Jacob Druckman

Jacob Druckman

male, deceased (1996)
Jewish, Yale University, Brooklyn College, musician, Songwriter, École Normale de Musique…Pulitzer Prize for Music winner, Aspen Music Festival, Electronic music, juilliard school, Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center
Jacob Druckman was an American composer born in Philadelphia. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Druckman studied with Vincent Persichetti, Peter...
Bright Sheng

Bright Sheng

male (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra, pianist, Orchestre de Paris, new york philharmonic, royal concertgebouw orchestra, boston symphony orchestra…University of Michigan faculty, University of Michigan, Department of Composition, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, schoolofmusic
Bright Sheng , born in Shanghai, China on 6 December 1955, started piano studies with his mother at the age of four. After graduating from high...
Howard Klug

Howard Klug

male
Indiana University, Master Class, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Grant Park Symphony, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, U.S. Air Force Band…Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, schoolofmusic, Chamber music
Howard Klug has been a chamber musician, soloist, and clinician throughout the United States, Great Britain, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Venezuela,...
Paul Sacher

Paul Sacher

male, deceased (1999)
Petite symphonie concertante, Frank Martin, patron, composer, pharmaceutical company, Conductor…Classical music era, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, schoolofmusic, president of the Swiss Association of Musicians, director of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Paul Sacher was a Swiss conductor, patron and impresario. He studied under Felix Weingartner among others. In 1926 he founded the Basel Chamber...
Alan Pasqua

Alan Pasqua

male, 57 years old
June 28, 1952, CBS Evening News, American, new england conservatory of music, Rock pianist, New Jersey musician…schoolofmusic, University of Southern California
Alan Pasqua (born June 28, 1952 in New Jersey) is a jazz pianist and composer who co-composed the CBS Evening News Theme. He also does pop and rock...
John Psathas

John Psathas

male
New Zealander of Greek descent, Victoria University of Wellington, rhythm, percussion, Napier, new Zealand, Taumarunui…Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, rock music, schoolofmusic, has recorded Matre's Dance on several of her CDs
John Psathas (born 1966) is a New Zealand composer. He has works in the repertoire of such high profile musicians as Evelyn Glennie, Michael...
Michael McCarthy

Michael McCarthy

male
Conductor, London Oratory School Schola, Gabrieli Consort, Monteverdi Choir, the Sixteen, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy…Oratory School, music, schoolofmusic, Director of the London
Michael McCarthy is Director of Music at Washington National Cathedral. As director of music Michael oversees the Cathedral's expanding music...
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn

Mary Jeanne van Appledorn

female, 82 years old
Texas Tech University faculty, Classical composer, Texas Tech University, Dutch American, composer, computer music…eastman school of music, Eastman School of Music alumni, Contemporary classical music, Doctor of Philosophy, music
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (b. Holland, Michigan, United States, October 2, 1927) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and...

Walter Kaufmann

male, deceased (1984)
American, the scarlet letter, czech, Music of India, composer, Educator…music of China, asian music, Music of Tibet, Director of Music, schoolofmusic
Walter Kaufmann (April 1 1907 - September 9 1984) was a composer, conductor, musicologist, and educator. Born in Karlsbad, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia,...