Ramon Zupko
Ramon Zupko (born November 14, 1932 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is an American professor of composition .
Life
Ramon Zupko studied from 1954 to 1957 at the Juilliard School in New York City with Vincent Persichetti . As part of a scholarship, he took composition lessons at the Vienna Conservatory with Karl Schiske in 1958 and 1959 and continued his education at Columbia University and in Utrecht in the electronic studio. After completing his studies, he worked from 1976 to 1971 as a teacher at the Chicago Musical College of the private Roosevelt University . He moved to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo in 1971 . There he became a professor and was the founder of the electronic studio, which he headed from 1991 to 1997. He is the composer of over 100 works.
Works
- Ode and Jubilation, 1961
- Conversions, 1966
- Tangents, 1967
- Trichromos, 1973
- Earth and Sky, 1984
- Fantasia for Piano, 2004
literature
- Wolfgang and Armin Suppan: The new lexicon of brass music , Blasmusikverlag Schulz, Freiburg / Breisgau 1994, ISBN 3-923058-07-1
Web links
- Biographical information and photo on pastorob.com (private website)
- Biographical data on the website of the American Composers Alliance
- Literature by and about Ramon Zupko in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zupko, Ramon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, USA |