ACA Composers
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Adams, H. Leslie
1932 - 2024H. Leslie Adams (1932-2024) was the winner of the 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize. ...
Adams, H. Leslie
1932 - 2024 -
Adolphus, Milton
1913 - 1968 -
Albers, Bradley
1952 -Albers, Bradley
1952 - -
Anderson, Ruth
1928 - 2019 -
Anderson, T.J.
1928 -T.J. Anderson, Jr. was born August 17, 1928, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania and...
Anderson, T.J.
1928 - -
Ardizzoia, Andrew
1979 - -
Arel, Bülent
1919 - 1989 -
Auerbach-Brown, Christopher
1970 - -
Austin, Elizabeth R.
1938 -Born in Baltimore, Elizabeth R. Austin received her early musical training at...
Austin, Elizabeth R.
1938 - -
Avshalomov, Aaron
1894 - 1964Aaron Avshalomov (1894–1964) was born in Nikolayevsk, eastern Siberia, where his grandfather...
Avshalomov, Aaron
1894 - 1964 -
Avshalomov, Jacob
1919 - 2013 -
Awad, Emil
1963 - -
Balazs, Frederic
1919 - 2018In the words of the great pianist, Claudio Arrau, Frederic Balazs (1919-2018) is...
Balazs, Frederic
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Balentine, James Scott
1947 -Composer by character and performer by temperament, James Scott Balentine (Jim to...
Balentine, James Scott
1947 - -
Barati, George
1913 - 1996George Barati (1913-1996) was a distinguished cellist, conductor, and composer. Born in...
Barati, George
1913 - 1996 -
Bassett, Leslie
1923 - 2016Leslie Bassett (born 22 January 1923 in Hanford, Calif. d. 2016 Oakwood,...
Bassett, Leslie
1923 - 2016 -
Bauer, Marion
1882 - 1955Marion Eugénie Bauer 1882-1955 was an American composer, teacher, writer, and music...
Bauer, Marion
1882 - 1955 -
Bauer, Ross
1951 - -
Beale, James
1924 - 2010James Beale, born in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts in 1924, received his early...
Beale, James
1924 - 2010 -
Becker, John J.
1886 - 1961(b. Henderson, Ky., January 22, 1886; d. Wilmette, Ill., January 21, 1961)...
Becker, John J.
1886 - 1961 -
Beerman, Burton
1943 -Composer, clarinetist, video artist Burton Beerman’s (b. 1943) music spans many media,...
Beerman, Burton
1943 - -
Belcher, Jason
1987 -Jason Belcher (b.1987) is a composer and improviser whose music is concerned...
Belcher, Jason
1987 - -
Bell, Elizabeth
1928 - 2016ELIZABETH BELL was born in 1928; graduated from Wellesley College (Music) in...
Bell, Elizabeth
1928 - 2016 -
Berenholtz, Jim
1957 - -
Bevelander, Brian
1942 -Brian Bevelander (b. 1942) is a composer/pianist, born in Boston Massachusetts and...
Bevelander, Brian
1942 - -
Bezanson, Philip
1916 - 1975 -
Biggs, Curtis
1988 - -
Biggs, Hayes
1957 - -
Blank, Allan
1925 - 2013 -
Bliss, Marilyn
1954 -Iowa-born Marilyn Bliss (b. 1954) has written many widely performed orchestral, chamber,...
Bliss, Marilyn
1954 - -
Blitzstein, Marc
1905 - 1964One of ACA's original founders, Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964) was born in Philadelphia,...
Blitzstein, Marc
1905 - 1964 -
Block, Steven D.
1952 - -
Bokser, Zelman
1951 - 2018Zelman Bokser (1951-2018) was a graduate of the Eastman School of Music,...
Bokser, Zelman
1951 - 2018 -
Borishansky, Elliot
1930 - 2001Dr. Elliot Borishansky (1930-2001) was professor of music at Denison University (Ohio/USA),...
Borishansky, Elliot
1930 - 2001 -
Borroff, Edith
1925 - 2019Edith Borroff (b. 1925) received her education at Oberlin Conservatory, the American...
Borroff, Edith
1925 - 2019 -
Bottje, Will Gay
1925 - 2018Born in 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Will Gay Bottje (1925-2018) was...
Bottje, Will Gay
1925 - 2018 -
Boykan, Martin
1931 - 2021Martin Boykan (1931-2021) studied composition with Walter Piston, Aaron Copland and Paul...
Boykan, Martin
1931 - 2021 -
Brewbaker, Daniel
1951 - 2017American composer and educator Daniel M. Brewbaker, Ph.D. (1951-2017), was one of...
Brewbaker, Daniel
1951 - 2017 -
Briece, Jack
1945 - 1988Jack Briece (1945-1988) was a composer, organist and pianist, video artist, educator,...
Briece, Jack
1945 - 1988 -
Brimberg, Jack
1926 -Jack Brimberg (b. 1926) is an internationally known Composer whose works have...
Brimberg, Jack
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Brooks, Richard
1942 - -
Brunswick, Mark
1902 - 1971Mark Brunswick (b. 1902; d. 1971). American composer. Professor of Music, City...
Brunswick, Mark
1902 - 1971 -
Cameron-Wolfe, Richard
1943 -Composer-pianist Richard Cameron-Wolfe was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA and received his...
Cameron-Wolfe, Richard
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Canning, Thomas
1911 - 1989Thomas Canning wasborn in Brookville, Pennsylvania in 1911. He received the Bachelor...
Canning, Thomas
1911 - 1989 -
Carl, Robert
1954 -Robert Carl (b.1954) studied composition with Jonathan Kramer, George Rochberg, Ralph Shapey,...
Carl, Robert
1954 - -
Carlsen, Philip
1951 - -
Ceely, Robert
1930 - 2015 -
Cheatham, Wallace McClain
1945 - 2021Wallace McClain Cheatham (1945-2021) was an internationally recognized composer, performing artist, and...
Cheatham, Wallace McClain
1945 - 2021 -
Chenoweth, Gerald
1943 -Gerald Chenoweth (b. 1943) has degrees from the University of Massachusetts (B.M....
Chenoweth, Gerald
1943 - -
Childs, Barney
1926 - 2000 -
Claflin, Avery
1898 - 1979 -
Cohen, Fred
1958 -Fred Cohen's music has been commissioned by such organizations as the Richmond...
Cohen, Fred
1958 - -
Cory, Eleanor
1943 -Eleanor Cory’s work has been recognized by awards from the National Endowment...
Cory, Eleanor
1943 - -
Costinescu, Gheorghe
1934 - 2023Gheorghe Costinescu (1934-2023), born in Bucharest and residing in New York since...
Costinescu, Gheorghe
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Custer, Arthur
1923 - 1998Arthur Russell Custer was born in Manchester, Connecticut on April 21, 1923....
Custer, Arthur
1923 - 1998 -
Dangerfield, Joseph
1977 -Joseph Dangerfield has lived and worked professionally in Italy, Germany, Russia, China, Holland,...
Dangerfield, Joseph
1977 - -
Davidson, Matthew
1964 -Matthew de Lacey Davidson (b. Toronto, Canada; now res. Nova Scotia) holds...
Davidson, Matthew
1964 - -
DeFotis, William
1953 - 1995Composer and conductor William DeFotis was born in Chicago in 1953. He...
DeFotis, William
1953 - 1995 -
Dellaira, Michael
1949 -Michael Dellaira is known for his “haunting harmonies” (NewMusicBox.org), “eloquence and sensitivity”...
Dellaira, Michael
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Dillon, Lawrence
1959 -Composer Lawrence Dillon (b. 1959) creates works that connect past and present...
Dillon, Lawrence
1959 - -
Eaton, John
1935 - 2015John Eaton (1935-2015) received international recognition for his works in the operatic...
Eaton, John
1935 - 2015 -
Edwards, George
1943 - 2011George Harrison Edwards (1943-2011) was named MacDowell Professor Emeritus of Music by...
Edwards, George
1943 - 2011 -
Evett, Robert
1922 - 1975 -
Fairlie-Kennedy, Margaret
1925 - 2012Atlanta-born Margaret Fairlie-Kennedy (1925-2013) was commissionedby many contemporary dance companies and chamber...
Fairlie-Kennedy, Margaret
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Farrand, Noel
1929 - 1995 -
Felder, Nicholas
1997 -Having a passion for community engagement and working with youth, Nicholas Felder...
Felder, Nicholas
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Fennelly, Brian
1937 - 2015Brian Fennelly (1937-2015) studied at Yale with Mel Powell, Donald Martino, Allen...
Fennelly, Brian
1937 - 2015 -
Ferritto, John E.
1937 - 2009John E. Ferritto (1937-2010) was an American composer, conductor, and music professor....
Ferritto, John E.
1937 - 2009 -
Fischer, Irwin
1903 - 1976Irwin Fischer (b. 1903-d. 1977) was an American composer, born in Iowa...
Fischer, Irwin
1903 - 1976 -
Flaherty, Tom
1950 -Tom Flaherty has received grants, prizes, awards, and residencies from the National...
Flaherty, Tom
1950 - -
Foumai, Michael-Thomas
1987 -Dr. Michael-Thomas Foumai (b. 1987, Honolulu, Hawai‘i) is a composer of contemporary...
Foumai, Michael-Thomas
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Franco, Johan
1908 - 1987 -
Froom, David
1951 - 2022 -
Gaber, Harley
1943 - 2011Composer, Visual Artist (1943-2011) Composition studies, Horace Reisberg (1958-61) and Darius Milhaud(Aspen...
Gaber, Harley
1943 - 2011 -
Gach, Jay Anthony
1950 -Jay Anthony Gach’s instrumental concert music has been critically acclaimed as "witty,...
Gach, Jay Anthony
1950 - -
Galindo, Gilbert
1982 -Award-winning composer Gilbert Galindo writes “richly rendered music” (Thought Catalogue) of “undeniable...
Galindo, Gilbert
1982 - -
Gannon, Lee
1960 - 1996Lee Gannon (1960-1996) was a prize-winning composer who wrote in an accessible,...
Gannon, Lee
1960 - 1996 -
Gibson, John
1960 -John Gibson composes electronic music, which he often combines with instrumental soloists...
Gibson, John
1960 - -
Gibson, Robert
1950 -Robert Gibson’s compositions have been performed throughout the United States, including concerts...
Gibson, Robert
1950 - -
Gideon, Miriam
1906 - 1995Miriam Gideon (1906–1996) was born in Greeley, Colorado, where her father, who...
Gideon, Miriam
1906 - 1995 -
Gilbert, Jan
1946 -Jan Gilbert is a nationally recognized composer. Her work has been commissioned...
Gilbert, Jan
1946 - -
Glinsky, Albert
1952 -Albert Glinsky’s music has been heard at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, the...
Glinsky, Albert
1952 - -
Goeb, Roger
1914 - 1996Roger Goeb, a composer whose works were admired for their deft coloration...
Goeb, Roger
1914 - 1996 -
Goodenough, Forrest
1918 - 2003Forrest Goodenough, B.M., M.M., composer, pianist, and professor of music at Trinity...
Goodenough, Forrest
1918 - 2003 -
Goossen, Frederic
1927 - 2010Frederic Goossen (1927-2011) was educated at the University of Minnesota, completing a...
Goossen, Frederic
1927 - 2010 -
Gordon, David E.
1969 - -
Grafe, Max
1988 -Max Grafe writes music characterized by "jagged declamations and muffled filigree" (Gramophone)...
Grafe, Max
1988 - -
Grant, W. Parks
1910 - 1988Notes from 1955 bio provided by the composer: Faculty member at Temple...
Grant, W. Parks
1910 - 1988 -
Greenbaum, Matthew
1950 - -
Greenberg, Laura
1960 -Laura Greenberg studied English literature and music at BrooklynCollege, Manhattan School of...
Greenberg, Laura
1960 - -
Gressel, Joel
1943 -Joel Gressel (b. Cleveland, 1943) received a B.A. from Brandeis University and...
Gressel, Joel
1943 - -
Hall, Gregory
1959 - -
Harbin, Doug
1980 - -
Harris, Russell
1914 - 1995-He was born near Graymont, Illinois in 1914 and startedstudying piano at...
Harris, Russell
1914 - 1995-He was born near Graymont, Illinois in 1914 and startedstudying piano at...
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Haufrecht, Herbert
1909 - 1998 -
Heilner, Irwin
1908 - 1990 -
Heins, John
John Heins (b. 1956) is an American composer. Heins received a Bachelor...
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Hellermann, William
1939 - 2017WILLIAM HELLERMANN was born in 1939 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His compositions have...
Hellermann, William
1939 - 2017 -
Helps, Robert
1928 - 2000Robert Helps (1928-2001) tribute by Milton Babbitt: "Robert Helps is not only...
Helps, Robert
1928 - 2000 -
Hervig, Richard
1917 - 2010 -
Hibbard, William
1939 - 1988B.Mus. in Violin, New England Conservatory of Music (1961) M.Mus. in Composition,...
Hibbard, William
1939 - 1988 -
Hively, Wells
1903 - 1969Wells Hively (1903‐1969) had a fascinating career and life, spanning several of...
Hively, Wells
1903 - 1969 -
Hodkinson, Sydney
1934 - 2021A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sydney Hodkinson (1934-2021) received his Bachelor of...
Hodkinson, Sydney
1934 - 2021 -
Howe, Hubert
1942 - -
Hutcheson, Jere
1938 - -
Jacobs, Edward
1961 - -
Jankowski, Loretta
1950 -Loretta Jankowski (b. 1950) A native of New Jersey, Dr. Jankowski studied...
Jankowski, Loretta
1950 - -
Jazwinski, Barbara
1950 -Barbara Jazwinski studied composition and theory at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of...
Jazwinski, Barbara
1950 - -
Jenni, Donald Martin
1937 - 2006Tribute to Donald Martin Jenni, by David Lang, in New Music Box....
Jenni, Donald Martin
1937 - 2006 -
Jones, David Evan
1946 -David Evan Jones (born 1946) is an American pianist and composer of chamber...
Jones, David Evan
1946 - -
JP Zālo and the Native American Flute
JP Zālo Publications, founded by editor James J. Pellerite in 1974, is...
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Karchin, Louis
1951 - -
Kay, Ulysses
1917 - 1995ACA is honored to be distributing previously unpublished works by Ulysses Kay...
Kay, Ulysses
1917 - 1995 -
Keller, Homer
1915 - 1995California-born composer Homer Keller (1915-1996) received his musical training at the Eastman...
Keller, Homer
1915 - 1995 -
Kelly, Robert
1916 - 2006Robert Kelly was born September 26, 1916, at Clarksburg, WV. He studied...
Kelly, Robert
1916 - 2006 -
Kerr, Harrison
1897 - 1978Harrison Kerr (b. Cleveland, Ohio, October 13, 1897; d. Norman, Oklahoma, August...
Kerr, Harrison
1897 - 1978 -
Kim, Sunbin Clara
1990 - -
Kohs, Ellis
1916 - 2000 -
Kreiger, Arthur
1945 - 2023Arthur V. Kreiger (1945-2023) composed for many decades. Performed worldwide, his catalog...
Kreiger, Arthur
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Kroeger, Karl
1932 -Karl Kroeger (b. 1932) is an American composer, musicologist, and music editor,...
Kroeger, Karl
1932 - -
Landau, Victor
1916 - 1990Victor Landau, a retired 37-year professor of music at the StateUniversity College...
Landau, Victor
1916 - 1990 -
Larget-Caplan, Aaron
1982 -Aaron Larget-Caplan is an international recording and touring guitarist, award winning curator,...
Larget-Caplan, Aaron
1982 - -
Lee, Consuela
1926 - 2009Consuela Lee (1926-2009) was an African-American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and music...
Lee, Consuela
1926 - 2009 -
Lennon, John Anthony
1950 -John Anthony Lennon (b. Greensboro, North Carolina, 1950) is an American composer...
Lennon, John Anthony
1950 - -
Lessard, John
1920 - 2003John Ayres Lessard (1920-2003) was an American composer and educator whose oeuvre...
Lessard, John
1920 - 2003 -
Lewis, Peter Tod
1932 - 1982PETER TOD LEWIS (b.1932, Charlottesville, Va.) has lived on both coasts, has...
Lewis, Peter Tod
1932 - 1982 -
Liderman, Jorge
1957 - 2008Jorge Liderman (1957-2008), renowned composer and professor of music at the University...
Liderman, Jorge
1957 - 2008 -
Lieberman, Glenn
1947 -Lieberman, Glenn
1947 - -
Lindenfeld, Harris
1945 -HARRIS LINDENFELD earned his music degrees from the Univ. of Virginia, and...
Lindenfeld, Harris
1945 -HARRIS LINDENFELD earned his music degrees from the Univ. of Virginia, and...
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Liptak, David
1949 -David Liptak's music has been described as “luminous and arresting,” “richly atmospheric,”...
Liptak, David
1949 - -
Lipten, David
1961 - -
Lockwood, Normand
1906 - 2001NORMAND LOCKWOOD (1906-2002) was born in New York City, but grew up...
Lockwood, Normand
1906 - 2001 -
Lovendusky, James
1957 -James Vincent Lovendusky, born June 25, 1957 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. American Composer....
Lovendusky, James
1957 - -
Luedeke, Raymond
1944 - -
Luening, Otto
1900 - 1995"In American music today there's a terrific amount of differentiation, a variety...
Luening, Otto
1900 - 1995 -
Lundborg, Erik
1948 - -
Margetson, Edward H.
1891 - 1962Edward H. Margetson, a West Indian composer who died in New York...
Margetson, Edward H.
1891 - 1962 -
McBride, Robert
1911 - 2006Robert Guyn McBride, University of Arizona Music Professor Emeritus, died July 1,...
McBride, Robert
1911 - 2006 -
McCandless, Richard
1954 -Richard McCandless has been writing and performing music for percussion with and...
McCandless, Richard
1954 - -
McDonald, John D.
1959 - -
McKinley, Elliott Miles
1969 -Elliott Miles McKinley’s music has been performed throughout the United States, Canada,...
McKinley, Elliott Miles
1969 - -
McLoskey, Lansing
1964 -The proverbial "Three B's" for Lansing McLoskey were not Bach, Beethoven and...
McLoskey, Lansing
1964 - -
McManus, Andrew
1985 -Andrew McManus’ (b. 1985) orchestral work Strobe, premiered in 2014 by the New York...
McManus, Andrew
1985 - -
McMillan, Ann E.
1923 - 1994"[Ann McMillan's] pieces deal with human vocal sounds, insect sounds, bird calls,...
McMillan, Ann E.
1923 - 1994 -
Mecionis, David
1967 -David Mecionis is a self-taught composer, arranger, instrumentalist and music copyist whose...
Mecionis, David
1967 - -
Melby, John
1941 - -
Meneely-Kyder, Sarah
1945 -Composer/pianist Sarah Meneely-Kyder (b. 1945) is a graduate of Goucher College, Peabody...
Meneely-Kyder, Sarah
1945 - -
Miller, Edward J.
1930 - 2013For Edward J. Miller, the motivation for writing music came mainly from...
Miller, Edward J.
1930 - 2013 -
Miller, Scott L.
1966 - -
Miller, Timothy Lee
1961 -TIMOTHY LEE MILLER (b. 1961) is an American composer, arranger, orchestrator, and...
Miller, Timothy Lee
1961 - -
Mills, Charles
1914 - 1982Charles (Borromeo) Mills (b. Asheville, N. Carolina, Jan. 8, 1914; d NY, ...
Mills, Charles
1914 - 1982 -
Mitchell, Darleen
1942 -Darleen (Cowles) Mitchell (b. 1942), Associate Professor of composition and organ, has...
Mitchell, Darleen
1942 - -
Moore, Dorothy Rudd
1940 - 2022Dorothy Rudd Moore (1940-2022), received commissions from the National Symphony, Opera Ebony,...
Moore, Dorothy Rudd
1940 - 2022 -
Moore, Kermit
1929 - 2013A man of unusually widespread activity and interests, Kermit Moore (1929-2013) made...
Moore, Kermit
1929 - 2013 -
Morgan Loy, Christopher
Whether one describes the music of Christopher MorganLoy as a "solemn cortege...
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Morris Rosenzweig
1952 - -
Moryl, Richard
1929 - 2018 -
Mourant, Walter
1911 - 1994 -
Newell, Robert
1940 - 2019Robert Newell (1940-2019) was known internationally both as composer and conductor. He...
Newell, Robert
1940 - 2019 -
Nielson, Lewis
1950 - -
Nordschow, Randy
1969 - 2019Born Los Angeles, California, 1969Education:Mills CollegeMA music composition : 2002Berklee College of...
Nordschow, Randy
1969 - 2019 -
Nowak, Alison
1948 - -
Nowak, Lionel
1911 - 1995 -
Oliver, Harold
1942 -Harold Oliver has composed music that has received high praise from discerning...
Oliver, Harold
1942 - -
Overton, Hall
1920 - 1972Hall Franklin Overton was born in Bangor, Michigan, on February 23, 1920....
Overton, Hall
1920 - 1972 -
Owens, Terry Winter
1936 - 2007Terry Winter Owens (1941-2007) was an internationally-published composer and pianist based in...
Owens, Terry Winter
1936 - 2007 -
Paccione, Paul
1952 - -
Parmentier, Gordon
1923 - 2008F. Gordon Parmentier (1923 - 2008) Parmentier served in the military in...
Parmentier, Gordon
1923 - 2008 -
Parris, Robert
1924 - 1998An American composer who worked primarily in the Washington DC area, Robert...
Parris, Robert
1924 - 1998 -
Pavlova, Alla
1952 - -
Pellerite, James J.
1926 -A co-founder of the National Flute Association and performer on the modern...
Pellerite, James J.
1926 - -
Perlongo, Daniel
1942 - 2023Daniel Perlongo (1942-2023) attended the University of Michigan where he received the...
Perlongo, Daniel
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Philo, Gary
1953 -Gary Philo (b. 1953) studied composition with Mario Davidovsky, Jack Beeson, Chou...
Philo, Gary
1953 - -
Pinkham, Daniel
1923 - 2005 -
Pisk, Paul A.
1893 - 1989 -
Pleskow, Raoul
1931 - 2022Raoul Pleskow, composer, was born in 1930 in Vienna, Austria and educated...
Pleskow, Raoul
1931 - 2022 -
Pone, Gundaris
1932 - 1993Composer, conductor and professor at State University College at New Paltz, Poné...
Pone, Gundaris
1932 - 1993 -
Porter, Quincy
1897 - 1965Quincy Porter (1897-1966) is a descendant of early American pioneers with deepNew...
Porter, Quincy
1897 - 1965 -
Procter, Leland
1914 - 1994Leland Procter was born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1914, an alumnus of...
Procter, Leland
1914 - 1994 -
Radam Schwartz
1951 -Radam Schwartz, Jazz Organist and pianist, has built his reputation over the...
Radam Schwartz
1951 - -
Rausch, Carlos
1924 - -
Read, Thomas L.
1938 -Thomas L. Read, noted composer and violinist, is Professor Emeritus at the...
Read, Thomas L.
1938 - -
Reiprich, Bruce
1951 -Bruce Reiprich's music has been described as having "unapologetic lushness" (NewMusicBox), as "post-romantic...
Reiprich, Bruce
1951 - -
Rhodes, Phillip
1940 -Phillip Rhodes is Composer-in-Residence and Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities...
Rhodes, Phillip
1940 - -
Richardson, Dana
1953 - -
Rigler, Jane
1966 -Jane Rigler, flutist/composer/improviser/educator and Deep Listening® facilitator is a dreamer and collaborator....
Rigler, Jane
1966 - -
Rockmaker, Jody
1961 -"Rockmaker's writing is both traditionally disciplined and unexpectedly inventive..." -New Music Connoisseur...
Rockmaker, Jody
1961 - -
Rodgers, Lou
Lou Rodgers is an American opera singer and opera director. A mezzo-soprano,...
Rodgers, Lou
Lou Rodgers is an American opera singer and opera director. A mezzo-soprano,...
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Rolls, Timothy
1967 -Timothy Michael Rolls (b. 1967, Binghamton, NY), is associate professor of Music...
Rolls, Timothy
1967 - -
Roosevelt, J. Willard
1918 - 2007Composer of chamber music and operas, J. Willard Roosevelt was born in...
Roosevelt, J. Willard
1918 - 2007 -
Rose, Griffith
1936 - 2016 -
Roseman, Ronald
1933 - 2000Internationally known as a soloist, chamber music player, teacher, and recording artist,...
Roseman, Ronald
1933 - 2000 -
Rothkopf, Michael
1955 -A composer of chamber, electronic, orchestral and vocal music, Michael S. Rothkopf...
Rothkopf, Michael
1955 - -
Roussakis, Nicolas
1934 - 1994Nicolas Roussakis (1934-1994), composer and founder of the American Composers Orchestra, was...
Roussakis, Nicolas
1934 - 1994 -
Rudhyar, Dane
1895 - 1985 -
Sacco, Steven Christopher
1965 -Composer - Performer - Educator Brooklyn-born American composer Steven Christopher Sacco’s work...
Sacco, Steven Christopher
1965 - -
Sacks, Rebecca
1983 -Rebecca Sacks is a Boston-based composer whose music has been performed throughout...
Sacks, Rebecca
1983 - -
Sain, James Paul
1959 - -
Sapp, Allen
1922 - 1999Allen Sapp (1922, Philadelphia – 1999, Cincinnati) was a composer of music for piano, voice,...
Sapp, Allen
1922 - 1999 -
Schneider, Gary M.
1957 -Gary M. Schneider (b. 1957) is a multi-faceted musician whose musical interests...
Schneider, Gary M.
1957 - -
Schober, Brian
1951 - -
Schorr, Eric
Eric Schorr composes art songs and writes music for theater, television and...
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Schwartz, Elliott
1936 - 2016Elliott Schwartz was born 1936 in New York City and studied composition...
Schwartz, Elliott
1936 - 2016 -
Seletsky, Harold
1927 - 2010Harold Seletsky (1927-2010) clarinetist, composer and bandleader of The West End Klezmorim....
Seletsky, Harold
1927 - 2010 -
Semegen, Daria
1946 -Daria Semegen (b. 1946) is a composer of instrumental, vocal and electronic...
Semegen, Daria
1946 - -
Seyfrit, Michael
1947 - 1993 -
Shatin, Judith
1949 -A distinctive voice in American music, Judith Shatin (www.judithshatin.com) is a composer...
Shatin, Judith
1949 - -
Shawn, Allen E.
1948 - -
Shields, Alice
1943 - -
Shrude, Marilyn
1946 - -
Shtrum, Haim
1939 - 2021Haim Shtrum (1939-2021), composer and violinist, was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He...
Shtrum, Haim
1939 - 2021 -
Shultis, Christopher
1957 -Christopher Shultis is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico...
Shultis, Christopher
1957 - -
Silsbee, Ann Loomis
1930 - 2003ANN SILSBEE (1930-2003) received degrees from Radcliffe, Syracuse, and her DMA from...
Silsbee, Ann Loomis
1930 - 2003 -
Sims, Adrian B.
2000 - -
Skye, Derrick
Derrick Skye is a composer and musician based in the Los Angeles...
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Smaldone, Edward
1956 -Dr. Edward Smaldone (b.1956) is Professor of Music and Associate Director at...
Smaldone, Edward
1956 - -
Smith, Leland C.
1925 - 2013 -
Smith, Wadada Leo
1941 -trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, creative composer/performer and author Early Life and Education Born on...
Smith, Wadada Leo
1941 - -
Snyder, Randall
1944 - -
Sollberger, Harvey
1938 -Harvey Sollberger is a composer, conductor and flutist who has been active...
Sollberger, Harvey
1938 - -
Srinivasan, Asha
Indian-American composer Asha Srinivasan draws from her Western musical training and her...
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Stallcop, Glenn
1950 - -
Stearns, Peter Pindar
1931 - 2016 -
Stein, Leon
1910 - 2001(September 18, 1910, Chicago - May 9, 2002, Laguna Hills, California) was...
Stein, Leon
1910 - 2001 -
Stevens, Halsey
1908 - 1989 -
Stewart, Earl Louis
1950 - -
Stewart, Robert
1918 - 1995Born in Buffalo, New York, Robert Stewart spent his formative years in...
Stewart, Robert
1918 - 1995 -
Strang, Gerald
1908 - 1983Gerald Strang (13 February 1908 in Claresholm, Alberta (Canada); † 13. February 1983...
Strang, Gerald
1908 - 1983 -
Stubblefield, Roger
1965 -Composer, conductor, and performer Roger Stubblefield has had compositions performed by members of the...
Stubblefield, Roger
1965 - -
Suben, Joel Eric
1946 - 2023Joel Eric Suben (1946-2023) was active as orchestral conductor, chiefly in Europe....
Suben, Joel Eric
1946 - 2023 -
Suber, Stephen
1950 - -
Suskind, Joyce Hope
1928 - 2017Joyce Hope Suskind (1928-2017) enjoyed a varied career as composer, performer, and...
Suskind, Joyce Hope
1928 - 2017 -
Tanenbaum, Elias
1924 - 2008Born in 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Tanenbaum studied trumpet at...
Tanenbaum, Elias
1924 - 2008 -
Taylor, Clifford
1923 - 1986Clifford O. Taylor (20 October 1923 Avalon, PA-19 September 1987 Abington, PA)...
Taylor, Clifford
1923 - 1986Clifford O. Taylor (20 October 1923 Avalon, PA-19 September 1987 Abington, PA)...
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Thomas, Andrew William
1939 - -
Thome, Mark
1962 -Mark Thome, staff composer for Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia (SOGO), is...
Thome, Mark
1962 - -
Thompson, Richard
1954 -Richard Thompson is currently Associate Professor of Music at San Diego State...
Thompson, Richard
1954 - -
Thompson, Robert Scott
1959 -Thompson is a composer of both instrumental and electroacoustic music and is...
Thompson, Robert Scott
1959 - -
Thorne, Nicholas C. K.
1953 -Born Nov. 7, 1953 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nicholas Thorne received the Bachelor...
Thorne, Nicholas C. K.
1953 - -
Tillis, Frederick C.
1930 - 2020As an educator and cultural ambassador, Tillis visited the University of Fort...
Tillis, Frederick C.
1930 - 2020 -
Tower, Joan
1938 -Tower's efforts have immensely enriched American music...She has emerged as one of...
Tower, Joan
1938 - -
Trester, Francine
1969 -Francine Trester is a composer and Professor of Composition at Berklee College...
Trester, Francine
1969 - -
Trombly, Preston
1945 -Preston Andrew Trombly (born December 30, 1945, in Hartford, Connecticut) is an...
Trombly, Preston
1945 - -
Udow, Michael
1949 -Michael Udow has composed three operas, film scores, orchestral and wind ensemble...
Udow, Michael
1949 - -
Ultan, Lloyd
1929 - 1999Lloyd Ultan (1929 - 1998) was an American composer of contemporary classical...
Ultan, Lloyd
1929 - 1999 -
Ussachevsky, Vladimir
1911 - 1990Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911- 1990) emigrated to the USA from Russia in 1930,...
Ussachevsky, Vladimir
1911 - 1990 -
van Appledorn, Mary Jeanne
1927 - 2014The widely-respected educator and stylistically diverse composer Mary Jeanne van Appledorn was...
van Appledorn, Mary Jeanne
1927 - 2014 -
Van de Vate, Nancy
1930 - 2023Born in the United States and living in Vienna for many years, Nancy Van de...
Van de Vate, Nancy
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Van Nostrand, Burr
1945 - -
Vercoe, Elizabeth
1941 - -
Verrall, John
1908 - 2000 -
Virzi, Nick
1991 - -
Vogel, Roger
1947 -A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Roger Vogel studied music theory and composition...
Vogel, Roger
1947 - -
Warfield, Gerald
1940 - 2020 -
Watts, John Everett
1929 - 1982Founder and Director of the Composers Cooperative Society in 1964, and later,...
Watts, John Everett
1929 - 1982 -
Weber, Ben
1916 - 1978 -
Weigl, Karl
1881 - 1948 -
Weigl, Vally
1894 - 1981Vally [Valerie] Weigl [née Pick] (1894–1982), Viennese musician, who studied piano (Richard...
Weigl, Vally
1894 - 1981 -
Weisberg, Arthur
1931 - 2008 -
Weiss, Adolph
1891 - 1970"Weiss's music displays the tenuity of feeling, the inclination from the American...
Weiss, Adolph
1891 - 1970 -
Welch, Matthew
1976 -Matthew Welch is a composer of innovative opera and genre-resisting concert music....
Welch, Matthew
1976 - -
Wellman, Samuel
1951 - -
Wernke, Kyle
1988 -Composer and conductor Kyle Wernke’s music is “imaginative and infectious” (Michael Schelle)...
Wernke, Kyle
1988 - -
Westergaard, Peter
1931 - 2019Peter Westergaard was the William Shubael Conant Professor of Music, Emeritus, at...
Westergaard, Peter
1931 - 2019 -
Wiemann, Beth
1959 -Beth Wiemann was raised in Burlington, VT and studied composition and clarinet...
Wiemann, Beth
1959 - -
Wigglesworth, Frank
1918 - 1995Frank Wigglesworth (1918-1996) was a composer, conductor, performer and teacherwho was a...
Wigglesworth, Frank
1918 - 1995 -
Wilcher, Marcus
1985 -Dr. Marcus Wilcher is a California-based musician and educator. He has received...
Wilcher, Marcus
1985 - -
Willingham, Lawrence
1942 - 2006Lawrence Willingham was born on 17 January 1942 in Portland (ME). He...
Willingham, Lawrence
1942 - 2006 -
Wilson, Donald M.
1937 -A native of Chicago, Donald M. Wilson (b. 1937) studied composition with...
Wilson, Donald M.
1937 - -
Wilson, Mark Edwards
1948 - -
Winslow, Walter
1947 - 1997 -
Wise, Bruce
1929 - 2013Bruce Wise (1929-2013) was an American composer and musician. Bruce was born...
Wise, Bruce
1929 - 2013 -
Wood, Joseph
1915 - 2000 -
Woollen, Russell
1923 - 1993 -
Wuorinen, Charles
1938 - 2020CHARLES WUORINEN (1938-2020) was one of the world's leading composers. His many...
Wuorinen, Charles
1938 - 2020 -
Yannatos, James
1929 - 2011Composer and conductor James Yannatos (1929-2011) led the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra for more...
Yannatos, James
1929 - 2011 -
Yavelow, Christopher
1950 -Chris Yavelow received graduate degrees from both Boston University and Harvard University....
Yavelow, Christopher
1950 - -
Yeagley, David
1951 - 2014David Yeagley (1951 – 2014) was a Comanche, classical composer, conservative political...
Yeagley, David
1951 - 2014 -
Yekovich, Robert
1955 - -
Yttrehus, Rolv
1926 - 2018Rolv Yttrehus (1926-2018) who regards Schoenberg and Sessions as his principal influences,...
Yttrehus, Rolv
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Zahler, Noel
1951 - -
Ziolek, Eric
1951 - -
Zonn, Paul
1938 - 1999 -
Zuckerman, Mark
1948 -Mark Zuckerman (b. 1948) has written extensively for virtuoso soloists, chamber ensembles,...
Zuckerman, Mark
1948 - -
Zupko, Ramon
1932 - 2019Ramon Zupko (1932-2019) was born in Pittsburgh, PA. He was Professor Emeritus...
Zupko, Ramon
1932 - 2019
