{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Stephen Moreno''' (16 January 1889 – 6 March 1953) was an Australian classical music composer.<ref>{{Citation | title=Moreno, S. (1890-1953) | journal=Trove | date=2008 | url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-592507 | access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.move.com.au/artist/stephen-moreno|title=Stephen Moreno - Australian recordings|first=Simon|last=Wright|website=Move.com.au|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref> He was born in Spain. where he became a novice monk in the Benedictine order. He was ordained in New Norcia, Western Australia.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/moreno-stephen-11160|title=Australian Dictionary of Biography|first=Judith M.|last=Woodward|chapter=Stephen Moreno (1889–1953) |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=3 January 2018|via=Australian Dictionary of Biography}}</ref> He was a prolific and respected artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://researchbank.acu.edu.au/theses/186/|title=The music of Dom Stephen Moreno, OSB: a study of its sources, chronology and context|first=Curtis, Paul|last=Raymond|date=3 January 2018|website=Researchbank.acu.edu.au|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref>

Mature choral works were published for various ceremonial religious occasions, some with orchestrations for larger ensembles.

==Works== * 1933 Around the Boree Log (lyrics by Patrick Hartigan aka. O'Brien) * 1914 Field of the cloth of Gold

==Recordings== * Spanish serenade for Violin and piano<ref name="auto"/> * 2005 New Norcia textures : for trumpet & pipe organ<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/pye-david-new-norcia-textures/21506|title=New Norcia textures : for trumpet & pipe organ by David Pye : Work : Australian Music Centre|website=Australianmusiccentre.com.au|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref>

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