Steve Landis
Education
DMA, music composition, University of Missouri at Kansas City Conservatory, 2017
MM, music composition, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2013
MM, double bass performance, University of Florida, 2002
BM with honors, music composition, University of Florida, 1999
Biography
Steve Landis is a Part-Time Lecturer at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is a double bass and composition instructor at the Music Academy of North Carolina. He is also a founding member and bassist of the Winnfield Quartet, a section member of The Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, and bassist for the Greensboro rock band, The Nonprofits.
Steve’s work synthesizes Western art music and the energetic DIY spirit of underground punk and metal traditions through the integration of improvisation, performance space, and extreme dichotomies as aspects of the composition.
As a composer, Steve works with many mediums including solo instrumental, mixed chamber groups, large ensembles, digital and mixed media, and film and theater. Steven has held residencies at the Millay Colony, the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and Wildacres Artist Retreat.
Subjects Taught
- Making Music with Computers
- Composition Lessons
- Electric Bass Lessons
- Composition Seminar
- Composition Skills
- Music Theory I
- Music Theory II
- Aural Skills I
- Aural Skills II