Remembering A Pioneer Of The Bowed Piano, Composer & Music Professor Stephen Scott

April 12, 2021
Composer Stephen Scott of the Bowed Piano Ensemble.Composer Stephen Scott of the Bowed Piano Ensemble.Photo: Melani Tutt
Composer Stephen Scott of the Bowed Piano Ensemble.

The man known as the pioneer of the "bowed piano" has died from complications of dementia. Stephen Scott was 77. Scott was a composer and long-time music professor at Colorado College.. He led the school's bowed piano ensemble. Ryan Warner spoke with Scott in 2014 about the technique as Scott was preparing to retire.

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