Stephen Goss (b. 1964) writes communicative and accessible music that draws freely on a number of styles and genres. These eclectic influences result in the unexpected juxtapositions that characterise much of his work.

In April 2005, Stephen's piece The Garden of Cosmic Speculation was featured on The South Bank Show on ITV1. His music has also been featured on Radio 3's In Tune and has been broadcast on BBC2, GMTV, Classic FM and BBC Radio 2 and Radio 4 in the UK and various radio and TV stations overseas.

Stephen's music has been performed in over 40 countries worldwide and has been recorded on the EMI, Decca, Telarc, Conifer Classics, Carlton Classics, GSP, quartz music, Cadenza, BMG and Hallmark labels. Recent commissions have come from: David Russell (winner of the solo instrumental Grammy Award® in 2005), William Bennett, Xuefei Yang, Thomas Carroll, the Bhavan Institute of Indian Arts, and the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral. He has received funding from Sir Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, the Wellcome Trust, and Arts Council England.

As a guitarist, Stephen Goss has worked with many of today's leading composers; these include Takemitsu, Henze and Elliott Carter. He has played concertos with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, the English Sinfonia and other leading orchestras, toured and recorded extensively with the Tetra guitar quartet, and performed alongside guitarists John Williams and Paco Peña . He is currently Head of Composition at the University of Surrey, UK.