▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Sp ir its ▁of ▁the ▁Dead , ▁a ▁" r haps ody ▁for ▁narr ator ▁and ▁or chestra " ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁early ▁poem ▁of ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e , ▁was ▁premier ed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁with ▁narr ator ▁Edmund ▁Stone ▁and ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra ▁under ▁Stern ' s ▁direction . ▁Stern ' s ▁most ▁recent ▁work , ▁Cross ro ads ▁for ▁string ▁quart et , ▁received ▁its ▁premi ere ▁by ▁the ▁Ser end ip ity ▁Quart et ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Record ▁Produ cer ▁ ▁Stern ▁was ▁a ▁recording ▁producer ▁for ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁record ings ▁made ▁by ▁Ger ard ▁Schwar z ▁and ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Sym phony . ▁Stern ▁won ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁" Class ical ▁Produ cer ▁of ▁the ▁Year ". ▁ ▁Other ▁roles ▁ ▁Stern ▁has ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁pian ist ▁in ▁concert os ▁by ▁Bach , ▁Moz art , ▁Hay dn ▁and ▁G ers h win , ▁and ▁in ▁chamber ▁music ▁performances ▁of ▁re per toire ▁from ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁era ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Stern ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Richard ▁D rey f uss ▁film ▁The ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁The ▁N arr ator ▁in ▁st aged ▁performances ▁of ▁Ig or ▁Stra vin sky ' s ▁L '