‘Stephen Altoft is an explorer who draws maps of musical terrain with his trumpet’ (Max Christie, The Whole Note)
Welcome to Stephen Altoft’s Website. On this website you will find many useful links, resources and downloads, we hope you enjoy having a look around!
NEXT PERFORMANCE:
2025:
14th & 15th April, 2025, Hyperchromatic Festival, Goldsmiths University, London
Shared Concerts: Deptford Town Hall, 5pm
14th April: quarter-tonal music (trumpet/ flugelhorn) by Donald Bousted (WP) with Lore Amenabar Larrañaga (quarter-tone accordion),
Geoffrey Cox, Joseph Gusmano (WP), Matthias S. Krüger (WP).
15th April: 19-division music by Coreen Moorsink (WP), Paul Rhys,
Maximiliano Soto Mayorga (WP), Richard Whalley
Attendees will have the opportunity to attend two days of lectures designed to provide them with practical and theoretical tools for approaching these new tonal horizons. Following each lecture, all are invited to attend evening concerts in which these tools are put to use. All events are free to attend and are held at Goldsmiths University. Lectures will run from 12-2pm at Room LG01 in the Professor Stuart Hall Building and concerts will run from 5-6:30 at the Deptford Town Hall on April 14th and 15th.
Please reserve your spot ahead of time on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hyperchromatic-music-festival-tickets-1283827164609?aff=oddtdtcreator
Recordings on the Internet:
New: Lud’s Church by Richard Whalley on streaming platforms now
New: Check out the RENCOUNTER composition/ improvisation project with composer, Gilbert Isbin out on the Jazz’halo label.
Kerata for Straton for 19-Division Trumpet (2024) by Coreen Morsink
Premier of under; elsewhere by Emily Koh. A live recording from Das Stimmt!!- with strings attached (EUROMicroFest 2024), Freiburg from 8th March.
Improvisation II with Karin Fleck, Accordion.
Follow the ‘Tributes to Donald’ YouTube series, on microtonal and non-microtonal flugelhorn.
Check out the SOUNDSCAPES composition/ improvisation project with composer, Gilbert Isbin.
FLOWduo improvisations with bassist, Johannes Nied.
Time Dreaming Album, purchase on Bandcamp or available to stream on digital platforms (Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify etc). Watch trailer here
Short biography:
Stephen Altoft is dedicated to the creation of new repertoire for the trumpet and flugelhorn. As a solo artist, and with percussionist Lee Ferguson as duo Contour, he has given concerts throughout Asia, Europe, the United States and Canada.
He is particularly working on microtonal trumpets and microtonal flugelhorn, with Microtonal Projects.
Stephen’s CD- RASP available here
Watch Stephen’s Microtonal Projects’ videos on YouTube
Watch Stephen’s non-microtonal videos on YouTube
‘Honest Homages’ for Solo Ukulele, published by Donald Bousted Edition and watch them on YouTube