A setting of Sara Teasdale's "Alone".
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I am alone, in spite of love,
In spite of all I take and give—
In spite of all your tenderness,
Sometimes I am not glad to live.

I am alone, as though I stood
On the highest peak of the tired gray world,
About me only swirling snow,
Above me, endless space unfurled;

With earth hidden and heaven hidden,
And only my own spirit's pride
To keep me from the peace of those
Who are not lonely, having died. 
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Premiered by Resonance Ensemble in October 2019

ALONE for mixed choir and piano (live)

" ...simultaneously innovative, intellectually stimulating, but most of all emotionally moving." - Maria Choban, Oregon ArtsWatch

I'm a pianist/composer and have just finished studying an MA in Composition for Film and Television at Bristol Uni from 2014-15.

I started off writing mainly jazz influenced works for my quartet and then began merging some of these ideas with modern production in the genres of hip-hop and dance music. While I still enjoy creating this kind of music, my own compositions are now far more influenced by film and classical composers such as Thomas Newman, James NewtonHoward, Max Richter and Alexandre Desplat.

ALONE for mixed choir and piano (live)

Brandon Stewart