[1][2][3][4] Stevens was born in London, where he studied initially with Benjamin Frankel in his exclusive class at the Guildhall School of Music.
There he won several prestigious awards including the Royal Philharmonic Prize for his First Symphony; the Wainwright Scholarship for "composer of the year"; and a French Government Bursary which took him across the Channel to study with Darius Milhaud at the Paris Conservatoire.
There he met Nadia Boulanger, who made him one of her star pupils who received Saturday evening tuition free of charge.
In one year, he was the only British composer to be selected for the annual International Society for Contemporary Music (with Etymon) while having a disc at number one in the Melody Maker charts (with Exploding Galaxy).
The following year he was commissioned by members of the Cleveland Orchestra to write a work for cello and piano called Duo Per Umanita.
Also in 2000 Stevens completed his magnum opus, The Reluctant Masquerade, dealing with the human psyche and the nature of time.
In 2001, he wrote the incidental music for American writer Daniel de Cournoyer's one-man theatre show Bells to Helland, also a "Processional" for a wedding in Australia.
Stevens won the Mendelssohn Scholarship, which even Benjamin Britten had failed to achieve, despite several attempts.
Natso No Hikari Ni – translated from Japanese as in the Blinding Flash of Light That Summer – orchestra.
Celebration – amateur orchestra and chorus, commissioned by Sir Walter St. John School, South London.
Short arrangement of TV series title musicConcertante a Tre for Joseph Walker Instrumental Works: Kiri to Taiyo – flute and piano.- commissioned by Sunitomo Metal Corporation, TokyoFour Movements & a Coda for viola & piano.
Waltzes for Friends – 13 piano piecesDuo Per Umanita piano and cello, performed by Joella Jones and Richard Weiss at Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio.15 minsChacone, David's Round for piano and cello performed by Joella Jones and Richard Weiss at Severance Hall in Cleveland Ohio Film Music: The Insomniac; Intrusion; They Came From Beyond Space; Sparrows Can't Sing; The Weapon; The Baby and the Battleship; Cockleshell Heroes; The Fourth Square; The Other Man; The Secret Pony; The Rival World; East-West Island; Ring Around the Earth; The Oilmen; Flight Deck; The New Vikings; Wednesfield Story; Arabia Felix; Portrait of Queenie a documentary featuring singer Queenie Watts.
Television Music: BBC – The Family Reunion; Tonight; Horizon; Chelworth; Stolen Property.ITV – Uncle Silas; The Alcoholics; Armchair Theatre; Boyd QC; Our Street; After Midnight; America Abroad; The Little Round House; Mr. Papingay's Ship; The Cure.
Queen High (Stan Tracey's commercial recording debut), Guitar (Andreas Herzau) EMI-Electrola.
Organ Works: Etheria- premiered by Gillian Weir in both UK and US; Amo Ergo Sum – as per Etheria, All's Right With the World, Noce