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Stollery, Pete (b. July 24, 1960, Halifax). British composer of mostly electroacoustic works that have been performed in the Americas and Europe.
Dr. Stollery studied composition with Jonty Harrison at the University of Birmingham, where he received his BMus with honors, PGCE, MA, and PhD from 1979-96.
His honors include Special Prize in the Musica Nova competition in Prague (1994, for Shortstuff), honorable mentions in the Stockholm Electronic Arts Award (1996) and the Pierre Schaeffer competition (1998, both for Onset/Offset) and Second Prize in the São Paulo competition (1997, for Altered Images). His music has been featured at numerous festivals, including once at the ISCM World Music Days (1995, Germany).
He is also active in other positions. He served as chairman of the Sonic Arts Network from 1985-2003 and is also editor of its annual Journal of Electroacoustic Music. In addition, he co-founded with Simon Atkinson, Robert Dow and Alistair MacDonald the group of sound artists invisiblEARts in Scotland in 1996, which performs electronic music in the UK.
He is currently Lecturer in Music and director of the Electroacoustic Music Studio at the University of Aberdeen.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: p.stollery@abdn.ac.uk
Street address: Dr. Pete Stollery, 3 Whitehills Cottages, by Monymusk, INVERURIE, Aberdeenshire AB51 7SS, Scotland, UK
Website: http://www.petestollery.com
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Sunnifa (dance music, choreography by Andy Howitt), CD, sculpture (by Anne Bevan), 1998; DE (dance music, choreography by Andy Howitt), CD, 2000
CHAMBER MUSIC: Hatsyiatsya, drumkit, CD, 1984; Faible, electric harp, live electronics, 1987; Autogeny, violin, 1993; Squirt, amplified alto saxophone, CD, 1994; Thickness, flute, viola, CD, 2000
CHORAL: Myth, 4 amplified mixed voices, live electronics, 1986
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Jura V, CD, 1983; Coup de Fille, CD, 1984; Cloches, CD, 1987; Shortstuff, CD, 1993; Shioum, CD, 1994; Altered Images, CD, 1995; Onset/Offset, CD, 1996; Peel, CD, 1997; Fast-Tech, CD, 1997; ABZ/A, CD, 1998 (section of ...silhouettes/resonances..., a collaboration with Robert Dow, Alistair MacDonald, Gregg Wagstaff; may be performed separately); Undercovered (sound installation), 2000 (music for exhibition by Anne Bevan); Level (sound installation), 2001 (music for exhibition by Anne Bevan); Norwich Millennium Library (sound installation), 2001 (music for galleries; collaboration with Peter Key); Vox Magna, CD, 2003; Banchory Faces, CD, 2003 (music for photography exhibition)
DISCOGRAPHY
Shioum. (Acousmatica: CD1296, 1996)
Altered Images. (PanAroma: CD199.003.658, 1998)
Onset/Offset. (Acousmatica: CD1298, 1998)
Onset/Offset. (Electroshock Records: ELCD 010, 1999)
Peel. (Electroshock Records: ELCD 020, 2000)
Shortstuff; ABZ/A. (MPS: MPSCD 013, 2000)
Altered Images; Onset/Offset. (Sargasso: SCD 28046, 2003)
Squirt. Griffin Campbell, alto saxophone (Electronic Music Foundation: EMF 131, 2003)
Onset/Offset. (Accidental Records: ac07 cd, 2003)
(Last updated on June 13, 2004)
