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.

New for 2025

  • A Prayer for Music (SATB a cappella, 3.5 mins, Easy) — A tender setting of a humble prayer for musicians, taking inspiration from English cathedral music

  • Long Range Forecast (SAB & Piano, 4 mins, Easy) — An approachable work for community choirs on themes of climate change and resilience

  • The Lost Language (SATB & Piano, 5 mins, Medium) — A joyful piece about rejecting war, embracing love, and taking action

  • O Canada (SATB divisi a cappella, 1.5 mins, Hard) — A lush setting of the Canadian National Anthem with some unexpected harmonic twists

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 (6’) — 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!

18 October 2025 — Girl Hours — Vancouver Chamber Choir, conducted by Kari Turunen — Whitehorse, YK, Canada

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

25 October 2025 — Song of Myself — Projēkt Chamber Voices, conducted by Amy Henderson — St. John’s, NL, Canada

26 October 2025 — Joy will lead you — Ottawa Choral Society, conducted by Gabrielle Gaudreault — Ottawa, ON, Canada

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

7 November 2025 — a boy & a boy — Minneapolis Choir Collective, conducted by Alex Rack — Saint Paul, MN, USA

8 November 2025 — a boy & a boy — Minneapolis Choir Collective, conducted by Alex Rack — Mahtomedi, MN, USA

16 November 2025 — A Prayer for Music — Holy Trinity Anglican Church Choir, conducted by John Brough — Edmonton, AB, 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