Music written, composed, and/or performed by Stan Stewart. Learn more about the stories and inspirations behind the music.
When someone says “pipe organ”, most people probably think of someone playing hymns on it. Well, these players play a lot more than hymns. Organic Pipes I’ve been playing pipe organ since I was in graduate school. To my good fortune, Mr. Emmett G. Smith was solely at TCU to teach this instrument. So, he …
Stan Stewart releases the choral/musical work, “Requiem for a Stranger”, and tells you what inspired him to create this work now.
Imagine this with me: it’s summertime. We’re on the campus of a university with a large music school. Let’s Play Upright In each of several buildings, there are dozens of practice rooms. In each of them stands an upright piano. Now, these pianos have been overheated in the summer. There is nothing to control the …
With so many of my albums, there is a story. This is not one of those. Gospel and Gotcha Well, naturally I could tell you stories about each of these pieces. But I think the piano improvisations tell the story better than any words I could come up with. Reciprocal Inspiration Plus, what would be …
“No Manuscript” – #piano #improv for inspiration and introspection Read More »
Stan Stewart shares “Orange U Glad” jazz/Americana fusion track to highlight and review sound libraries from Orange Tree Samples.
Getting Started With every project and process in our human lives, we must first get started. For so many of us who pursue our creative arts, it is far too easy to question our motives, procrastinate, doubt, or fail to recognize the cathartic nature of the creative process. Though we may question this truth before …
Be ready. Here’s the first track you can hear from my soon-to-be-released album, “How To Become”. It comes in the form of a moving water video meditation. I hope you find it inspiring. (The video is at the end of this article or here.) Water Human bodies are more than 50% water. You’d think we’d …
Listening to “Heaven” and other music can transport us. Music can even be addictive, but maybe that’s a good thing.
Stan Stewart shares his track, “Restful Longing”, and a wish for wellness for a loved one who needs to overcome cancer.
