Steve Hilmy

Steve

 

Resident Composer/ Musician (1995-present)
Maida Withers Dance Construction Company

Steve has travelled frequently with Maida Withers and DCCo internationally and nationally.  Tours abroad include Zagreb, Croatia, Kenya, Africa; Puebla, Mexico; New York City, NY; Las Vegas, NV and Kanab, Utah. He is a great favorite with audiences in Washington, DC where he is known and admired for his sophisticated and intense live performances with MW and DCCo.

STEVEN C. HILMY received his Bachelor of Arts, 1984, from The George Washington University, and his Master’s of Music in Composition, 1991, from The Peabody Conservatory of Music of The John Hopkins University.  Hilmy, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, studied composition with William Albright at the University of Michigan and with Jean Eichelberger Ivey and Chen Yi at the Peabody Conservatory. A faculty member at GW since 1992, Hilmy was Director of the Electronic and Computer Music Studio at the George Washington University, Department of Music.  Awards include: Southeastern Composers League, ASCAP, BMI, the Peabody Conservatory, and The Virginia Center for Creative Arts, including First Prize in the Philip Slates Memorial Composition Contest for “Icarus Falling” (piano and electronics, 1989); the Gustav Klemm Prize for Composition from the Peabody Conservatory in 1991; and 2nd place prize in the Prix d’été II composition competition at the Peabody Conservatory for “Us” (tenor saxophone and electronics, 1999).

Hilmy has been the musical director for Maida Withers Dance Construction Company since 1995 improvising in events and creating music for evening length multimedia dance works and dance film shorts. He is resident composer and musician with the Company.   Steve has created music for the following works: ICEBERGS: Fault Line (2016); GLACIAL DRIFT (2016); Mind Fluctuations (2015); Collision Course a.k.a. Pillow Talk (2012); Chroma- Midnight Show (2011); Tzveta I (2011); Naked Truth (2010); FareWell- To the End of the Wrold as We Know It OR Dancing Your Way to Paradise (2008-2012); FareWell: Tipping Point (2008-2012); FareWell: Parched Earth- Remembrances from Tomorrow (2008-2012); Thresholds Crossed (2006); TILT by mostly mend… a spirited contest between persons… the Millenniel Stage and Out of Doors Event: end game (2005);  LEGACY: 50 Years of Dance on the Edge (Gala Celebration; Corcoran School of Art and Design (2023); and more…. http://maidadance.com/collaborators/steve-hilmy/

Short Bio:
STEVE HILMY (composer/musician) Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Steve received his Bachelor of ArtSteve performings, 1984, from George Washington University, and his Master’s of Music in Composition, 1991, from Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University. He studied composition with William Albright, University of Michigan and with Jean Eichelberger Ivey and Chen Yi, Peabody Conservatory. Hilmy has been on the faculty of George Washington University Music Department since 1992, where he founded the Electronic and Computer Music Studio. He has won awards from Southeastern Composers League, ASCAP, BMI, the Peabody Conservatory, and The Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and First Prize in the Philip Slates Memorial Composition Contest for “Icarus Falling;” Gustav Klemm Prize for Composition, Peabody Conservatory  (1991); and 2nd place prize in the Prix d’été II composition competition, Peabody Conservatory for “Us” (tenor saxophone and electronics, 1999).


John Driscoll, Steve Hilmy, Maida Withers    National Building Museum  ICEBERGS

John Driscoll   Music Instruments (move to John’s page when it is reconstructed)

Collaborations