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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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  • Songs of the Soul (15’) — 3-movement work for TTBB choir and piano — Commissioned by Calgary Men’s Chorus — Premiering May 2026 in Vancouver, BC at Unison Festival

  • Light in the Gutter (4’) — Choral work for TTBB choir and piano — Commissioned by Halifax Gay Men’s Chorus — Premiering May 2026 in Vancouver, BC at Unison Festival

  • i love you to the moon & (4’) — Choral work for SATB choir and piano — Commissioned by Accord Ensemble — Premiering May 2026 in Vancouver, BC at Unison Festival

  • A Pine Point Story (5’) — Choral work for SATB choir and piano — Commissioned by Yellowknife Choral Society — Premiering Spring 2026 in Yellowknife, NT

  • Dream on a Crowded Train (5’) — Choral work for SATB choir, a cappella — Commissioned by Vancouver Chamber Choir — Premiering April 2026 in Vancouver, BC

  • Side Quest (20’) — Video game song cycle for baritone and piano — Written for Darrell J. Jordan and supported by the Edmonton Arts Council — Premiering 2026

Upcoming Performances

See a list of past performances here.
Don’t see your concert listed? Contact me!

3 October 2025 — Chosen Family — Vancouver Chamber Choir, conducted by Kari Turunen — Vancouver, BC, Canada

11 October 2025 — I am like many — Landesjugendchor NRW, conducted by Nicolas Fink — Meckenheim, Germany

12 October 2025 — I am like many — Landesjugendchor NRW, conducted by Nicolas Fink — Windeck, Germany

24 October 2025 — Girl Hours — Vancouver Chamber Choir, conducted by Kari Turunen — Vancouver, BC, Canada

1 November 2025 — The Price [Premiere] — SMEA Honour Choir, conducted by Melissa Morgan — Regina, SK, Canada

6 December 2025 — Girl Hours — Vancouver Chamber Choir, conducted by Kari Turunen — Kelowna, BC, Canada

8 December 2025 — Guidance [US Premiere] — Indiana University All-Campus Choir, conducted by Daniel Myeongjun Kim and Matthew Williamson — Bloomington, IN, USA

12 December 2025 — Jesus at the Gay Bar [European Premiere] — Resound Voices, conducted by Sam Barton — Brighton, UK

13 December 2025 — Jesus at the Gay Bar — Resound Voices, conducted by Sam Barton — Brighton, UK

19 December 2025 — A Christmas Carol — Vancouver Chamber Choir, conducted by Kari Turunen — Vancouver, BC, Canada

13 February 2026 — a boy & a boy — Vancouver Chamber Choir, conducted by Kari Turunen — Vancouver, BC, Canada

2 May 2026 — Jesus at the Gay Bar — Phoenix Chamber Choir, conducted by Nicholle Andrews — Vancouver, BC, Canada