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Madelyn Byrne
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Roger Blanc
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No CommentsRoger Blanc completed a Masters degree in Composition with teacher David Diamond at the Juilliard School, where he was an assistant teacher in Ear Training and Theory for five years.... -
Richard Brooks
Posted on September 5, 2010 | No CommentsRichard Brooks has been Chairperson of Music at Nassau Community College since 1983. From 1977-1982 he was Chair of the Executive Committee of the American Society of University Composers (now... -
Tamara Cashour
Posted on August 30, 2010 | No CommentsPianist Tamara Cashour enjoys an active career as an assistant conductor, musical director, vocal coach and recitalist, as well as music educator. 2006 Schedule: February 2006, Production of Il Trovatore... -
Robert S. Cohen
Posted on August 20, 2010 | No CommentsRobert S. Cohen has written music for orchestra, chamber ensemble, dance and theatre. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and commissions, including a New Jersey State Council on... -
Peter Dizozza
Posted on August 15, 2010 | No CommentsPeter Dizozzais a composer focusing on “works for piano” and “the popular song.” In addition to the score, he often provides both concept and book. His latest, from October 2003,... -
Brian Fennelly
Posted on August 10, 2010 | No CommentsBrian Fennelly (born 1937) studied at Yale with Mel Powell, Donald Martino, Allen Forte, Gunther Schuller and George Perle (M.Mus 1965, Ph.D. 1968). From 1968 to 1997 he was Professor... -
Jacob E. Goodman
Posted on August 5, 2010 | No CommentsJacob E. Goodman, Founding President of the New York Composers Circle in 2002 and currently its Concert Director, Outreach Coordinator, and a member of its Board, is Professor Emeritus of... -
Jennifer Griffith
Posted on August 1, 2010 | No CommentsJennifer Griffith creates vocal and instrumental works that are inspired by social issues, politics and human relationships. As a small child she listened to a steady diet of early jazz... -
Donald Hagar
Posted on July 30, 2010 | No CommentsDonald Hagar was born in Elmira, New York in 1963. He began studying composition with Karel Husa at Ithaca College and with Justin Connolly in London. Later he earned his... -
Martin Halpern
Posted on July 20, 2010 | No CommentsMartin Halpern holds a B.A. and M.A. in English from the University of Rochester, a Ph.D. in English from Harvard University, and an M.A in Composition from the Aaron Copland... -
Hubert S. Howe
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsHubert S. Howe, Jr. was educated at Princeton University, where he studied with J. K. Randall, Godfrey Winham and Milton Babbitt, and from which he received the A.B., M.F.A. and... -
Carl Kanter
Posted on July 5, 2010 | No CommentsCarl Kanter is a graduate of the Harvard Law School and of Harvard College where he majored in Music. Since retirement and a hiatus of about 40 years, he has... -
Debra Kaye
Posted on July 1, 2010 | No CommentsDebra Kaye (composer/pianist) has received grants and commissions from Meet the Composer, the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, the Atlanta Music Teachers’ Association, the New School for Social Research, Mannes College... -
Stephen Leibholz
Posted on June 30, 2010 | No CommentsStephen Leibholz is a physicist and entrepreneur who studied composition with Isaac Memiroff, and taught the acoustic and physiological foundations of composition at the Manhattan School of Music. He claims... -
Patricia Leonard
Posted on June 22, 2010 | No CommentsA native of Boston, Patricia Leonard‘s early musical training began with the piano studies, followed by composition studies at The New England Conservatory. She received a B.Mus. in Composition from... -
Eugene Marlow
Posted on June 15, 2010 | No CommentsEugene Marlow, Ph.D., has composed 180+ classical and jazz pieces for solo instruments, chamber groups, small jazz combos, and jazz big band. A former member of the BMI Jazz Composers... -
Peri Mauer
Posted on June 5, 2010 | No CommentsPeri Mauer , MM, BM Manhattan School of Music, BA Bard College, graduate of the High School of Music and Art, has composed works for solo instruments, chamber music ensembles,... -
Eugene McBride
Posted on June 1, 2010 | No CommentsEugene W. McBride‘s studies have been at the Juilliard School, Wm. Paterson College and the Center for Media Arts. Stanley Wolfe, Huge Aitkin and Nahum Amir are listed as his... -
Richard McCandless
Posted on May 30, 2010 | No CommentsRichard McCandless has been writing and performing music for percussion with and without electronics since 1973. His performance of his composition "Childhood" for solo speaking percussionist prompted the Washington Post...