Stephen Ferre has concentrated his compositional efforts on instrumental music, including 3 Symphonies, Far From the Fading Light, Oyre’s Garden, Three Pieces for Chamber Orchestra, and several concertos. His 2016 octet Labyrinth was commissioned by the Society for New Music and has been recorded for release on Innova. In 1999 he was a featured composer at the Baldwin‐Wallace College Focus Festival. Since 2010, he has arranged several works of Per Nørgård, notably Helle Nacht (Violin Concerto No. 1), the recording of which has received critical acclaim. In 2021, Ferre’s String Quartet No. 5 won first prize at the Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers.
Use the menu above to navigate through his works list. You’ll find some recordings there, but also some demos, audio and video recordings under the Media heading.