Stephen Montague (GB), born 1943 in Syracuse, New York, studied piano, conducting and composition at Florida State University, received a doctorate from Ohio State University. During 1992 and 1995 Guest Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and since 1993 has been Visiting Guest Professor at the Royal College of Music, London.

"From the peaceful opening sounds of wind and breathing, String Quartet no. 1: in memoriam Barry Anderson & Tomasz Sikorski (1989-1993) expands into an incredible sound universe violent and nerve-tingling, then almost painful shrieking when the string quartet and electronics, in spite of their differences, work tightly together as one. It finishes as if the musicians are going away. Rising to their feet, their backs to the audience, they play a few faint, muted sounds. This is electronic music of the highest calibre, and one of the works from Musiana 93 that left the deepest impression." (Dansk Musik Tidsskrift)