Grammy-nominated CD!

“Liquid Melancholy – clarinet music of James M. Stephenson” (John Yeh, clarinet) is a GRAMMY-NOMINATED CD! The decision for “Best Engineered Album, Classical”  will occur on February 10, 2019 at the 61st Grammy Awards. CD info

Chicago Symphony Announces New Commission by Jim Stephenson

Very excited to officially announce that I will be writing a new bass trombone concerto for Charlie Vernon, to be premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Riccardo Muti. June 13-15, 2019. https://cso.org/ticketsandevents/production-details-2018-19/chicago-symphony-orchestra/muti-conducts-american-paris-tchaikovsky/?perfNo=9314