Erich Stem's music has been performed live around the globe in places such as New York City, Boston, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Miami, England, the Netherlands, and Romania and can be heard on albums by critically acclaimed groups such as counter)induction, Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, SOLI Chamber Ensemble, and the Cadillac Moon Ensemble. His commissions include music for recognized artists such as saxophonist Johan van der Linden and flutist Lindsey Goodman
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Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra percussionist Scott Christian and the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra; for solo Marimba & Vibraphone and Orchestra.
Consortium commission featuring the La HERmandad duo. World premiere given at the International Clarinet Association's 50th Anniversary "Clarinetfest" in Denver, Colorado.
Erich Stem will join the 2024 Alba Music Festival Composition Program as a resident faculty member, serving alongside composers Elliott Miles McKinley, Jennifer Bellor, and J Anthony Allen, as well as guest faculty Carl Schimmel and resident composer Aaron Jay Kernis. The composition program, located in Alba, Italy, takes place during the summer as part of the Alba Music Festival. Participating composers will have the opportunity to take private lessons and engage in masterclasses and workshops. Participants in the program will also have their works performed and professionally recorded by members of the 2024 ensemble-in-residence, the SOLI Chamber Ensemble.