land , ▁Ro que ▁Cord ero , ▁Richard ▁Daniel p our , ▁N ana ▁For te , ▁Ruth ▁Gi pp s , ▁Gustav ▁Hol st , ▁Hel vi ▁Le iv isk ä , ▁Karl ▁Nord , ▁Richard ▁Pe as lee , ▁G off red o ▁Pet rass i , ▁Ger ard ▁Sch ur mann , ▁Rod ion ▁Sh ched rin , ▁Paul ▁Stan ho pe , ▁James ▁Ten ney ▁and ▁A ure lio ▁de ▁la ▁V ega . ▁ ▁Compos er ▁ ▁Stern ' s ▁compos itions ▁include ▁The ▁Fair y ' s ▁G ift ▁for ▁narr ator ▁and ▁chamber ▁ensemble ▁( available ▁on ▁the ▁Del os ▁label ), ▁Part ita ▁Con cert ante ▁for ▁bass oon ▁and ▁wind ▁ensemble , ▁and ▁F an fare ▁Past or ale , ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Phil harm onic . ▁He ▁has ▁composed ▁incident al ▁music ▁for ▁numerous ▁dram atic ▁production ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁Seattle . ▁His ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁the ater ▁includes ▁incident al ▁scores ▁for ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁Richard ▁III , ▁The ▁Winter ' s ▁T ale , ▁King ▁Lear , ▁The ▁P ill ow man , ▁Art ▁and ▁A ▁Christmas ▁Carol . ▁His ▁setting ▁of ▁Hans ▁Christian ▁Anders en ' s ▁tale ▁The ▁Snow ▁Queen ▁for ▁narr ator ▁and ▁string ▁quart et , ▁with ▁text ▁adapted ▁by ▁Mart a ▁Z ek an , ▁was ▁premier ed ▁by ▁the ▁St . ▁Hel ens ▁String ▁Quart et ▁and ▁M s . ▁Z ek an ▁at ▁a ▁concert ▁of ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Chamber ▁Music ▁Society ▁in