The Belgian-Flemish composer Stefan Meylaers (?1970) was winner of the bi-annual competition held by the D.M.P. Publishers in 1999.
This cd features a selection of his works written between 1996-2000.

Program:
1. An Hungarian Summer for piano
2. Elegy for cello and piano
3. Waves for cello and piano
4. Suite for clarinet and piano
5. Three Byron - love Songs
6. Meditation for horn and piano
7. Nocturne for oboe and piano
8. Lament for oboe and piano
9. Trio for clarinet, cello and piano
10. Desserts for cello quartet and piano
11. Evening Waltz for cello quartet and piano

Kurt Gysen, bass-baritone ; Vera Baliko, cello ; Piet van Bockstal, oboe ;
Marc Vertessen, clarinet ; Luc Berg?, horn ; Koen Kessels, piano ; Stefan Meylaers, piano ;
The New Art Trio (Marc Vertessen, clarinet ; Vera Baliko, cello ; Stefan Meylaers, piano)
The Cello Quartet. (Vera Baliko, Marijke Gonnissen, Jaap Kruithof, Michiel Dutr?)

What a wonder! Such a beautiful CD! You are such a great composer, too. Thank you so very much for sharing your beautiful music with me.
Piotr Grella ? Mozeiko
President, Edmonton Composers' Concert Society, Canada
Member, International Society for Contemporary Music (Polish Section)

I really love the recording of Stefan?s music, his style and his harmonies. Special favorites: opening piano piece, all the clarinet and piano piece, the first work with horn, and the middle song. The 4 cello works as espcially warm. Its nice to know there are other tonalists around.
Anthony Newman