Welcome to Steve Crump Music
FOREST SUITE FOR LARGE ENSEMBLE AND FOR PIANO
Reviewing “Forest Suite”, John Lamp. FM 94.7 The Pulse, enthused:
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that knocks your socks off like a strong classical piece (this is) excellent!
“Forest Suite” is a 12 minute mini piano concerto with large ensemble - and a solo piano version - that expresses my love for the Tasmania wilderness, especially the grand old growth eucalypts, and the change of moods through the day and night. The piece was orchestrated by Richard Vella and recorded in the TSO Studio, Hobart in May 2024.
NEW extended EP!!!
BITTERSWEET
For chamber trio ensemble
“The ground is soft beneath my feet… the world moves on and it’s bittersweet.":
This music takes it’s inspiration from the above lines from an unpublished poem by Bob Brown. The 6 ensemble pieces explore unrequited love, loss, hope, beauty and flights of imagination, including the pilot musical theme for an animated film of a story by Balang (Tom E Lewis) that never made it to the screen (about loss of country, and a loss in itself). The performances are world class and I’m extremely grateful to the fine, warm-hearted musicians who made this happen, and to Jabra Latham and Caleb Miller who made it sound so good.
Now streaming on all major platforms!
Photos by Caleb Miller
PRAISE FOR STEVE’S “CONSIDERING LIFE” EP
“Bob Brown introduced “Considering Life” at the 2024 Cygnet Folk Festival “Earth Celebration” program as follows: Trumpets may have brought down the walls of Jericho but Steve Crump’s stunning ‘Considering Life’, as orchestrated by Jabra Latham, is a purely Tasmanian piece of music destined to build up the mood for action, to put right the wrongs of our Age. Full concert video available at https://bobbrown.org.au/”
“Brave… wonderful… Inspired… a joy”
“It is a brave thing to try to effectively link spoken word with the musical expression which takes the essence of those words. Leonard Cohen has been described as a poet who writes music, but he had the benefit of working with his own material, as do others who have taken up this challenge. Steve Crump took up that challenge without the benefit of having written the (Bob Brown’s) poems, and has nailed it. The result is a wonderful collection of short story instrumental pieces which seamlessly link back to Bob’s poetry. The pieces are short - no more than 5 minutes - and do not overshadow the original words. It is hard to believe that the rehearsal and recording of these works took only one day, The decision to release these works as audio and video is inspired and a joy to watch. Definitely look for this album.”
TO PURCHASE STEVE’S ALBUMS
If you would like to purchase “Midnight Rain”, Trespass”, “Unbroken”, “Winter Night At Liffey”, “Considering Life”, “Navigating Hope”, “Unbroken (orchestrated and featuring Monique Brumby)”, “So You Will Hear Me” (with Naarah, “If I Give My Heart To You” featuring Gina Rose, or pre-order “Bittersweet” (released May 2024) please email Steve (SteveCrumpMusic@gmail.com), or text him (0421 736 929) or DM him on his instagram account @stevecrumpmusic. $15 includes postage”
