Stephen D. Wood - composer and arranger - Obrasso

Stephen D. Wood, Composer & Arranger for Brass Music

Stephen D. Wood

Composer

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Arranger

Stephen Wood was born in South Yorkshire and began to play cornet and piano at an early age, joining his Father and Grandfather in the local Salvations Army Band (moving to the Wakefield Schools Brass Band and Metropolitan Brass Band on Soprano Cornet from the age of 11).

An interest in composing and arranging developed whilst studying for A levels with works being written for and broadcast by the Grimethorpe Band, Black Dyke Band and the James Shepherd Versatile Brass. On graduating from the City of Leeds College of Music (where Stephen was awarded the Robert Tebb Scholarship and the College Brass Prize) he worked as a freelance trumpet player on a number of shows, including broadcasts for the BBC.

Stephen was one of the first students to undertake the Brass Band conducting Postgraduate at the Royal Northern College of Music with Howard Snell and Dr. Nicholas Childs, and since 1994 he has worked for the Wakefield Music Service as an Instrumental Teacher, Head of Brass and currently Head of Centre.

Throughout this period Stephen has continued to compose and arranging numerous pieces for many of the brass bands in the local area as well as pieces for the International Staff Band of the Salvation Army, and numerous educational works for Brass Band, Wind Band and Orchestra.

Item No.
18699
Instrumentation
4 Parts & Percussion
Edition
No. 188
Level
very easy - easy
€ 59.95

Three Spirituals for Junior Band

Item No.
18758
Instrumentation
4 Parts & Percussion
Edition
No. 192
Composer
Traditional
Level
very easy - easy
€ 67.55
Item No.
18642
Instrumentation
4 Parts & Percussion
Edition
No. 176
Level
very easy
€ 59.95
Item No.
18659
Instrumentation
4 Parts & Percussion
Edition
No. 181
Level
very easy - easy
€ 59.95
Item No.
18768
Instrumentation
4 Parts & Percussion
Edition
No. 195
Level
very easy - easy
€ 59.95
Item No.
19126
Instrumentation
Full Band
Composer
Will Huff
Level
medium
€ 82.50

From "The Wizard Of Oz"

Item No.
19141
Instrumentation
Full Band
Composer
Harold Arlen
Level
easy
€ 82.50
Item No.
18967
Instrumentation
4 Parts & Percussion
Edition
No. 214
Composer
King Henry VIII
Level
very easy - easy
€ 59.95
Item No.
19229
Instrumentation
4 Parts & Percussion
Edition
No. 253
Composer
Various
Level
very easy - easy
€ 67.55
Item No.
18955
Instrumentation
4 Parts & Percussion
Edition
No. 210
Composer
Traditional
Level
very easy
€ 59.95