Stephen Barchan is a British composer based in London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Tutor in Composition and Music Theory at Dulwich Music Academy.
Performances and broadcasts of his work have been given throughout the UK and abroad by many distinguished organisations and performers including Aldeburgh Music, BBC Radio, BCMG, Endymion, Gerry Cornelius, Jane Manning, London Sinfonietta, LSO Discovery, Mimi Doulton, Park Lane Group, Peter Donohoe, Psappha, Riot Ensemble, Royal Musical Association and Tête à Tête.
Recent premieres include 'At Sevens and Nines' for solo oboe, performed by Catherine Pluygers at Burgh House, and 'Woodland Mist' for solo piano, performed by Emelia Noack-Wilkinson in the Old Library at Dulwich College. Scored for an ensemble of seventeen players, 'Ice Floes at Twilight' (from 'Three Forms of Water') received its first performance in the 27th London New Wind Festival at The Warehouse in 2024, conducted by David Sutton-Anderson.