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The Midnight Cry by Donald Grantham

Artist Biography For Donald Grantham

Donald Grantham Born 9 November 1947 Is An American Composer And Music Educator. Grantham Was Born In Duncan Oklahoma. After Receiving A Bachelor Of Music From The University Of Oklahoma He Went On To Receive His MM And DMA From The University Of Southern California. For Two Summers He Studied Under Famed French Composer And Pedagogue Nadia Boulanger At The American Conservatory In France. His Music Has Won Many Prestigious Awards Including The Prix Lili Boulanger The ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize And First Prize In The National Opera Association's Biennial Composition Competition. Grantham Is The Recipient Of A Guggenheim Fellowship And Three Separate Grants From The National Endowment For The Arts. The Symphony Orchestras Of Atlanta Cleveland And Dallas Are Among The Ensembles That Have Commissioned Grantham To Write New Works. Grantham Also Collaborated With Fellow Composer Kent Kennan To Author The Textbook The Technique Of Orchestration. Grantham Currently Teaches Music Composition At The University Of Texas At Austin Butler School Of Music Where He Is The Frank C. Erwin Jr. Centennial Professor Of Music. Well Known Pieces Include Southern Harmony And Kentucky Harmony For Band. His Most Famous Piece Is The Baron Cimetiere's Mambo.

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