Roger Steptoe

Text from the book of the prophet Isaiah, chapter 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord, the Sovereign, is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up th...

Text from the book of the prophet Isaiah, chapter 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord, the Sovereign, is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up th...

This opera As You Like It was commissioned by Opera Notre Dame for the University of Notre Dame, Indiana (USA), with funds provided by the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Fund. It is dedicated to the memory o...

This opera As You Like It was commissioned by Opera Notre Dame for the University of Notre Dame, Indiana (USA), with funds provided by the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Fund. It is dedicated to the memory o...

large brass ensemble, timpani and percussion Dance Music was composed in 1976 at the request of the late Sidney Ellison, professor of trumpet at the Royal Academy of Music, London. The work is in one...

Although the 'ripieno' and 'concertante' elements are played equally by each of the five instruments in turn, this fast, virtuosic and pithy work is essentially a mini-concerto for brass quintet. Cast...

Since 1977, when my Suite for Violoncello alone was awarded the BBC Young Composers' Prize, my passion for string instruments, their subtle sound and expressive possibilities, as well as the refined a...

The structure of this quintet corresponds to Debussy's Cello Sonata, which I played in New York in 2010 with the American cellist Andrew Yee, a member of the Attacca Quartet. The first movement of my...

The world premiere of Three Paul Verlaine Songs took place on the Isle of Man on March 23, 2010, on the occasion of the 'Lionel Tertis International Viola Festival and Competition', at the Bank Concer...

This Ballade for horn and chamber orchestra is the first of a series of 'mini-concerti' for solo instrument, each lasting about 12 minutes with classical Mozart orchestral accompaniment. The work is i...

Dedicated to the Swiss horn player Bruno Schneider. I. Ritual (1'15) - II. sarabande (1'15) - III. gigue (1'30)

Four Shakespeare Sonnets for baritone and string orchestra was composed to celebrate the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth in 2014. For more than 40 years I have enthusiastically compos...

Four Shakespeare Sonnets for baritone and string orchestra was composed to celebrate the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth in 2014. For more than 40 years I have enthusiastically compos...

Written for the Anglo-American trumpeter, Graham Ashton, and American organist, Christopher Jacobson, it was first performed in Washington National Cathedral, USA, on January 25th, 2009 as part of the...

Written for the Anglo-American trumpeter, Graham Ashton, and American organist, Christopher Jacobson, it was first performed in Washington National Cathedral, USA, on January 25th, 2009 as part of the...

The Toccata is composed in one movement. Written specially for Michael Matthes' CD 'XXème' (20th [Century]). The virtuosic and animated work alternates fanfares, trills and rythmically-played passages...

The Toccata is composed in one movement. Written specially for Michael Matthes' CD 'XXème' (20th [Century]). The virtuosic and animated work alternates fanfares, trills and rythmically-played passages...