Ros Stephen

Ros is a violinist, violist, composer and sound designer based in London. Her compositions range from epic orchestral trailer tracks to more intimate neoclassical-style pieces and string-based sound design. Her music has featured widely on film, TV and radio. She writes regularly for production music companies including Gothic Storm, Colossal Trailer Music, JDM, Handmade Sounds, Evolving Sound, Motus Music and BMG, and is part of Gothic Storm’s custom composition team. Her compositions have been published by published by Oxford University Press, Schott Music Ltd, and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, and her music has been performed in West End theatre and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and 4.

As a violinist Ros performs regularly in London’s West End (recent shows include Miss Saigon, Midnight Tango at the Aldwych Theatre, Sinatra at the Palladium, and Pinocchio and Hadestown at the National Theatre). She has performed live on BBC TV and Radio, including Strictly Come Dancing and Radio 3’s “In Tune’, and recorded for artists including David Gilmour, Brian Ferry and Phil Manzanera. She has performed as a soloist on numerous film and television soundtracks including Barnaby Taylor’s score for Disney’s “Born in China” and Clint Mansell’s score for “Loving Vincent”. Ros works with a variety of orchestras, chamber ensembles, jazz and world music groups and performs regularly at St Martin in the Fields with the Trafalgar Sinfonia and the Belmont Ensemble. Ros also does remote recording sessions for composers around the world.

Ros is also passionate about educational music. Her series of “Globetrotters” books for Oxford University Press won the award for Best Educational Publication at the 2011 MIA awards, and she is currently writing a violin method for young children for Schott Music Ltd.