Originally from Lucerne, Switzerland, Stephan presently lives and works as a freelance composer/arranger in London. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Music where he completed his postgraduate studies in composition with Joseph Horovitz and Howard Davidson. In 2006 he was awarded the "Cobbett and Hurlstone Prize" at the RCM. He has also studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and at Musikhochschule Luzern and he holds degrees in conducting and music education.
Stephan is a versatile composer. He likes adapting different idioms though he has a distinctive style of his own. He has written for ensembles of various kinds including big band, symphony orchestra, chamber group, wind band, brass band and rock band. He has also written for films and commercials and has composed music for children.
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