Composers
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| H. Leslie Adams |
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Pianist, composer of "Blake" and "Nightsongs... |
| Milton Adolphus |
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composed the music to the popular song, "Dream a... |
| Bradley Albers | ||
| T.J. Anderson |
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"One of the distinguished black musicians of the... |
| Bülent Arel |
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(1919-1990) Electronic music pioneer; In 1962, he worked... |
| Christopher Auerbach-Brown |
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“...a composer to watch; he might just shake things up with... |
| John B. Austin | ||
| Elizabeth R. Austin |
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Widely performed in the U.S. and in Germany, featured in a... |
| Aaron Avshalomov |
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(1894–1964) conductor, composer, worked in China during the... |
| Jacob Avshalomov |
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Composer and conductor, son of Aaron Avshalomov |
| Emil Awad |
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Composer, Conductor, Educator. Professor of Composition and... |
| Frederic Balazs |
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Hungarian-born composer, conductor, and violinist; first... |
| George Barati |
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Distinguished cellist and conductor, born in Hungary |
| Leslie Bassett |
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Disinguished American composer, University of Michigan... |
| Ross Bauer |
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"...beauty and precision..." --San Francisco... |
| James Beale |
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(1924-2010) Pianist, Composer, Guggenheim Fellowship... |
| John J. Becker |
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a member of the "American Five" composers of... |
| Burton Beerman |
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Composer, clarinetist, video artist |
| Elizabeth Bell |
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Composer, poet, founder NY Women Composers |
| James Berenholtz |
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| Brian Bevelander |
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Composer, pianist, at Heidelberg College |
| Philip Bezanson | 1916-1975 | |
| Allan Blank |
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Professor of Composition (Emeritus) at Virginia... |
| Marilyn Bliss |
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New York-based composer of classical concert music. |
| Marc Blitzstein | One of ACA's original founders | |
| Steven D. Block |
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University of New Mexico, Chairman, Department of Music |
| Elliot Borishansky |
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| Edith Borroff |
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Composer, scholar, professor of music |
| Will Gay Bottje |
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Michigan composer, studied with Boulanger, longtime ACA... |
| Jack Briece |
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Organist, pianist, early video artist, composer (1945-1988) |
| Jack Brimberg |
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| Jane Brockman |
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Brockman was the first woman to earn a Doctorate in Music... |
| Richard Brooks |
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Founder of Capstone Records, composer in opera, chamber... |
| Mark Brunswick |
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| Richard Cameron-Wolfe |
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a deeply thoughtful composer, pianist in the modernist... |
| Thomas Canning |
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1911-1989, Hymn Society member; Graduate of Oberlin and... |
| Robert Carl |
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Composer, performer, professor Hartt School of Music, Univ... |
| Philip Carlsen |
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Composer, conductor, cellist, professor of music at the... |
| Robert Ceely |
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established and directed the Electronic Music Studio at NEC |
| Gerald Chenoweth | ||
| Barney Childs |
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Composer, Rhodes Scholar, poet, much-loved by his colleagues |
| Robert Chumbley |
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"...an articulate and sophisticated musical... |
| Avery Claflin |
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| Fred Cohen |
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Faculty, Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University |
| Eleanor Cory |
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"Cory's music is consistently stimulating.... |
| Gheorghe Costinescu |
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| Lou Coyner | ||
| Arthur Custer |
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1923-1998 Navy pilot in WWII, became active in music... |
| Matthew Davidson |
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Matthew de Lacey Davidson, D.M.A. - Composer/Pianist |
| William DeFotis |
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Associate Professor of Music, Emeritus |
| Michael Dellaira |
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Michael Dellaira's works integrate the classical and... |
| Lawrence Dillon |
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For a complete biography, visit http://www.lawrencedillon.... |
| Theodore Dollarhide |
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Music Director/Conductor of the Southern Oregon Concert Band |
| John Eaton |
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"The most interesting opera composer writing in... |
| George Edwards |
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Professor Emeritus of Music, Columbia University |
| Robert Evett |
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| Margaret Fairlie-Kennedy |
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Powerhouse composer, dance-influenced rhythms, a lifetime... |
| Noel Farrand |
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(1929-1996) |
| Brian Fennelly |
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Composer-pianist-theorist-teacher in the American tradition |
| John E. Ferritto |
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Conductor Laureate of the Springfield Symphony |
| Irwin Fischer |
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| Tom Flaherty |
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composer, cellist |
| Johan Franco |
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Carillonneur and prolific composer born in the Netherlands |
| David Froom |
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http://davidfroom.com |
| James Fry |
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| David Fulmer |
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Composer, violinist, and conductor |
| Harley Gaber |
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(1943-2011) composer, graphic artist, filmmaker |
| Lee Gannon |
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Lee Gannon (1960-1996) , an award-winning, ACO-commissioned... |
| Orlando Jacinto Garcia |
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http://www.orlandojacintogarcia.com |
| John Gibson |
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Composer of instrumental and electronic music |
| Robert Gibson |
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..."enchanting, sometimes feverish, always intricately... |
| Miriam Gideon |
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(1906–1996) One of the most beloved and influential... |
| Jan Gilbert |
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"innovative with an eerie and mysterious beauty... |
| Albert Glinsky |
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"Glinsky's music is vibrantly American in rhythm... |
| Roger Goeb |
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Prolific composer for orchestra, chamber ensembles. |
| Forrest Goodenough |
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Texas composer, won Austin Symphony Award, 1954 |
| Frederic Goossen |
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| David Gordon |
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Composer,President of Look & Listen Festival; and... |
| W. Parks Grant |
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1910-1988 |
| Matthew Greenbaum |
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New York-based, composer, professor at Temple U |
| Laura Greenberg |
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| Joel Gressel |
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Composer of computer music, ACA executive committee member |
| Gregory Hall |
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Maine composer of the year |
| Russell Harris | ||
| Irwin Heilner |
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member of Young Composers Group in the 1930s with Copland... |
| William Hellermann |
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Co-director of the DownTown Ensemble |
| Robert Helps |
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The pianist's pianist, the composer's composer |
| Richard Hervig |
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1917-2010 |
| William Hibbard |
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Composer, Conductor, Violist and Teacher |
| Sydney Hodkinson |
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| Hubert Howe |
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Electronic and computer music, acoustic timbral and... |
| Jere Hutcheson |
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| Edward S Jacobs |
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Founder and Director, NewMusic@ECU Festival |
| Loretta Jankowski |
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| Barbara Jazwinski |
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Tulane University - The Virginia Beer Professor of Music (... |
| Donald Martin Jenni |
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(1937-2006) Composer left many scores, printing masters in... |
| David Evan Jones |
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| Louis Karchin |
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NYU Professor of Composition/Theory |
| Homer Keller |
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notable students of Keller include Leslie Bassett |
| Robert Kelly |
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| Harrison Kerr |
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One of ACA's founding members |
| Ellis Kohs |
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| Arthur Kreiger |
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Electronic music specialist; Fellow, Ammerman Center for... |
| Karl Kroeger |
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Karl Kroeger b.1932 student of George Perle and Gordon... |
| Victor Landau | ||
| John Anthony Lennon |
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| John Lessard |
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some score masters, oversize, and parts in ACA collection |
| Frank Lewin | American composer 1925-2008 wrote music for film and... | |
| Peter Tod Lewis |
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| Glenn Lieberman | ||
| Harris Lindenfeld | ||
| Normand Lockwood |
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(1906-2002) |
| James Lovendusky |
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Univ. of Pittsburgh 1984 |
| Christopher Morgan Loy |
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| Raymond Luedeke |
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Composer living in NYC, Director of Voice Afire Pocket... |
| Otto Luening |
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Electronic music pioneer, composer, flutist, Columbia... |
| Erik Lundborg | ||
| Donald Lybbert |
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(1923-1981) was Professor at Hunter College (CUNY) |
| Robert McBride |
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Much-loved ACA composer |
| Richard McCandless |
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Composer - percussionist |
| Daniel McCarthy |
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archival material on deposit at ACA |
| Frances McKay | ||
| Elliott Miles McKinley |
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Composer and Improviser. Assistant Professor of Music and... |
| William Thomas McKinley |
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Classical and jazz composer, founder of MMC Recordings |
| John Stewart McLennan | ||
| Lansing McLoskey |
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"fascinating music with a bluesy edge and infectious... |
| John Melby |
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Composer, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at... |
| Sarah Meneely-Kyder |
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| Edward J. Miller |
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“shimmering otherworldly textures,” - Allan Kozinn, NY Times |
| Scott L. Miller |
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Scott L. Miller: Prof. St. Cloud State University, Minnesota |
| Charles Mills |
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1914-1982 |
| Darleen Cowles Mitchell |
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Professor of composition at the University of Nebraska |
| Henry Mollicone |
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distinctive American opera composer, conductor |
| Dorothy Rudd Moore |
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Composer of the opera, Frederick Douglass, and "From... |
| Richard Moryl | ||
| Walter Mourant |
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Composer of "The Pied Piper" for clarinet and... |
| Reinaldo Moya |
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“admirable … with subtly delineated sections” - The New... |
| Robert Newell |
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Composer and Conductor |
| Lewis Nielson |
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Nielson is "a master composer, an American original... |
| Alison Nowak |
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"exceptional, first-rate composer" --Otto Luening |
| Lionel Nowak |
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| Harold Oliver |
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| Hall Overton |
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(1920-1972) Composer, jazz pianist, advocate/activist for... |
| Terry Winter Owens |
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Terry Winter Owens, an internationally published composer... |
| Paul Paccione | ||
| F. Gordon Parmentier | ||
| Robert Parris |
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"a respected and controversial figure among those who... |
| Daniel Perlongo |
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Former student of Leslie Bassett and Ross Lee Finney,... |
| Gary Philo |
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| Daniel Pinkham |
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(1923-2006) "The thing that most defines his musical... |
| Paul A. Pisk |
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| Raoul Pleskow |
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Classic modernist tradition, clean and elegant musical... |
| Gundaris Pone |
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American composer who bridged styles --Allan Kozinn |
| Quincy Porter |
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Advocate for American music, early member of ACA |
| Leland Procter | ||
| Carlos Rausch | ||
| Thomas L. Read |
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"Read's works are stamped with an original sense... |
| Phillip Rhodes |
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Please visit my website (www.prhodescomposer.com) for more... |
| Jody Rockmaker |
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Composer, theorist, Arizona State University |
| Lou Rodgers | ||
| J. Willard Roosevelt |
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Grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, composer of chamber music... |
| Griffith Rose |
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American composer living in France since 1958 |
| Ronald Roseman |
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American oboist, composer, and teacher |
| Michael Rothkopf |
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Composer of chamber, electronic, orchestral and vocal music |
| Nicolas Roussakis |
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former President of the American Composers Alliance |
| Dane Rudhyar |
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Dane Rudhyar (born Daniel Chennevière) was an author,... |
| Steven Christopher Sacco |
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"Resolutely euphonious"... --Aspen Times |
| James Sain |
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James Paul Sain (b. 1959) is a composer of acoustic and... |
| Allen Sapp | ||
| Gary M. Schneider |
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| Brian Schober |
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Composer, organist |
| Max Schubel | (1932-2010) Founder of Opus One Records | |
| Elliott Schwartz |
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Prolific, influential American composer |
| Harold Seletsky |
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(1927-2010) composer, clarinetist |
| Daria Semegen |
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Daria Semegen is a recognized authority on electronic music. |
| Michael Seyfrit | Michael Seyfrit "a genius of sardonic schmalz who... | |
| Marilyn Shrude |
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Distinguished professor, composer, pianist extraordinaire |
| Christopher Shultis |
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Prof of Music at University of New Mexico |
| Ann Silsbee | ||
| Michael Slayton |
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Michael Slayton is a composer and Associate Professor of... |
| Leland C. Smith | ||
| Harvey Sollberger |
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Composer, conductor, flutist |
| Glenn Stallcop |
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Composer, double bassist with The Phoenix Symphony |
| Peter Pindar Stearns |
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Organist, choral conductor, film music composer, ACA member... |
| Ken Steen |
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Electronic - acoustic music composer, sound artist |
| Leon Stein |
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| Falko Steinbach |
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“mesmerizing sound” worldwide recognized pianist, composer... |
| Halsey Stevens |
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Halsey Stevens (1908-1989) beloved composer, scholar,... |
| Robert Stewart |
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| Jeffrey Stolet |
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Director of Intermedia Music Technology at U Oregon |
| Gerald Strang |
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| Joel Eric Suben |
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Conductor and founder of Save The Music, has led commercial... |
| Stephen Suber |
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studied with Robert Ashley and Terry Riley |
| Joyce Hope Suskind |
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Composer, singer, oboist, pianist... |
| Elias Tanenbaum |
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1924-2008 |
| Clifford Taylor | ||
| Andrew William Thomas |
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Internationally recognized composer of "Loving Mad Tom... |
| Mark Thome |
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Composer, clarinetist, saxophone player |
| Nicholas C. K. Thorne |
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Prix de Rome recipient, 1981 |
| Frederick C Tillis |
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Composer in both the European and American (Jazz) Classical... |
| Joan Tower |
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ACA member since the 1960s |
| Preston Trombly | ||
| Lloyd Ultan | MacDowell Outstanding Composer of the Year Award | |
| Vladimir Ussachevsky |
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Tape music pioneer |
| Burr Van Nostrand |
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composer, cellist, visual artist; |
| John Verrall |
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| Roger Vogel |
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University of Georgia faculty member, Delius Prize winner |
| Gerald Warfield |
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General Manager of SCI, Society of Composers |
| John Everett Watts |
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(1929-1982) Director of the Composers and Choreographers... |
| Ben Weber |
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1916-1979 |
| Karl Weigl |
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Prolific Austrian composer, fled Hitler's Germany and... |
| Vally Weigl |
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Valerie Weigl, composer, wife of Karl Weigl |
| Arthur Weisberg |
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American bassoonist, conductor, composer and author 1931-... |
| Adolph Weiss |
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see Moldenhauer Archives or NYPL for Weiss's music |
| Matthew Welch |
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Composer/Multi-instrumentalist, bagpipe virtuoso |
| Samuel Wellman |
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| Peter Westergaard |
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Conant Professor of Music, Emeritus, at Princeton |
| Beth Wiemann |
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Professor of Composition, University of Maine |
| Frank Wigglesworth |
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More than forty years of service to new music organizations... |
| Lawrence Willingham | ||
| Donald M. Wilson |
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ACA member since 1964 |
| Walter Winslow |
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| Bruce Wise | ||
| Joseph Wood |
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| Russell Woollen |
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"...one of the rare breed...neither wedded to sure-... |
| Charles Wuorinen |
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Wuorinen is a member of both the American Academy of Arts... |
| Christopher Yavelow |
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composer, author on computer music, multimedia |
| Robert Yekovich |
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| Rolv Yttrehus |
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Rolv Yttrehus regards Schoenberg and Sessions as his... |
| Noel Zahler |
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Head of Carnegie Mellon University's School of Music |
| Eric Ziolek |
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Pianist and composer, Cleveland State University |
| Paul Zonn |
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Clarinetist and award-winning composer 1938-2000 |
| Mark Zuckerman |
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“intriguing music of deceptive simplicity ... subtle,... |
| Ramon Zupko |
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