bar — First Unitarian Choir, conducted by Pablo Willey-Bustos — Rochester, NY, USA
1 June 2025 — Jesus at the Gay Bar — First Unitarian & First Universalist Church Choirs, conducted by Pablo Willey-Bustos — Rochester, NY, USA
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