Welcome to the online home of
Canadian composer Stuart Beatch.

Use the navigation above to read more about my music,
to purchase scores, and to contact me directly.

New for 2025

  • A Prayer for Music (SATB a cappella, 3.5 mins, Easy) — A tender setting of a humble prayer for musicians, taking inspiration from English cathedral music

  • Long Range Forecast (SAB & Piano, 4 mins, Easy) — An approachable work for community choirs on themes of climate change and resilience

  • The Lost Language (SATB & Piano, 5 mins, Medium) — A joyful piece about rejecting war, embracing love, and taking action

  • O Canada (SATB divisi a cappella, 1.5 mins, Hard) — A lush setting of the Canadian National Anthem with some unexpected harmonic twists

Current Projects

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  • A Pine Point Story (6’) — Choral work for SATB choir and piano — Commissioned by Yellowknife Choral Society — Premiering April 2026 in Yellowknife, NT

  • Dream on a Crowded Train (5’) — Choral work for SATB choir, a cappella — Commissioned by Vancouver Chamber Choir — Premiering April 2026 in Vancouver, BC

  • Songs of the Soul (14’) — 3-movement work for TTBB choir and piano — Commissioned by Calgary Men’s Chorus — Premiering May 2026 in Vancouver, BC at Unison Festival

  • Light in the Gutter (4’) — Choral work for TTBB choir and piano — Commissioned by Halifax Gay Men’s Chorus — Premiering May 2026 in Vancouver, BC at Unison Festival

  • i love you to the moon & (5’) — Choral work for SATB choir and piano — Commissioned by Accord Ensemble — Premiering May 2026 in Vancouver, BC at Unison Festival

  • Side Quest (20’) — Video game song cycle for baritone and piano — Written for Darrell J. Jordan and supported by the Edmonton Arts Council — Premiering 2026

Upcoming Performances

See a list of past performances here.
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19 December 2025 — A Christmas Carol — Vancouver Chamber Choir, conducted by Kari Turunen — Vancouver, BC, Canada

30 January 2026 — I am like many — VoNo (Voces Nordicae), conducted by Lone Larsen — Stockholm, Sweden

13 February 2026 — a boy & a boy — Vancouver Chamber Choir, conducted by Kari Turunen — Vancouver, BC, Canada

11 April 2026 — A Pine Point Story [World Premiere] — Aurora Chorealis from Yellowknife Choral Society, conducted by Margo Nightingale — Yellowknife, NT, Canada

17 April 2026 — Dream on a Crowded Train [World Premiere] — Vancouver Chamber Choir, conducted by Kari Turunen — Vancouver, BC, Canada

2 May 2026 — Jesus at the Gay Bar — Phoenix Chamber Choir, conducted by Nicholle Andrews — Vancouver, BC, Canada

5 May 2026 — Long Range Forecast – Vancouver Cansing Choir, conducted by Gerda Blok-Wilson — Vancouver, BC, Canada

16 May 2026 — Chosen Family — Chronos Vocal Ensemble, conducted by Jordan Van Biert — Victoria, BC, Canada

16 May 2026 — i love you to the moon & [World Premiere] — Accord Ensemble, conducted by Erin Craig — Vancouver BC, Canada

17 May 2026 — A Pine Point Story [BC Premiere] — Aurora Chorealis from Yellowknife Choral Society, conducted by Margo Nightingale — Vancouver BC, Canada

17 May 2026 — Songs of the Soul [World Premiere] — Calgary Men’s Chorus, conducted by Cassandra Dueck — Vancouver BC, Canada

17 May 2026 — Light in the Gutter [World Premiere] — Halifax Gay Men’s Chorus, conducted by Bryan Crocker — Vancouver BC, Canada