Steven Stucky

Composer and educator, Pulitzer Prize winner

Steven Stucky - Composer and educator, Pulitzer Prize winner
Born

November 7th, 1949
75 years ago

Died

February 14th, 2016
9 years ago — 66 years old

Category

Artists & Creatives

Country

United States

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An American composer and academic contributed extensively to contemporary music. Stucky studied at the University of California, Berkeley, and received advanced degrees from Cornell University. He served as a professor of composition at the Ithaca College School of Music and later as the composer-in-residence for major orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Stucky composed numerous orchestral, chamber, and vocal works. His most notable piece, 'Silent Woods,' won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1993.

Composed 'Silent Woods,' Pulitzer Prize winner

Served as composer-in-residence for the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Held professorship at Ithaca College School of Music

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