I am impressed every time I hear and see you play. You are such a good accompanist . . . You made it sound so smooth and seamless. I was blown away. I feel honored, indeed, to have you play my music."
— Garth Baxter
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Services
Possessing a virtuoso technique, facility in improvisation, and great stylistic versatility, Andrew Stewart is in constant demand as a soloist and collaborative pianist. See below for details about his areas of expertise.
Garth Baxter: Resistance. Andrew Stewart, piano
Pianist and Vocal Coach
Andrew's decades of experience accompanying singers has informed an expansive understanding of vocal repertoire including Opera, art song and Musical Theatre. He is also well versed in the music and liturgies of the Roman Catholic Church, the United Methodist Church and Reform Judaism.
Additionally, he has performed as both a solo artist and chamber musician across the United States and in Italy, and has premiered or recorded numerous works by living composers. Highlights in recent years have included Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time" in Princeton, New Jersey; Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with the St Louis Parish Orchestra in Clarksville, Maryland; and the Brahms Clarinet Trio and Martinů's "Les Rondes" in Assisi, Italy.
[Listen] György Ligeti: Mysteries of the Macabre. Lisa Perry, soprano; Andrew Stewart, piano
[Listen] Garth Baxter: Ballade for a Princess. Andrew Stewart, piano
Recordings and Rehearsal Tracks
Able to work quickly and efficiently, Andrew accompanies singers for video and audio recordings on a regular basis and can assist in turning a potentially stressful experience into an easy one. He is also available to produce custom rehearsal tracks for help with study or practice.
"Show Me" - My Fair Lady (Lerner and Loewe)
Annie Gill, Soprano; Andrew Stewart, piano
Altar Boyz
Carver Theatre Company, 2009
Photo Credit: Jessica Libowitz
Musical Director
Andrew has been the musical director for well over fifty productions of operas and musicals, among them Into the Woods, Les Misérables and Cats (Youth Theatre of Northern Baltimore County); The Barber of Baltimore (Lyric Opera Baltimore); Chicago, Altar Boyz and Songs for a New World (Carver Center for Arts and Technology); Peter Pan (Immaculate Conception School); Annie (CCBC Dundalk); Urinetown (S.T.A.R. Ltd); Cabaret, and Heathers: The Musical (Goucher College).
A comprehensive list is available upon request.
Andrew’s genius in the fields of Music and Musical Theatre are only matched by his generosity, sensitivity and passion for the craft. You would be hard-pressed to find another with his level of mastery or ability to connect with students of any age, under any circumstances."
— Matthew Bowerman, Artistic Director of Carver Theatre Company (2003-2010)
Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas. Performed by Goucher Chamber Singers.
SAINT SAËNS Oratorio de Noël. Performed by the Goucher College Choirs and Orchestra
Choral Accompanist
Currently a coach/accompanist for the Goucher Choirs, Andrew draws from long experience playing for choirs of all ages and levels. He has worked with dozens of choral groups including Bach in Baltimore, Annapolis Chorale, and the Bridge Ensemble; choirs at Loyola University, Towson University, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the Saint Pauls Schools (Lutherville, Maryland); the festival choir of Assisi Performing Arts in Italy; and the choirs at Temple Shalom (Chevy Chase, Maryland) and Our Lady of Grace Parish (Parkton, Maryland.)
It was such a pleasure working with you. I'm so excited by the music you so tastefully and expertly contributed to the rehearsals and performance, and the singers and audience were as well! Bliss for a conductor!"
— John Hendricks, Choral Conductor and Dean of the Arts, St Paul’s School for Girls, Maryland.
Photo Courtesy of Maryland Opera
Educator
With over a thousand appearances to date as part of Maryland Opera’s outreach program, Andrew has worked tirelessly to inspire a love of music in the rising generation of students. He is the creator of several educational shows including “Arias and Adventures,” “Opera Games,” “Sing a Rainbow,” and “Much Ado about Opera,” in addition to serving on the faculty of Maryland Opera Camp each summer.
Thanks for all you do for the education/outreach department at Lyric Opera Baltimore - your expertise, your attention to detail, your flexibility, your humor, your devotion - you are vital and utterly irreplaceable.”
— James Harp, Artistic Director of Lyric Opera Baltimore (2010-2018) and Maryland Opera, Inc.
Performance on November 13, 2014, in Haebler Memorial Chapel, Goucher College Campus. Dr. Daniel McDavitt, director; Katrina Kniss & Maya Petkovic, violin; Chloe Gooditis, cello; Andrew Stewart, organ.
Liturgical Musician
The son of two United Methodist ministers, Andrew began playing piano and organ in churches at the age of thirteen. After moving to Baltimore in 2000, he played in the contemporary band at the Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland for ten years before becoming the Director of Music Ministries (both traditional and contemporary) at Our Lady of Grace Parish in Parkton, a position he held until 2021. He is equally well versed in the musical liturgy of Reform Judaism; he has been the accompanist at Temple Shalom in Chevy Chase, Maryland since 2009 and has worked with prominent composers of Jewish sacred music including Lisa Levine, Julie Silver, Robbie Solomon, and Rick Recht.
Composer
While primarily a performer, Andrew has also produced a sizable body of original works including liturgical settings, educational shows, and several operas. As a teacher at the four-week Maryland Opera Camp each summer he works with high school students to develop and then perform an original one-act opera. (Click here to view the final product from 2020, "Lifelong: A Virtual Song Cycle.")
Andrew's settings of sacred texts have been used for worship services thousands of times. He also had the honor in 2010 of writing the signature song for There Goes My Hero, an organization dedicated to increasing enrollment on the National Bone Marrow Registry. He is available for hire as a composer, lyricist, or consultant.