STEPHEN
SMALL

DMA DMus MA AGSM

Music Director, Arranger & Orchestrator

Stephen Small Music Director, Arranger & Orchestrator

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Small has appeared in many New Zealand studio recordings on piano/keyboards and vocal, horn and string arrangements.

He is the Music Director for synthesist and New Age pioneer Kitaro, appearing on world tours and a Grammy-nominated live album. He has conducted and recorded at Abbey Road Studios (London Symphony Orchestra) and Air Lyndhurst Studios (London Philharmonic Orchestra), and with studio orchestras in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. A highlight has been to bring symphony orchestra and kapa haka together in New Zealand.

Stephen is a recording artist with Domo Music Group (USA) and divides his time between New Zealand and Japan.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Grammy-Nominated Direction:

Music Director for Kitaro, Symphony Live in Istanbul.

Elite London Studio Sessions:

Conducting the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road and the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Air Lyndhurst.

Global Footprint:

Active recording artist with Domo Music Group (USA) dividing studio operations between Japan and New Zealand.

Orchestral & Arrangement Credits

Orchestral & Arrangement Credits

  • Kitaro — Symphony Live in Istanbul (Grammy-nominated) | Apple Music • Wikipedia
  • Michel Huygen / London Symphony Orchestra — Neo | Apple Music
  • Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti Kapa Haka / Auckland Philharmonia — Ngā Oro Me Ngā Iere | Apple Music
  • Sonbol Taefi / Czech National Symphony Orchestra — Sea of Mystery | Apple Music
  • Sonbol Taefi — Along The Tigris | Apple Music
  • The Adults / Christchurch Symphony Orchestra — Anniversary Day | YouTube • Apple Music
  • The Feelers — Pressure Man (Reimagined, 2023) | Apple Music
  • The PennyBlacks — Until Then (Love, Loss, Lunacy) | Apple Music

Original Music

(Released on Domo Music USA)

Orchestral & Arrangement Credits