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Charles Peter Wuorinen (/ ˈ w ɔːr ɪ n ə n /, Finnish: [ˈʋuorinen]; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He also performed as a pianist and conductor.
CHARLES WUORINEN (b. 9 June 1938, New York City) "Charles Wuorinen is one of the world's greatest composers" - John Zorn. In 1970 Wuorinen became the youngest composer at that time to win the Pulitzer Prize (for the electronic work Time's Encomium). The Pulitzer and the MacArthur Fellowship are just two among many awards, fellowships and other ...
Charles Wuorinen. 9 June 1938 – 11 March 2020. Official website of composer Charles Wuorinen.. His many honors include a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the Pulitzer Prize.
Mar 13, 2020 · Charles Wuorinen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and formidable advocate for modernist music, high culture and the composer’s worth, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 81....
Charles Wuorinen, 1990s. The following is a reverse-chronological list of works by the American composer Charles Wuorinen. List. Second Percussion Symphony – 2019; Burlesque – 2018, for two pianos, for the American Contemporary Ballet, Los Angeles; Sudden Changes – 2017, for Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony
Charles Wuorinen was one of the world's leading composers. His many honors included a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the Pulitzer Prize. His compositions encompass every form and medium, including works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, soloists, ballet, and stage.
Mar 14, 2020 · Charles Wuorinen, winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music and composer of the operas Brokeback Mountain and Haroun and the Sea of Stories, died from injuries sustained in a fall last...
