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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-With [[Willem van der Walt]] and [[Michael Williams]], he wrote the opera/musical ''[[Animals]]'' (1982) based on George Orwell's ''Animal Farm''. Stephenson composed the opera, ''[[The Dark Tale]]'' (1991). With librettist [[Michael Williams]], he composed the operas: ''[[Wonderfully Wicked]]''; ''[[Who Killed Jimmy Valentine?]]'' (1995); and ''[[The Orphans of Qumbu]]'' (1993), which has seen some 3,000 orphans of all races taking part. He also composed one act of writer/director [[Michael Williams]]’s ''[[Mandela Trilogy]]'' (2010), which documented the three stages of Nelson Mandela’s life.
+With [[Willem van der Walt]], he wrote the opera/musical ''[[Animals]]'' (1982) based on George Orwell's ''Animal Farm''. Stephenson composed the opera, ''[[The Dark Tale]]'' (1991). With librettist [[Michael Williams]], he composed the operas: ''[[Wonderfully Wicked]]''; ''[[Who Killed Jimmy Valentine?]]'' (1995); and ''[[The Orphans of Qumbu]]'' (1993), which has seen some 3,000 orphans of all races taking part. He also composed one act of writer/director [[Michael Williams]]’s ''[[Mandela Trilogy]]'' (2010), which documented the three stages of Nelson Mandela’s life.
 He also arranged ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]'', ''[[La traviata]]'' and ''[[Camille]]'' for [[Cape Town City Ballet]], often taking on the conducting duties as well.

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 ==Biography==
-Born in 1949 in the UK, Stephenson began playing the piano aged seven, and picked up the cello when he was 13. In 1968 he enrolled at the Royal Manchester College of Music, graduating in 1972. The next year he moved to South Africa where he became sub-principal cellist with the [[Cape Town Symphony Orchestra]]. He also taught the cello at the South African College Schools, and was closely associated with the [[University of Cape Town]] ([[UCT]]), where he lectured in cello and composition, and directed the UCT College Orchestra. He founded the [[Cape Town Chamber Orchestra]] and ran the [[I Musicanti]] string orchestra for several years.
+Born in 1949 in the UK, Stephenson began playing the piano aged seven, and picked up the cello when he was 13. In 1968 he enrolled at the Royal Manchester College of Music, graduating in 1972. At this time he worked as a free-lance cellist and frequently played in the Royal London Philharmonic Orchestra The next year he moved to South Africa where he became sub-principal cellist with the [[Cape Town Symphony Orchestra]]. He also taught the cello at the South African College Schools, and was closely associated with the [[University of Cape Town]] ([[UCT]]), where he lectured in cello and composition, and directed the UCT College Orchestra. He founded the [[Cape Town Chamber Orchestra]] and ran the [[I Musicanti]] string orchestra for several years.
 Stephenson composed a number of symphonies, overtures, concertos, toccatas and chamber music.

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	https://web.library.yale.edu/cataloging/music/stephenson		https://web.library.yale.edu/cataloging/music/stephenson
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		+	https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/08/05/allan-stephenson-british-composer-conductor-cellist-became-leading/

	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-His own works included the operas (all with librettos by [[Michael Williams]]): ''[[Wonderfully Wicked]]''; ''[[Who Killed Jimmy Valentine?]]'' (1995); and ''[[The Orphans of Qumbu]]'' (1993), which has seen some 3,000 orphans of all races taking part. He composed one act of writer/director [[Michael Williams]]’s ''[[Mandela Trilogy]]'' (2010), which documented the three stages of Nelson Mandela’s life. He also composed the opera, ''[[The Dark Tale]]'' (1991). With [[Willem van der Walt]], he wrote ''[[Animals]]'' (1982).
+With [[Willem van der Walt]] and [[Michael Williams]], he wrote the opera/musical ''[[Animals]]'' (1982) based on George Orwell's ''Animal Farm''. Stephenson composed the opera, ''[[The Dark Tale]]'' (1991). With librettist [[Michael Williams]], he composed the operas: ''[[Wonderfully Wicked]]''; ''[[Who Killed Jimmy Valentine?]]'' (1995); and ''[[The Orphans of Qumbu]]'' (1993), which has seen some 3,000 orphans of all races taking part. He also composed one act of writer/director [[Michael Williams]]’s ''[[Mandela Trilogy]]'' (2010), which documented the three stages of Nelson Mandela’s life.
 He also arranged ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]'', ''[[La traviata]]'' and ''[[Camille]]'' for [[Cape Town City Ballet]], often taking on the conducting duties as well.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-His own works included the operas (all with librettos by [[Michael Williams]]): ''[[Wonderfully Wicked]]''; ''[[Who Killed Jimmy Valentine?]]'' (1995); and ''[[The Orphans of Qumbu]]'' (1993), which has seen some 3,000 orphans of all races taking part. He also composed one act of writer/director [[Michael Williams]]’s ''[[Mandela Trilogy]]'' (2010), which documented the three stages of Nelson Mandela’s life. He also composed the opera, ''[[The Dark Tale]]'' (1991). With [[Willem van der Walt]], he wrote ''[[Animals]]'' (1982).
+His own works included the operas (all with librettos by [[Michael Williams]]): ''[[Wonderfully Wicked]]''; ''[[Who Killed Jimmy Valentine?]]'' (1995); and ''[[The Orphans of Qumbu]]'' (1993), which has seen some 3,000 orphans of all races taking part. He composed one act of writer/director [[Michael Williams]]’s ''[[Mandela Trilogy]]'' (2010), which documented the three stages of Nelson Mandela’s life. He also composed the opera, ''[[The Dark Tale]]'' (1991). With [[Willem van der Walt]], he wrote ''[[Animals]]'' (1982).
 He also arranged ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]'', ''[[La traviata]]'' and ''[[Camille]]'' for [[Cape Town City Ballet]], often taking on the conducting duties as well.

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	Born in 1949 in the UK, Stephenson began playing the piano aged seven, and picked up the cello when he was 13. In 1968 he enrolled at the Royal Manchester College of Music, graduating in 1972. The next year he moved to South Africa where he became sub-principal cellist with the [[Cape Town Symphony Orchestra]]. He also taught the cello at the South African College Schools, and was closely associated with the [[University of Cape Town]] ([[UCT]]), where he lectured in cello and composition, and directed the UCT College Orchestra. He founded the [[Cape Town Chamber Orchestra]] and ran the [[I Musicanti]] string orchestra for several years.		Born in 1949 in the UK, Stephenson began playing the piano aged seven, and picked up the cello when he was 13. In 1968 he enrolled at the Royal Manchester College of Music, graduating in 1972. The next year he moved to South Africa where he became sub-principal cellist with the [[Cape Town Symphony Orchestra]]. He also taught the cello at the South African College Schools, and was closely associated with the [[University of Cape Town]] ([[UCT]]), where he lectured in cello and composition, and directed the UCT College Orchestra. He founded the [[Cape Town Chamber Orchestra]] and ran the [[I Musicanti]] string orchestra for several years.
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		+	Stephenson composed a number of symphonies, overtures, concertos, toccatas and chamber music.

	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==		==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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	'Cellist and conductor Allan Stephenson has died.' ''The Strad''. 3 August 2021.		'Cellist and conductor Allan Stephenson has died.' ''The Strad''. 3 August 2021.
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		+	https://web.library.yale.edu/cataloging/music/stephenson

	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-His own works included the operas (all with librettos by [[Michael Williams]]): ''[[Wonderfully Wicked]]''; ''[[Who Killed Jimmy Valentine?]]''; ''[[Animals]]''; and ''[[The Orphans of Qumbu]]'' , which has seen some 3,000 orphans of all races taking part. He also composed one act of writer/director [[Michael Williams]]’s ''[[Mandela Trilogy]]'', which documented the three stages of Nelson Mandela’s life. He also arranged ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]'', ''[[La traviata]]'' and ''[[Camille]]'' for [[Cape Town City Ballet]], often taking on the conducting duties as well.
+His own works included the operas (all with librettos by [[Michael Williams]]): ''[[Wonderfully Wicked]]''; ''[[Who Killed Jimmy Valentine?]]'' (1995); ''[[Animals]]''; and ''[[The Orphans of Qumbu]]'' (1993), which has seen some 3,000 orphans of all races taking part. He also composed one act of writer/director [[Michael Williams]]’s ''[[Mandela Trilogy]]'' (2010), which documented the three stages of Nelson Mandela’s life. He also composed the opera, ''[[The Dark Tale]]'' (1991).
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